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EU's Barnier hits back at UK on Brexit bill

"I am not hearing any whistling, just the clock ticking," Michel Barnier says in riposte to UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson.

12.07.2017

(AFP) EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned Britain on Wednesday that time was running out for talks after foreign minister Boris Johnson said the bloc could "go whistle" for the divorce bill.

"I am not hearing any whistling, just the clock ticking," France's Barnier told a news conference when asked about Johnson's comments on the money the European Union expects Britain to pay when withdrawing.