WATCH: No punishment but Brexit account must be settled, says EU's Michel Barnier
Leaving the EU will not be quick or painless for Britain, the European Commission's chief negotiator has warned as a row blew up over the size of the UK's divorce bill.
Michel Barnier refused to be drawn on reports the Commission plans to hand Theresa May a bill of 100 billion euro (£84.5 billion), but said there must be a “settling of accounts”.
But Brexit Secretary David Davis insisted “we will not be paying 100 billion”.
He said, if Brussels failed to reach a deal acceptable to Britain, the UK would pay nothing.