The European Union has announced that preparations can begin for the second stage of Brexit talks on the UK’s future trade relationsMay pleads with EU27 for Brexit deal she can defend 2.57pm BST Reaction to the prime minister’s comments in Brussels is starting to come in.The Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesman, Tom Brake, said:The prime minister cannot say one thing in Brussels and another in Britain. She needs to face down the right-wing Brexiteers in her party in order to guarantee the talks actually move forward. Above all, she still needs to protect citizens’ rights to ensure they are not a casualty of a no deal Brexit, and the European Union must also do more to make this happen.No one should treat this as a simple game of brinkmanship; the livelihoods of too many businesses and employees are at stake.We hope EU member states will use the next two months to work constructively with the European commission and the UK, so that discussion on our future relationship and interim arrangements in particular starts before the end of the year. 2.35pm BST Beyond the Brexit talks, the US president, Donald Trump, has been criticised for erroneously linking a rise in recorded crime in England and Wales – which he referred to as the United Kingdom – and the “spread of radical Islamic terror”.Just out report: “United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror.” Not good, we must keep America safe!Officer, I’d like to report a hate crime. https://t.co/piD5sotK3P Related: Donald Trump links UK crime rise to ‘spread of Islamic terror’ Continue reading…
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