UK Prime Minister Theresa May says Trump told her she should sue the EU.
At a news conference Friday, Donald Trump said he gave a suggestion to British Prime Minister Theresa May that she found “too brutal.” May finally revealed what that piece of advice was during an interview with the BBC Sunday. “He told me I should sue the EU.” May then repeated the gist of the message: “Sue the EU, not go into negotiations with them, sue them.” May said she was ignoring the U.S. president’s advice. “Actually we’re going into negotiations with them,” she said.
Donald Trump's #Brexit advice to Theresa May?
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) July 15, 2018
"He told me I should sue the EU"https://t.co/3MlDYAB8yA #Marr pic.twitter.com/s4yn6zJ6tE
Without revealing what his suggestion was, Trump said his British counterpart may one day decide to take him up on the idea. “If they don’t make the right deal, she might very well do what I suggested that she might want to do,” he said. For her part, May also chose to highlight another part of Trump’s suggestion she found particularly relevant. “Interestingly, what the President also said at that press conference was, ‘Don’t walk away—don’t walk away from negotiations, because then you’re stuck’.”
AdvertisementTrump declined to elaborate on what his advice to May had been in an interview with CBS, but expressed confidence it was good. “Maybe she’ll take it, it’s something she could do if she wanted to,” Trump said. “But it was strong advice. And I think it probably would have worked,” Trump said.
Advertisement Advertisement AdvertisementThe BBC’s legal correspondent makes it pretty clear Trump’s suggestion doesn’t make much sense. “Frankly, it is difficult to see any grounds for the UK suing the EU,” said Clive Coleman. He explains:
Tweet Share Share CommentLike any other member state, the UK can sue the EU in relation to any specific measure it has taken which breaches EU law.
…
The UK and the EU have not reached a Brexit agreement yet, so there can be no action for breach of that agreement.
Parties to a negotiation are under what are known as “procedural duties” - for instance, to act in good faith.
But it is very difficult to bring an action, within a negotiation, on that basis. Some would say that even attempting to do so would seriously harm the negotiation.
-
Value JudgmentThe whitewashing of roller skating's online revivalMoviePass co整合力量 多管齐下 打造美好人居环境广州市白云区供销联社携手6所院校15支队伍,加力提速推进“百千万工程”天全地税 迎接数据上线工作督查大学毕业生求职现场见闻Separator made from seaweed gives nextYoon approves labor minister's appointment[ANALYSIS] North Korea pins hope on Trump’s return to White House
下一篇:CrowdStrike outage is still causing hundreds of flight cancellations daily
- ·Top 10 Tech Pranks
- ·D.C. is gearing up to become the capital of esports, sponsors team NRG Esports
- ·Flynn likens Korea
- ·Van der Poel claims fifth cyclo
- ·What Ever Happened to Flickr?
- ·Attempted rape charge against Greenwood dropped
- ·Kane eyes Premier League history
- ·Russian FM arrives in North Korea for talks with counterpart: reports
- ·Amazon Android Days sale 2024: Save on unlocked phones, tablets, and more
- ·Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, US, Japan condemn N. Korea's emphasis on nuclear policy
- ·D.C. is gearing up to become the capital of esports, sponsors team NRG Esports
- ·Kane eyes Premier League history
- ·Trump won't stop making a deceptive bird claim. Experts debunk it.
- ·首个雅安“亚运双冠王”诞生
- ·Separator made from seaweed gives next
- ·Saenuri's 8
- ·Campbell highlights Washington Declaration amid security concerns over Putin
- ·US Olympians sue coach, sports bodies
- ·Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, US, Japan to hold talks over suspected NK
- ·Croatia, South Korea, Finland into Davis Cup Finals
- ·24 Museums Dedicated to Black History
- ·共绘“莓”好蓝图!首届中国国际喜莓会在贵州麻江成功举办
- ·Separator made from seaweed gives next
- ·Donald Trump finally wore a mask in public. Let's take the high road.
- ·Trump trials: Jack Smith is reportedly reconsidering his strategy.
- ·S. Koreans stage weekly rally demanding Park's resignation
- ·New Grok response directs users to Vote.gov for election questions
- ·Finally, a real fashion moment at an Apple event
- ·Croatia, South Korea, Finland into Davis Cup Finals
- ·Captain Tsubasa creator targets real
- ·11 Places to See Tiny Trains
- ·一滴茶油迸发乡村振兴的产业力量
- ·Stan the man claims Davis Cup win for Switzerland
- ·S. Korea mulls measures against China’s THAAD retaliation: foreign minister
- ·味道真系正!怀集食材邂逅顺德厨艺
- ·荥经县教育局 大力推进队伍建设 增强教育发展活力