LONDON: Britain will seek a “unique” deal on leaving the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Theresa May’s Downing Street office said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), after ministers held their first Brexit talks since the summer break. Britain voted to leave the EU in a June referendum, prompting the resignation of May’s predecessor David Cameron, who led the campaign to remain in the 28-nation bloc. May has appointed a trio of anti-EU ministers to the most important Brexit departments, including Boris Johnson as foreign minister. However, she will not trigger Article 50 — the formal process for leaving the EU — before the start of next year, despite pressure from other European nations to move faster. Cameron banned key government departments from making contingency plans for Brexit — a move described as “gross negligence” by senior members of parliament.

Source: Manila Times September 01, 2016 11:37 UTC