12-09-2017 20:18 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Brexit talks put back a week, EU expects May speech

By Gabriela BaczynskaBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union postponed a new round of Brexit negotiations by a week until the end of the month in what EU diplomats said was to allow time for Prime Minister Theresa May to make a key speech in about 10 days.In confirming a delay until Sept. 25, which Brussels had been expecting, the British government said in a statement it was a joint decision taken because "more time for consultation would give negotiators the flexibility to make pro
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