Brexit: Theresa May to meet EU Chiefs in Brussels

In what seems like a move to appease the warring faction and break the impasse over Brexit negotiations, British PM, Theresa May will make an unannounced trip to Brussels today to meet the key players negotiating Britain’s exit from the EU.

Sky News reports that the Prime Minister will accompany Brexit Secretary David Davis on the trip, and is expected to have dinner with Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, and Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission president.

A European Commission source similarly told Sky News that Mrs May, Mr Davis, Mr Barnier and Mr Juncker will meet at a “working dinner” where they “will discuss European and geopolitical issues of common interest and prepare the European Council agenda and the long-term G7/G20 agenda”.

However, a government source said the meeting has been planned for “a while” and therefore “it would be wrong to say it represents any view on negotiations”.

The move will be aimed to exact some influence as the remaining 27 EU countries prepare for “internal preparatory discussions” as to the European Union’s future trading relationship with the UK after Brexit – a considered soft-pedalling following the bloc’s initial refusal to move on to trade until sufficient progress was made on the so-called “separation issues”, which includes the divorce bill, the Irish border and EU citizens’ rights.

The Prime Minister is expected back in London before Thursday’s council meeting to have more bilateral discussions with EU leaders.

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