UK PM Theresa May speaking to the BBC before she left for China 4 Sept 2016
Interview shown this morning on The Andrew Marr Show but covered extensively by the press already
- Brexit would not be plain sailing" for the UK.
- rules out a snap election. Says the UK needs stability
- the referendum result had shown voters did not want free movement to continue in the way that it has done in the past.
- ministers were looking at "options" for new EU migration controls.
- the UK would "make a success" of leaving the EU
- "optimistic" about new opportunities for Britain outside the EU.
"We have had some good figures and better figures than some had predicted would be the case. I'm not going to pretend that it's all going to be plain sailing.
"I think we must be prepared for the fact that there may be some difficult times ahead. But what I am is optimistic.
May said the government would not trigger Article 50 - which will begin the formal two-year process of leaving the EU - before the end of this year.
"I'm very clear also that the British people don't want the issue of Article 50 being triggered just being kicked into the long grass because they want to know we're getting on with the job of putting Brexit into place and making a success of it."
Ahead of the G20 she has had talks with President Obama who said afterwards that the US would "consult closely" with the UK over Brexit negotiations to ensure there were no "adverse effects" in the US-UK trading relationship.
Obama added:
"We're going to do everything we can to make sure that the consequences of the decision don't end up unravelling what is already a very strong and robust economic relationship that can become even stronger in the future."
Full BBC interview here
PM May says UK needs to be prepared for some "difficult times" post-Brexit
PM May says UK needs to be prepared for some "difficult times" post-Brexit
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