EU ready to launch internal Brexit transition work - draft statement

By Alastair MacdonaldBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will say at a summit next week that Britain must improve its offer of Brexit withdrawal terms but offer London the prospect of a rapid move to free-trade talks in December if that happens, according to draft summit conclusions.In a substantial gesture towards British Prime Minister Theresa May, the draft - submitted to the 27 remaining EU governments on Thursday and seen by Reuters - says the EU should launch immediate internal wor