Britain’s May to call for national unity in major Brexit speech
London — Prime Minister Theresa May will use a major speech on Brexit next week to call on Britons to reject the acrimony of last year’s referendum and unite around the vision of a Britain more open to the world, her office said on Sunday. May intends to kick off the formal process of negotiating the terms of Britain’s exit from the European Union by the end of March, but has given little away about what deal she will be seeking, frustrating some investors, businesses and lawmakers. She is due to make a speech in London on Tuesday before an audience including foreign diplomats as well as Britain’s own Brexit negotiating team and other senior officials, May’s Downing Street office said in a statement. It said she would stress the need for Britons, who voted for Brexit by 52 to 48% after a deeply divisive campaign, to unite around common goals such as protecting and enhancing workers’ rights. "Now we need to put an end to the division and the language associated with it — ’Leaver’ and...
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