The Latest: Merkel mum on UK Brexit proposal, urges EU unity

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Latest on Brexit and British politics (all times local):
3:20 p.m.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she can’t comment yet on the new Brexit proposals put forward by the U.K. government but is stressing the importance of the 27 remaining EU countries maintaining a united front.
Britain’s Brexit envoy was in Brussels Wednesday to deliver Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proposal for kick-starting negotiations on a divorce deal. Johnson said