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Lord Lamont, another Eurosceptic former Chancellor, added: I have always thought the question of any payments by the UK after Brexit was a political issue not a legal one.

Steve Baker, a leading Eurosceptic Tory MP, added: I am delighted the Lords are playing their part in recalibrating the EUs speculative and unjustified demands.

Of course after we leave we are obliged to pay nothing and their lordships are right to set out the legal position.

Jean Claude Juncker, the EU President, warned the UK would face a very hefty Brexit divorce bill.

The EU wants Britain to be paying as much as 50billion into EU projects for four years after Brexit, with final payments continuing up until the end of 2023.

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