The Conservatives won that in 2015 under David Cameron, who resigned after last June’s shock Brexit referendum result. Since her election announcement May has adopted a new and softer mantra on a possible Brexit deal, said Giles Merritt of Friends of Europe, another think tank. May has so far insisted that Brexit means tougher immigration rules, including ending free movement of EU citizens, and of a complete break from any kind of power of the EU’s Luxembourg-based top court. But Britain should not hope for any favors from the other 27 EU countries just because May has a stronger mandate, Tilford said. “I don’t think May having a bigger parliamentary majority, having a mandate to pursue Brexit as she puts it, will make the EU side more accommodating or more flexible towards Britain,” he said.

Source: Manila Times April 21, 2017 16:41 UTC