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1st LD: Britain to pay "hefty" Brexit bill, EU's Juncker warns

Xinhua, February 21, 2017 Adjust font size:

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday warned that Britain would pay a "hefty" bill for its leaving out of the bloc.

Juncker made the remarks when delivering a speech at the Belgian parliament.

He pointed out that it would take years to reach an agreement on the future architecture of the relations between Britain and the European Union, according to reports.

The debate over Brexit in Britain's Houses of Parliament has moved to the House of Lords.

British Prime Minister Theresa May made a rare appearance on Monday as she sat in the historic chamber to listen to the start of the debate over her parliamentary bill to trigger the process of Britain leaving the European Union. Endit