UK Prime Minister Theresa May warned yesterday that “a change of leadership at this point isn’t going to make the negotiations any easier “. Instead she added “what it will do is mean that there is a risk that actually we delay the negotiations and that is a risk that Brexit gets delayed or frustrated.” May also emphasized that “these next seven days are going to be critical, they are about the future of this country”. And she pledged not to be “distracted from the important job.”
May is also expected to reiterate the same message in a speech to the CBI’s annual conference today. According to advance extracts, May would say “We now have an intense week of negotiations ahead of us in the run-up to the special European Council on Sunday (Nov 25).” And, “during that time I expect us to hammer out the full and final details of the framework that will underpin our future relationship and I am confident that we can strike a deal at the council that I can take back to the House of Commons.”
