Prime Minister Theresa May wants to negotiate the divorce and the future trading relationship with the European Union before Britain leaves in March 2019, followed by what she calls a phased implementation process to give business time to prepare for the impact of Brexit. Thus we must begin this negotiation.
The announcement comes after the Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister Theresa May lost the parliament majority in a snap election last week after aiming for a bigger majority and a stronger mandate before the historic talks with the bloc.
The report cited unnamed sources, and the finance ministry declined to comment.
A deal with the DUP also risks destabilising Northern Ireland by increasing the influence of pro-British unionists.
Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein said the prospect of a British agreement with the DUP was causing anxiety and fear.
Her spokesman said Britain would not change its stance on Brexit, though May told her lawmakers she would seek a broader consensus in the party on her approach.
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Also, former Prime Minister David Cameron said May needed to listen to rival political parties, and that there would be pressure for a softer Brexit.
Government bond prices suffered heavy losses on Tuesday after consumer price inflation jumped to 2.9 per cent in May.
The European Parliament's Brexit coordinator, Guy Verhofstadt, struck a harsher tone: Britain, he said, could change its mind, but it would be poorer."Like Alice in Wonderland, not all the doors are the same".
"Softening" from the EU's point of view is about signalling that Britain is not seeking a future trading...
Speaking as he arrived for a meeting of European Union finance ministers in Luxembourg, he said: "As we go into that negotiation, my clear view - and I believe the view of the majority of people in Britain - is that we should prioritise protecting jobs, protecting economic growth and protecting prosperity as we enter those negotiations and take them forward".
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