Home Business UK not paying Brexit bill would be debt default, French source says Business UK not paying Brexit bill would be debt default, French source says By Genpie - June 9, 2019 96 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp A source close to French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that failing to pay a 39 billion pound ($50 billion) Brexit bill when Britain leaves the European Union would amount to a sovereign debt default.