In the speech, May described the Brexit referendum in June as "the biggest vote for change this country has ever known." The message proved a hit with the eurosceptic Brexiteers in the audience, just as May's aides had hoped. European Council President Donald Tusk described the choice for May's government in binary terms – either "hard Brexit" or no Brexit. The message from Europe was clear: If a rupture was what May wanted, then that is what she would get. May has appeared to row back, sending what officials on the continent view as contradictory messages about what she wants.

Source: Standard Digital October 27, 2016 11:12 UTC