The Brexit secretary, David Davis, is seeking to drive a wedge between Germany and France, and the rest of the countries in the European Union, over the stalled negotiations to leave the bloc. David Davis warns EU not to put 'politics above prosperity' in Brexit talks Read moreSpeaking on Friday before an economic conference in Berlin, Davis suggested the two most powerful countries in Europe were blocking the UK’s hopes, backed by other EU states, to start trade negotiations. “They see it [progressing to trade negotiations] as very important to them. Countries like Denmark, Holland, Italy, Spain and Poland, can see there are big, big benefits in the future deal that we are talking about,” he said. “Germany and France are the most powerful players on the European continent,” he said.

Source: The Guardian November 17, 2017 09:43 UTC