VOA/NPR noted in passing that Madame May floated 24B (USD, EUR, BPB? not sure) ransom figure.

Italians approve of May's speech venue, but not content

The fourth round of Brexit negotiations has been postponed until next week. Officially this was by common accord; but actually, on British demand without much explanation. [...]Only one out of many Italian TV programmes - RaiNews21 - broadcast May's speech, without the Q&A, and with a close-up on May with a backdrop reading "Shared History Shared Challenges Shared Future".

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