The Latest: Brexit: EU official welcomes scrapping of fee

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain's exit from the European Union (all times local):4:40 p.m.

The European Parliament's chief Brexit official has welcomed British Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to scrap the 65 pound ($84) fee that the EU citizens living in Britain would have to pay to get settled status after Brexit.

Guy Verhofstadt, the head of the EU Parliament Brexit steering group, said it had been a "key demand" for the EU legislature all along.

He said he hoped the speech of May would now set off "cross-party cooperation." He expressed hope "consultations will really start now, leading to the closest possible EU-U.K. future relationship."___3:50 p.m.