What the papers say: How to make the Brexit bill work

Urgency is badly needed in Brexit talks, says the Sun. So the paper welcomes Theresa May saying that ‘both sides have to put more hours in’. It’s been a surprise that, up until now, ‘only a week each month’ has been dedicated to meeting face-to-face, says the paper – which makes the lack of progress ‘small wonder’. Now, things need to change: companies based in Britain are looking for reassurances. And even the likes of Nick Clegg, who the paper refers to as one of the EU’s ‘most slavish UK cheerleaders’, wants Brussels’ bureaucrats to show some flexibility and allow trade talks to start. ‘The clock is ticking’, warns the Sun, so two things need to happen. Firstly, the Sun says, Theresa May must ‘cut to the chase and personally address Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron’. Once this is done, both sides in Brexit talks should insist on ‘several days of negotiations every week’, the paper concludes.