Trump backs no deal Brexit for BritainBy THE MANILA TIMEShome/News/World/Trump backs no deal Brexit for BritainLONDON: Britain should go for a no-deal Brexit with the European Union (EU) and refuse to pay the agreed £39-billion ($50-billion) divorce bill, US President Donald Trump told the UK’s The Sunday Telegraph newspaper on the eve of a visit to London. Trump will be in Britain starting June 3 (June 4 in Manila) to meet with Queen Elizabeth 2nd and outgoing prime minister. In his interview with The Sunday Telegraph, he urged Britain’s government to follow his rule book in negotiating deals when it came to Brexit. After failing repeatedly to get her vision of Brexit passed, May has been forced to announce she will step down on Friday. More than a dozen Conservative members of Parliament have thrown their hat in the ring to take over as party leader and prime minister, with Johnson seen as an early favourite.

Source: Manila Times June 02, 2019 16:41 UTC