A protester outside Santa Maria Novella, where Theresa May is due to give her keynote speech ReutersTheresa May has undermined Britain’s credibility by being too vague about post-Brexit plans, according to a recently departed Downing Street official. The prime minister must explain to the country the choices and trade-offs it faces rather than duck difficult decisions through “slogans that obscured rather than revealed meaning”, said Matt O’Toole. Mr O’Toole was chief press officer in Downing Street until last month and his responsibilities included oversight of Brexit media handling. He set out his challenge shortly before her speech in Florence today. “You can legitimately argue that our prolonged vagueness gave…

Source: The Times September 22, 2017 11:03 UTC