Britain wants to see if progress can be made in Brexit talks: PM's spokesman

FILE PHOTO: British PM May meets German Chancellor Merkel to discuss Brexit in Berlin

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain wants to see if there is a chance for progress in talks with the European Union this week after last week's round of Brexit negotiations ended a day early with significant differences between the two sides.

"(UK chief negotiator David) Frost ... has set out ... that while the talks continue to be constructive there are still significant differences between us. It is a chance to have some further discussions to see what progress might be made," the spokesman said, describing this week's coming round of talks as more informal in nature.

(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; editing by Stephen Addison)