Tensions between the U.K. and the European Union escalated Wednesday after British Prime Minister Theresa May accused European politicians and officials of issuing threats against Britain. Hours after the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, detailed far-reaching demands for the Brexit divorce deal, Mrs. May said they represented a hardening of the bloc’s negotiating stance. In a televised speech to voters ahead of a June 8...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 03, 2017 09:40 UTC