May warns EU leaders she’ll be ‘bloody difficult’ in talks

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May promised EU officials on Tuesday that she would be “a bloody difficult woman” in divorce talks, after being criticised for underestimating the complexity of Brexit talks and having “illusions” over a deal.

Ms May accused Brussels of deliberately making “threats against Britain” over the Brexit talks in order to affect the outcome of June’s general election.

“In the last few days, we have seen just how tough these talks are likely to be,” the Conservative Party leader said, charging that Britain’s negotiating position had been “misrepresented” in the European press.

Ms May also warned voters that the 27 other EU countries were determined to win a divorce deal that “works for them”, saying Britain must unite behind her to strengthen her hand.

“These negotiations will not be easy,” she told supporters in the eastern part of the city of Bristol, where voters elected a Labour legislator in the last election in 2015.

“There are 27 European member states united in their determination to get the deal that works for them. We must show the same unity of purpose here at home to ensure that we get a deal that works in our national interests, too,” she said.