British prime minister Theresa May said Friday (15 July) that she would trigger article 50 of the EU treaty on exiting the bloc only when there is a UK-wide approach to the talks.
She spoke in Edinburgh after having met with Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon.
"I have already said that I won't be triggering article 50 until I think that we have a UK approach and objectives for negotiations. I think it is important that we establish that before we trigger article 50," May ...
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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.