Germany leading push for stricter EU line in Brexit talks with UK

Michel Barnier, centre, left, is under pressure to ensure discussions do not develop beyond the unpicking of the opening withdrawal issues, says an EU source.Germany is leading EU27 states in pressuring their negotiating team to take a stricter line in Brexit talks with the UK, offering the British government no hope of discussions on a future relationship with the bloc unless a definitive concession on the financial settlement is made in the next few weeks.At a meeting of ambassadors on Wednesd