May govt's estimate of Brexit dues is $13 bn too low, say British lawmakers

The finance ministry said May had been clear that Britain would honour commitments to the EU which were made while it was still a member of the bloc

The British government's estimate of how much it will have to pay the European Union as part of its divorce settlement is at least 10 billion pounds ($13 billion) too low, a committee of lawmakers said on Wednesday.

Negotiators in London and Brussels have agreed on a divorce bill of 35 to 39 billion pounds, due to be paid over the next few decades after Britain leaves the bloc.

The bill was one of the most inflammatory elements of Britain's withdrawal negotiations, with vocal Brexit campaigners in Prime Minister Theresa May's party angry at having to pay anything at all. The agreement