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UK fights back over €47.5bn Brexit divorce bill

Fight continues over terms of the UK's departure from the bloc

Prime minister Boris Johnson has been reported as saying he didn't recognise the EU's figure
Prime minister Boris Johnson has been reported as saying he didn't recognise the EU's figure Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas/Getty Images

The UK government has indicated it will not pay a disputed €47.5bn Brexit bill to the European Union, as officials on both sides come to blows over how much is owed.

The UK agreed to pay a so-called divorce bill as part of the terms of its split from the European trading bloc to cover monetary commitments made when it was still a member of the EU and during the post-Brexit transition period, which came to an end in December.

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