Speech by Theresa May, Lancaster House, London, 17 January 2017

Prime Minister Theresa May set out the Plan for Britain, including the 12 priorities that the UK government will use to negotiate Brexit in a speech at Lancaster House, London, 17 January 2017:

1. Certainty
2. Control of our own laws
3. Strengthen the Union
4. Maintain the Common Travel Area with Ireland
5. Control of immigration
6. Rights for EU nationals in Britain, and British nationals in the EU
7. Protect workers’ rights
8. Free trade with European markets
9. New trade agreements with other countries
10. The best place for science and innovation
11. Co-operation in the fight against crime and terrorism
12. A smooth, orderly Brexit

The speech generated substantial reaction both by supporters and critics in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the European Union.

+ see also the reaction in Germany to the speech.

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

Blog: The Federal Trust, 16.01.17: Prime Minister’s Question Time on Europe http://fedtrust.co.uk/prime-ministers-question-time-on-europe/

ESO: Background information: Britain’s Diplomatic Discord http://www.europeansources.info/record/britains-diplomatic-discord/

Euro|Topics: Debates, January 2017: Is Britain set for hard Brexit? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/172703/is-britain-set-for-hard-brexit

EUObserver, 17.01.17: Theresa May: UK cannot be 'half-in, half-out' of EU https://euobserver.com/uk-referendum/136559

UK: GOV.UK: Parliament: Business, 17.01.17: Statement on a new partnership with the EU: 17 January 2017 http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2017/january/statement-a-new-partnership-with-the-eu-17-january-2017/

Politico, 17.01.17: Theresa May: We’re leaving the single market http://www.politico.eu/article/theresa-may-were-leaving-the-single-market-brexit/

EurActiv, 18.01.17: Europeans ask May: Where is the give for all this take? http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/europeans-ask-may-where-is-the-give-for-all-this-take/

Blog: Open Europe, 18.01.17: Europe reacts to Theresa May’s Lancaster House speech http://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/europe-reacts-to-theresa-mays-lancaster-house-speech/

Politico, 18.01.17: EU’s ‘not hostile,’ Jean-Claude Juncker tells May http://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-hostile-jean-claude-juncker-theresa-may/

EUObserver, 18.01.17: May's Brexit speech was no war declaration, says Malta PM https://euobserver.com/uk-referendum/136586

Euro|Topics: Debates, January 2017: May sets course for hard Brexit https://www.eurotopics.net/en/172874/may-sets-course-for-hard-brexit

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 18.01.17: Theresa May’s speech: The Prime Minister has set the wrong course on Brexit (by Steve Peers) http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/01/18/theresa-may-speech-wrong-course-on-brexit/

Blog: Institute for Government, 17.01.17: Clarity on Brexit will help the PM get a better deal https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/clarity-brexit-will-help-pm-get-better-deal

Blog: Open Europe, 17.01.17: Open Europe responds to Theresa May’s Lancaster House speech http://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/open-europe-responds-theresa-mays-lancaster-house-speech/

UK: GOV.UK: Prime Minister's Office: News, 18.01.17: PM calls with European leaders: 17 January 2017 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-calls-with-european-leaders-17-january-2017

Blog: UK in a Changing Europe, 17.01.17: Statement from The UK in a Changing Europe in response to Theresa May’s Brexit speech today http://ukandeu.ac.uk/statement-from-the-uk-in-a-changing-europe-in-response-to-theresa-mays-brexit-speech-today/

Conservative Home, 18.01.17: As May rules out the Single Market, Continuity Remain dream of reversing Article 50 (by Mark Wallace) http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2017/01/as-may-rules-out-the-single-market-continuity-remain-dream-of-reversing-article-50.html

Blog: LSE Brexit, 18.01.17: Theresa May’s speech is a victory of ideology over economic rationality http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2017/01/18/theresa-may-delivered-the-worst-possible-answers/

The Conversation, 18.01.17: Theresa May’s Brexit: how Europe reacted https://theconversation.com/theresa-mays-brexit-how-europe-reacted-71517

The Conversation, 17.01.17: Theresa May’s hard Brexit hinges on a dated vision of global trade https://theconversation.com/theresa-mays-hard-brexit-hinges-on-a-dated-vision-of-global-trade-71442

The Conversation, 17.01.17: How to read Theresa May’s Brexit speech https://theconversation.com/how-to-read-theresa-mays-brexit-speech-71359

The Economist, 18.01.17: Talk global, act local. Doing Brexit the hard way http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21714960-theresa-may-opts-clean-break-europe-negotiations-will-still-be-tricky-doing-brexit

EurActiv, 18.01.17: EU won’t punish Britain for Brexit, claims Juncker http://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/eu-wont-punish-britain-for-brexit-claims-juncker/

The Conversation, 19.01.17: Behind the bravado: why Theresa May has to play hardball on hard Brexit https://theconversation.com/behind-the-bravado-why-theresa-may-has-to-play-hardball-on-hard-brexit-71581

The Guardian, 18.01.17: [Opinion]: We’re not out to punish Britain, but you need to shed your illusions [by Guy Verhofstadt] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/18/not-punish-britain-shed-illusions-eu-fair-deal

UK: GOV.UK: Prime Minister's Office: News, 18.101.17: PM call with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło: 18 January 2016 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-poland-prime-minister-beata-szydlo-18-january-2016

UK: GOV.UK: Prime Minister's Office: Speech, 19.01.17: Davos 2017: Prime Minister's speech to the World Economic Forum https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/davos-2017-prime-ministers-speech-to-the-world-economic-forum

ECFR: Commentary, 18.01.17: May's vision for Brexit fails to see the big picture http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_mays_vision_for_brexit_ignores_the_bigger_picture

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