British officials have slammed their EU counterparts as being incapable of carrying out the Brexit negotiations. In a sign the talks have reached a particularly low point, officials from the UK's Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) are understood to have come to the conclusion their opposite numbers on the EU side do not have a mandate to negotiate effectively. The damning assessment by the British comes as Brexit Secretary David Davis, who is in Brussels, prepares to hold a news conference alongside his opposite number Michael Barnier to mark the end of the third round of talks. The European ... (full story)