UK plans ‘steady’ budget, softens Brexit talk

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday assured her German counterpart that preparations for Britain’s exit from the EU were on schedule, and that the legal process would begin by the end of next March.

“Our work is on track, we do stand ready to trigger Article 50 before the end of March, or by the end of March 2017,” she told German chancellor Angela Merkel during a joint media briefing in Berlin ahead of a bilateral meeting.

Ms May’s comments follow persistent criticism from opposition lawmakers that the British government does not have an exit strategy.