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Britain expects to be part of EU decision-making until Brexit, Theresa May has told fellow EU leaders.
The prime minister said the UK should still be part of summits and negotiations when matters affecting all 28 member states were being discussed.
Sources have denied the issue was the subject of a row at a dinner at the EU summit – Mrs May’s first as PM.
Both the French president and German chancellor warned if Mrs May pursued a “hard Brexit”, talks would be hard too.
Arriving at the summit in Brussels on Thursday, Mrs May pledged to continue to “work closely” with the EU after Brexit.
She stressed it was important to have a “united European stance” against “Russian aggression” that included “sickening” violence in Syria.
She told fellow leaders they “must be ready to take steps to change Russia’s approach and the way it thinks about this if we are ever to bring an end to the violence in Syria”, according to No 10 sources.
Before sitting down for a dinner with fellow EU leaders that included pan-fried scallops, crown of lamb with roast fig and iced vanilla parfait, sources said Mrs May raised the issue of continuing UK participation in negotiations at an earlier meeting.
Britain expects to be part of EU decision-making until Brexit, Theresa May has told fellow EU leaders.
The prime minister said the UK should still be part of summits and negotiations when matters affecting all 28 member states were being discussed.
Sources have denied the issue was the subject of a row at a dinner at the EU summit – Mrs May’s first as PM.
Both the French president and German chancellor warned if Mrs May pursued a “hard Brexit”, talks would be hard too.
Arriving at the summit in Brussels on Thursday, Mrs May pledged to continue to “work closely” with the EU after Brexit.
She stressed it was important to have a “united European stance” against “Russian aggression” that included “sickening” violence in Syria.
She told fellow leaders they “must be ready to take steps to change Russia’s approach and the way it thinks about this if we are ever to bring an end to the violence in Syria”, according to No 10 sources.
Before sitting down for a dinner with fellow EU leaders that included pan-fried scallops, crown of lamb with roast fig and iced vanilla parfait, sources said Mrs May raised the issue of continuing UK participation in negotiations at an earlier meeting.
