Brussels pushes Theresa May to trigger Brexit in early March

Brussels is bracing itself for Theresa May to trigger Article 50 on 9 March - but actual Brexit negotiations are unlikely to start until June. Manoeuvring Senior EU officials have been pushing London to formally notify EU leaders at the next council summit in a few weeks, to avoid clashing with the French elections in April. If the Brexit trigger Bill, currently going through Parliament, doesn't face difficulties in the Lords it will be given Royal Ascent on 7 March, two days before the European