May says still "some way to go" on Brexit talks

20/10/2017 19:02

        Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain and the European Union "still have some way to go" if they want the Brexit talks to move onto the issue of trade by the end of December.
        
        May insisted there still was lots of work left on two of three key divorce issues before the European Union sees "enough progress" to go to the second phase of talks, which Britain badly wants.
        
        She said both sides were within "touching distance" on citizens' rights but still had more work to do on settling the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland and agreeing on an exit bill for Britain.
        
        She said: "I am ambitious and positive for Britain's future and for these negotiations. But I know we still have some way to go. We must work together to get to an outcome that we can stand behind and that works for all our people."