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A minister in the Department for Exiting the European Union has said "any objective observer" will be "deeply reassured by what we're putting on the table" for Brexit proposals.

Steve Baker, who was recently appointed to the department by Theresa May, told Martha Kearney he is "confident we will make swift progress" and that the work of the department is "very high quality".

Mr Baker said that securing the rights of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU was "our first priority" in the negotiations.

On the issue of the divorce bill he said they would arrive at a position where the UK "pays what it owes in a proper manner consistent with our reputation for obeying the rule of law".

(Photo: Conservative MP Steve Baker. Credit: Reuters)