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Britain not to trigger EU divorce before end of year: Downing Street
British Prime Minister Theresa May will not begin formal divorce talks on leaving the European Union before the end of the year, a government spokeswoman said on Friday. Bloomberg cited unidentified officials as saying that May is sympathetic to the case for acting by April at the latest. "We don't recognize this briefing," a Downing Street spokeswoman said when asked about the report. "The government's position has not changed. Article 50 will not be invoked before the end of the year," the spokeswoman said.