May was advised by Trump to sue the EU NOW

At a joint press conference on Friday, the US president said he had given May advice on Brexit negotiations. At the time we did not know yet what advice Trump meant.

"He said I had to sue the EU," Sunday's Sunday The Andrew Marr Show . "Do not negotiate, just keep going." May then said that she ignored Trump's advice. "We continue to negotiate." Trump had already indicated at the press conference that the British prime minister probably thought his advice was "too violent".

Trump is currently in the UK and visited May Thursday and Friday

White Paper

May has been under fire all week due to his Brexit strategy. His published white paper led to the resignation of Brexit Minister David Davis and Foreign Minister Boris Johnson.

Thursday May presented his vision of Brexit in a white paper. This stipulates, inter alia, that the free movement of persons remains partially possible. In doing so, she suggested that the UK reach an agreement on standards for food and other products with the EU. May also wants a customs contract in which the United Kingdom will collect British and European tariffs.

On Sunday, the British Prime Minister wrote a contribution in the Mail [Sunday in which she defended her white paper and critics. his party warned to stay on board. "We must keep the goal in mind, otherwise we risk not receiving any Brexit at the end," writes the Prime Minister.

Future

In addition to the British interview program, May also discusses her own future, having been asked if she would take part in a possible leadership election: "I've always said that I am here for the long term. "

Since his resignation, Boris Johnson has been mentioned several times as a potential challenger in May. Johnson is in favor of a "hard" Brexit, in which British relations with the EU are limited. "We are on the right track for a half Brexit," wrote Monday the former mayor of London in his resignation letter. With the current strategy of the British Prime Minister, the United Kingdom threatens to become an "EU colony" according to Johnson

. The former foreign minister has lined up behind the Conservative Party who is pleading for a "hard" Brexit.

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