Thursday, April 27, 2017

UK Prime Minister Theresa May accuses the other 27 EU countries of lining up to oppose Britain over Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May accused the other 27 EU countries of lining up to oppose Britain over Brexit after Germany's Angela Merkel said the UK should have no "illusions" over the exit process.

"A third-party state will not have the same rights or even superior rights to a member state," the German chancellor told parliament two days before a key summit in Brussels.

"This may sound self-evident, but I have to say this clearly because some in Britain seem to have illusions on this point," she said. "That would be a waste of time."

Later in the day, May accused the 27 other EU member states of lining up against Britain.

"Our opponents are already seeking to disrupt those negotiations ?- at the same time as 27 other European countries line up to oppose us," May told a campaign rally in Leeds, northern England .... https://uk.news.yahoo.com