UK PM Theresa May affirms Brexit, but 'needs time'

Britain's new Prime Minister Theresa May has maintained that she intends to lead the country out of the European Union, though she also asked EU leaders for time to prepare that path.

"We will rise to the challenge," May said outside 10 Downing Street following her appointment by Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday evening.

"As we leave the European Union we will forge a bold new positive role for ourselves in the world, and we will make Britain a country that works not for a privileged few, but for every one of us."

But, May also told EU leaders that she needed time carry out the British exit, or Brexit. 

In phone conversations with the leaders of Germany, France and Ireland, who called to wish her well as Britain's second-ever woman prime minister, May underlined her commitment to a British exit, or Brexit.

"On all the phone calls, the prime minister emphasised her commitment to delivering the will of the British people to leave the European Union," a spokeswoman for May said, according to a Reuters news agency report.

"The prime minister explained that we would need some time to prepare for these negotiations and spoke of her hope that these could be conducted in a constructive and positive spirit," the spokeswoman said.

It's time, however, that EU leaders do not want to offer...
 [aljazeera.com]
14/7/16
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