May confirmed that she will trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty before the end of March next year.
British Prime Minister Theresa May
will trigger the divorce process from the European Union by the end of
March, firing the starting gun on the country's biggest shift in policy
since World War Two.
May, appointed prime minister
shortly after Britain voted in June to leave the bloc, has been under
pressure from EU officials, investors and members of her Conservative
Party to offer more on her plan for Britain's exit, beyond her catch
phrase "Brexit means Brexit".
In an interview with
the BBC, May for the first time confirmed what many expected - that she
will trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty before the end of
March next year.
"We will trigger before the end of March next year," May
told the BBC's Andrew Marr show, referring to a the formal divorce
process which gives Britain up to two years to negotiate its exit from
the bloc.
Asked whether her government would
prioritise immigration over access to tariff-free trade with EU
countries in divorce talks with the bloc - something that has muted
investment, May said only that she wanted to get the "right deal".
"I
want the right deal for trade in goods and services and what we are
doing at the moment ... is listening to businesses here in the UK,
listening to different sectors, finding out what it is that is most
important to them," she said.
To get the
right deal, May was clear that she must keep her cards close to her
chest, saying she would not give a "running commentary" on her
negotiation or give her position away
No comments:
Post a Comment