Brexit talks kick off in Brussels as May urged to soften stance on key demands
The negotiations start against the backdrop of a mounting domestic crisis in the UK
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BREXIT talks finally began on Monday, almost a year since Britons voted to leave the European Union (EU) and amid confusion over what exactly the UK government wants from the divorce.
What UK Brexit Secretary David Davis describes as the "most complicated negotiation of all time" began at 11 am in Brussels with Prime Minister Theresa May's government already on the back foot. An attempt to strengthen her hand by calling an election backfired and she's run into further domestic strife since, while the 27 other EU members started out with more leverage.
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