This Article is From Jul 13, 2017

UK Will Not A Pay Penny More Than Necessary For European Union Exit Bill: Brexit Minister

Steve Baker said Britain will not pay the European Union a penny more than it needs as part of its Brexit settlement, though he declined to say how much Britain might have to pay.

UK Will Not A Pay Penny More Than Necessary For European Union Exit Bill: Brexit Minister

Steve Baker said Britain won't pay more than it is required to pay for its Brexit settlement (Reuters)

London: Britain will not pay the European Union a penny more than it needs as part of its Brexit settlement, junior Brexit minister Steve Baker said today.

"We know that we have rights and obligations and we are testing the European claims, but we won't pay a penny more than we need to," Baker told Sky News.

Baker declined to say how much Britain might have to pay.

(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill, editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

 
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