As the UK government begins a second round of exit talks with the EU, it is facing a Brexit battle on the home front.
The week began with a fight over money, with UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson telling the EU it could “go whistle” if it was seeking an “extortionate” financial settlement after Brexit (see EUROPE 11828). But it ended with the UK admitting it has bills to pay. “The Government recognises that the UK has obligations to the EU, and the EU obligations to the UK,...