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September 7, 2016

PM says Britain won’t decide on Brexit prematurely

PM says Britain won’t decide on Brexit prematurely

The new leader of the Conservative Party Theresa May (L) kneels as she is greeted by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (R) at the start of an audience in Buckingham Palace in central London on July 13, 2016 where the Queen invited the former Home Secretary to become Prime Minister and form a new government. Theresa May became Britain’s second female prime minister on July 13 charged with guiding the UK out of the European Union after a deeply devisive referendum campaign ended with Britain voting to leave and David Cameron resigning. / AFP PHOTO

London – British Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain will take time to consider what its post-Brexit relationship with the European Union will look like without revealing its hand ahead of time.

She told the British Parliament on Wednesday in London it was clear that many people were keen to see rapid progress and to understand what post-Brexit Britain would look like.

“We will not take decisions until we are ready.

“We will not reveal our hand prematurely, and we will not provide a running commentary on every twist and turn of the negotiation,’’ May said.

The Prime Minister said while government was getting on with the vital work, there was still the need to think through the issues in a sober and considered way.