Theresa May 'ready to give EU better Brexit deal’ over divorce bill AND citizens rights

The move is set to anger hard line Brexiteers from her
party who have already accused the Prime Minister of
backing down from a hard Brexit .
EU negotiators are expecting Britain to accept the
divorce costs of around £40 billion and also agree on a
way to ensure the legal rights of EU citizens living in
the UK.
David Davis has already announced a u-turn which will
allow EU citizens in the UK to appeal to British courts
using European law.
The Brexit Secretary also hinted other concessions
would be made when reaching a deal with the EU.
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It is thought there could be an agreement with the EU
which would see the UK give the go-ahead for divorce
costs of £40 billion and the residency rights of
Europeans in the UK.
While the EU will allow some room for compromise on
transition arrangements.
The compromise according to The Times could be
formally agreed on October 19, some two weeks after
the Conservative Party conference.
EU negotiators are expecting Britain to accept the
divorce costs of around £40 billion
EU bosses say that not enough progress has been
made on major issues such as citizens’ rights,
Northern Ireland and the final figure for the divorce
bill.
Downing Street had been hoping that the Prime
Minister’s speech in Florence last week – in which she
proposed Britain would continue to pay into EU coffers
for a two-year transition period – would help talks.
It’s thought that the paying into the EU during this
period would cost Britain some £20 billion.
Earlier this month dozens of Tory MPs signed a letter
telling Mrs May not to back down from a hard Brexit.
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The letter called on her to stop paying money to
Brussels after March 2019.
The letter also said remaining in the single market
would be “a mistake.”
Brussels’ chief negotiator Michel Barnier warned
Britain could face months of wrangling before the EU
is ready to open talks on future trade deals.
He has also expressed his wishes for Britain to pay its
long standing spending commitments to the EU which
is thought to total some £230 billion.

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