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There was never going to be any other decision despite Brextremists pipe-dreaming otherwise. Who would want to sign trade deals with a country that didn't honour its financial commitments?

Britain concedes it will have to pay EU exit bill
Britain has for the first time explicitly acknowledged it has financial obligations to the EU after Brexit, a move that is likely to avert a full-scale clash over the exit bill in talks next week.
In a written statement to parliament touching on a “financial settlement”, the government recognised on Thursday “that the UK has obligations to the EU . . . that will survive the UK’s withdrawal — and that these need to be resolved”.
The text, released by Joyce Anelay, a Brexit minister, was immediately seen by Brussels as a potentially important development. EU diplomats say the wording “goes further” than Prime Minister Theresa May’s previous reference to Britain being willing to reach a “fair settlement” of unspecified obligation.

https://www.ft.com/content/be2b22ce-...6-7b38dcaef614