Theresa May has outlined the government’s 12 priorities for Brexit negotiations with the EU. In a pitch that envisioned a “truly global Britain”, May said that “what I am proposing cannot mean membership of the single market”, as well as confirming that parliament would vote on a Brexit deal. May also said that “no deal for Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain.”

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Below, we hear from some of our readers on the implications of May’s speech – and their concerns and predictions for what happens next.



‘At least we know the general strategy now’



‘Shocking and pathetic’



‘May was shadow boxing’



‘The cleaner the break the better’



Facebook Twitter Pinterest Theresa May plans to trigger Article 50 by the end of March. Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP

‘I feel sorry for expats’



‘I’m worried about my German wife’s rights’







‘We can no longer have our cake and eat it’



‘My life has now been designated “negotiation capital”’



‘At best delusional’

