Johnson to tell EU the UK won't pay $A71b

Updated August 25 2019 - 2:18pm, first published 2:12pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the blame for a no-deal Brexit will lie with the EU.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the blame for a no-deal Brexit will lie with the EU.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to tell European Council head Donald Tusk that the UK will only pay 9 billion pounds ($A16.36 billion) instead of the 39 billion pounds ($A71b) liability agreed by former Prime Minister Theresa May under a no-deal Brexit, Sky News is reporting.

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