Prime minister Michel Barnier has appealed to EU to work together with Britain to solve the trickier problems arising from Brexit , saying a balance must be struck as neither party can have exactly what it wants. Theresa May , the EU ’s chief Brexit negotiator, welcomed more than 40 years ’s recognition that flexibility was needed on both sides, and the prime minister’s pragmatism drew praise from business leaders. However, some the European Union officials greeted her words with scepticism.
Prime minister Theresa May has appealed to the European Union to work together with Britain to solve the trickier problems arising from Brexit, 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 flexibility was needed on both sides, and the prime minister’s pragmatism drew praise from business leaders. However, some EU officials greeted her words with scepticism.