U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May struck a conciliatory tonetoward the European Union as she coupled her demand for divorcewith a request for a sweeping free-trade deal encompassingfinancial services.
In a six-page letter submitted Wednesday to EU President DonaldTusk, May formally triggered two years of talks that will end withBritain leaving its largest trading partner after four decades ofmembership.
May sought to smooth over tensions by calling on bothsides to negotiate “constructively and respectfully,” sayingthat she wants the bloc to “succeed and prosper.” The charmoffensive may be aimed at trying to win what she called a “bold andambitious” free-trade deal to cover “crucial” industries likebanking and technology.
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