EU's Barnier Puts Positive Spin on Theresa May's Brexit Plan
- EU chief negotiator says “lots” of White Paper is useful
- Barnier’s words add to evidence EU focused on getting deal
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European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier said “lots” of the U.K.’s blueprint for post-Brexit relations are “useful” and that he’s open to new ideas to fix the Irish border problem. His positive spin on the divorce talks boosted the pound.
“In the White Paper there are lots of positive things, lots of useful things, just to make that absolutely clear,” Barnier told a delegation of U.K. lawmakers on Monday, according to an official transcript. “I did not just reject the White Paper outright; that is just not true.”