Britain finally accepts it must pay Brexit bill on leaving EU

‘Britain has acknowledged for the first time it faces financial obligations to the EU after Brexit, in what appears to be a major concession to Brussels.
In a written statement to Parliament, Brexit Minister Joyce Anelay said on Thursday that “the UK has obligations to the EU … that will survive the UK’s withdrawal – and these need to be resolved.”
“The government has been clear that we will work with the EU to determine a fair settlement to the UK’s rights and obligations as a departing member state,” Anelay added in the statement, released to coincide with the publication of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill.
The text has been seen by Brussels as an important development. EU diplomats told the Financial Times the wording “goes further” than Prime Minister Theresa May’s previous reference to Britain being willing to reach a “fair settlement” of “unspecified obligations.”’
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