Britain, EU to start historic Brexit talks

Brussels, June 19

Britain on Monday starts formal talks to leave the EU, seeking a deal “like no other in history” despite entering fiendishly difficult negotiations with a badly weakened government.

A year after Britain’s seismic referendum, Brexit minister David Davis and the European Union’s French chief negotiator Michel Barnier will meet at the European Commission in Brussels.

At stake in hugely complex talks that are expected to conclude by March 2019 is not just Britain’s future but a western political order that would be badly shaken by a failure to reach a deal.