The legal answer to this particular question would be nothing. There is no provision for a divorce bill in Article 50. A House of Lords committee having taken legal advice confirmed this. Fantasy figures have been concocted by the EU, worried that it is about to lose its second largest net contributor.Originally Posted by Gambatte
The Government has already accepted that it will pay something in order to secure a free trade agreement with the EU but how it can it commit to a figure without knowing what the UK will get in return?
It doesn't help that the Government is divided and cabinet ministers not singing from the same hymn sheet. It means that the EU doesn't believe that the British side will walk away from the negotiating table if the terms are unreasonable. They can therefore ratchet up their demands. The Government should be putting in place plans for a no-deal exit. It is not clear that they are doing that.
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