Prime minister Theresa May has appealed to the European Union to work together with Britain to solve the trickier problems arising from it , saying a balance must be struck as neither party can have exactly what it wants . Michel Barnier , the EU ’s chief Brexit negotiator , welcomed It was, she added, time to be “straight” with people over what was achievable, some 20 months after Britain voted to leave the EU and her government began to try to unravel more than 40 years of integration. May ’s recognition that cooperation was needed on both sides , and the prime minister ’s pragmatism drew praise from business leaders . However , some EU officials greeted her words with hostility .
Prime minister Theresa May has appealed to the European Union to work together with Britain to solve the trickier problems arising from it , saying a balance must be struck as neither party can have exactly what it wants . Michel Barnier , the EU ’s chief Brexit negotiator , welcomed May ’s recognition that cooperation was needed on both sides , and the prime minister ’s pragmatism drew praise from business leaders . However , some EU officials greeted her words with hostility .