The European Union's lead Brexit official has urged the UK to "keep calm and negotiate" as he set out an 18-month deadline for talks on a deal. Michel Barnier's comments came as Theresa May declared that she will be aiming for a "red, white and blue Brexit" in the talks she has vowed to trigger by the end of March next year. Share Go To Although Article 50 of the EU treaties allows two years to thrash out a deal, Mr Barnier said that talks must end months earlier to allow time for the European Council, the European Parliament and the UK to ratify the agreement. If Mrs May sticks to her timetable, this would mean a deal was needed by October 2018, in anticipation of the UK leaving...
