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What 'Brexit Means Brexit' Means

Theresa May tries to explain.
Source: Markus Schreiber / AP

British Prime Minister Theresa May laid out in the clearest terms yet the government’s vision for a post-Brexit U.K., saying she hopes to have the best deal possible for free trade with the European Union, but one that “will ensure we can control immigration to Britain from Europe.”

Although May’s remarks offered little in terms of policy specifics, they should put to rest any speculation the British government would somehow reverse the results of the Brexit referendum. The message from May was clear: Britons voted last June to leave the EU and the

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