Foreign secretary says UK will meet legal obligations to pay divorce bill to EU, having previously said it could ‘go whistle’The UK will pay money to the EU as part of the Brexit process, Boris Johnson has conceded, having previously said the EU could “go whistle” over a reported bill of between €60bn and €100bn. Six things we learned about the Tories' strategy for Brexit Read moreOn Friday, the foreign secretary said he did not “recognise” that figure, but added: “We will certainly have to meet our obligations”. “I’m not saying that I accept [EU chief Brexit negotiator, Michel] Barnier’s interpretation of what our obligations are. The foreign secretary also dodged questions over a possible transition deal with the EU. The Lib Dems’ shadow foreign secretary, Jo Swinson, accused Johnson of being an “apologist for Trump” in order to secure a post-Brexit trade deal.

Source: The Guardian August 25, 2017 08:22 UTC