UK Brexit secretary: We will not pay €100bn for EU divorce

David Davis has rejected suggestions that the UK will foot a €100bn (£84.5 billion) Brexit bill, saying Brussels will only receive what it is legally owed.

UK Brexit secretary: We will not pay €100bn for EU divorce

David Davis has rejected suggestions that the UK will foot a €100bn (£84.5 billion) Brexit bill, saying Brussels will only receive what it is legally owed.

The Brexit Secretary said the European Commission could not set a "divorce deal" figure and dismissed as "laughable" reports that Prime Minister Theresa May would be barred from negotiating with her counterparts.

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