Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) in November 2016. Photo: AP Pool/DPABritain on Monday said it would be a "strong partner" to Germany in response to comments by German Chancellor Angela Merkel about Britain and the United States no longer being reliable allies. "We Europeans truly have to take our fate into our own hands," she said, speaking after a summit in Sicily with G7 leaders including British Prime Minister Theresa May and US President Donald Trump. 'Right for our country'While Germany and Europe would strive to remain on good terms with America and Britain, "we have to fight for our own destiny", Merkel added. "The Prime Minister has allied herself with Donald Trump and these comments are the inevitable outcome," Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said.

Source: The Local May 29, 2017 12:11 UTC