Leading Brexiteer Michael Gove has today signalled his support for Theresa May to increase Britain’s divorce bill offer in order to kick start trade talks.

The Prime Minister is said to be considering offering more cash to Brussels as she does everything she can to unblock the negotiations.

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Friday set Britain a two-week deadline to cough up more cash if it wants to talk trade by the New Year.

And today the Environment Secretary said he would not block the PM from handing over more money as he said there is a need to be flexible.   

Mr Gove said he had a duty to ensure his department was ‘ready for every eventuality’ in the talks over Britain’s exit.

Michael Gove, pictured today on the Andrew Marr Show, said he would not block Theresa May from paying more money to the EU for a divorce bill

Michael Gove, pictured today on the Andrew Marr Show, said he would not block Theresa May from paying more money to the EU for a divorce bill

He told BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show the Government is ‘doing everything we can’ to secure a good deal but is making sure that whatever happens in the talks, Britain can ‘make the best of them’.

‘I am not worried but I am determined to ensure that in my own department that we have everything in place for every eventuality.’

Asked if he would block the Prime Minister if she had to hand over extra cash to secure a deal, he replied: ‘I certainly would not. 

‘I would not block the Prime Minister in doing what she believed was right.’ 

Mrs May has already offered to pay the EU 20 billion euros (£17.7bn) to secure a transition deal that would keep Britain in the single market and customs union for two years.

And she has promised that none of the remaining EU member states will be left poorer by the UK’s departure form the bloc.

But Britain and Brussels have clashed over the details of the financial obligations Britain should cough up for on issues like pensions liabilities and future projects.

Meanwhile, Brexit Secretary David Davis said he does not recognise the two-week deadline set by Mr Barnier following last week’s talks.

He told Sunday with Niall Paterson on Sky News: ‘Taxpayers will not want me to just come along and give away billions and billions of pounds.’

He insisted progress is being made in the talks and dismissed calls to try to delay Brexit by dragging negotiations out for another 12 months.

David Davis, pictured with Michel Barnier at the end of last week's round of Brexit talks. Mr Barnier set a two-week deadline for Britain to move on the divorce bill in order to start trade talks by the end of the year 

David Davis, pictured with Michel Barnier at the end of last week's round of Brexit talks. Mr Barnier set a two-week deadline for Britain to move on the divorce bill in order to start trade talks by the end of the year 

David Davis, pictured with Michel Barnier at the end of last week’s round of Brexit talks. Mr Barnier set a two-week deadline for Britain to move on the divorce bill in order to start trade talks by the end of the year 

Mr Davis said: ‘In order to pause it, well, not pause it, in order to extend it by a year, let alone pause it – I’m not sure you can pause it – even to extend it by a year takes unanimity of all the other 27.

‘What do you think the price of that will be? When you require unanimity from 27 countries, I can tell you it’d be very expensive.’

Mr Davis dismissed the suggestion that a no deal scenario is ‘more probable than it’s ever been before’, reiterating it is not an aim.

He also said the UK would be aware ‘no deal’ is coming as he sought to play down concerns about the potential consequences.

Mr Davis said: ‘There will not be a circumstance where aircraft won’t fly, there will not be a circumstance where we can’t exchange data with the European institutions, there will not be those sorts of failures that people are fearing.

‘We’ll make sure that doesn’t happen.’ 

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