Brexit: what you should know about the £40bn ‘divorce bill’

In Depth: Theresa May expected to double her offer to the EU so trade talks can begin

Brexit euro sign.
Britain is prepared to pay billions of euros to leave the European Union
(Image credit: 2011 AFP)

Theresa May appears to have convinced the Cabinet to back plans to double the EU “divorce bill” offer from £20bn to up to £40bn in exchange for assurances that UK-EU trade talks will move ahead.

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