Suella Braverman
LONDON, May 24 (AFP): The British government acknowledged Wednesday it must pay its Brexit divorce bill before securing a new trade deal with the EU, despite previously insisting the cash could be a bargaining chip.
Prime Minister Theresa May agreed in December to a financial settlement totalling o35 to o39 billion ($46.6 to $52.0 billion, 39.8 to 44.4 billion euros) that her ministers said depended on agreeing future trade ties. But under repeated questioning by a committee of MPs, Brexit minister Suella Braverman-a leading eurosceptic in May's Conservative party-was forced to concede this may not be the case.
The Houses of Parliament will vote later this year on the final withdrawal deal struck with Brussels, ahead of Britain's exit from the EU in March 2019.
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