Britain's, Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox has said, the United Kingdom (UK) must not allow itself to be blackmailed by the European Union(EU) over its Brexit settlement bill in order to start trade talks. He said a bad Brexit deal would damage both British and European companies. <br/><br/>Both the UK and EU have expressed frustration at the pace of the talks. The latest Brexit talks have stalled over the failure to reach agreement on the UK's so-called divorce bill. The UK wants to begin trade talks as soon as possible, but Brussels insists that discussions about the future relationship can begin only once sufficient progress has been made on the arrangements for withdrawal including the divorce fee. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, EU negotiator Michel Barnier said that at the current rate of progress, he is quite far from being able to recommend opening parallel talks on a future trade relationship.