LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May is looking forward to sitting down with Donald Trump to talk him through her Brexit negotiating stance after the U.S. president criticised her plans in an interview, her spokesman said on Friday.
Trump told the Sun newspaper that a free trade deal with Britain might be impossible if London goes ahead with Mays proposals for post-Brexit ties with the European Union in an interview published hours before the two leaders are due to meet.
“Shes looking forward to sitting down with the president and talking him through the white paper,” Mays spokesman of the governments proposals and when asked about Trumps interview with the Sun.
Reporting by William James; writing by Kate Holton; editing by Guy Faulconbridge
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