UK Prime Minister Theresa May is prepared to make some concessions on the role of the ECJ after Brexit, enraging members of her Conservative Party for whom the court is a symbol of lost sovereignty. Photo: ReutersBrussels: Brexit talks risk being torpedoed by the taboo issue of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), a senior British official said, as Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Brussels on Monday with the best offer her party will tolerate. May has offered all that she can and a rejection from Europe now would risk a breakdown in talks, according to the UK official. The pair are likely to be accompanied by UK Brexit secretary David Davis and EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier for the meal, according to two British officials. That doesn’t go far enough for those who want to maintain an automatically binding role for the Luxembourg-based court.

Source: Mint December 04, 2017 07:41 UTC