To mark one year to go until Brexit, the Prime Minister is today
embarking on a day long tour across the United Kingdom to outline
her determination to deliver a deal that works for every
community and protects the integrity of the Union.
The Prime Minister will travel around the country talking to a
range of people and emphasising that, regardless of whether they
backed Leave or Remain, what is important now is making Brexit a
success for everyone.
Kicking off in Scotland, the Prime Minister will visit textile
workers at a factory in Ayrshire, before travelling to Newcastle
to meet with a local parent and toddler group. She will have
lunch with farmers near Belfast before travelling to Barry to
host a roundtable with Welsh businesses. She will finish
the day in West London where she will have tea with a group of
Polish citizens who have made the UK their home.
Speaking ahead of the visit, Prime Minister said:
Today, one year until the UK leaves the EU and begins to chart a
new course in the world, I am visiting all four nations of the
Union to hear from people across our country what Brexit means to
them. I am determined that as we leave the EU, and in the
years ahead, we will strengthen the bonds that unite us, because
ours is the world’s most successful union. The UK contains four
proud and historic nations, but together we amount to so much
more than the sum of our parts and our Union is an enormous force
for good.
We see that on the global stage, where the UK stands up for
liberal and democratic values and leads the world in
international development action. And we see the enormous
benefits of our Union at home too, as we face challenges
together, freely pooling and sharing risks and rewards as one
united people.
As we leave the EU, powers will return from Brussels to the
parliaments and assemblies of the UK, closer to the people we all
serve and with greater ability to deliver for their needs. Each
of the devolved nations will see an increase in their
decision-making powers. Make no mistake, this government is
absolutely committed to the devolution settlements as we have
demonstrated beyond question with landmark pieces of legislation
over the last few years.
But as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, I have an
absolute responsibility to protect the integrity of the United
Kingdom as a whole. That means ensuring that no new barriers are
created within our common domestic market and that the UK is able
to meet its international obligations in the future. No Prime
Minister could leave these things to chance, because they are
absolutely crucial to our success as a country in the
future.
The government is taking action to benefit the whole UK, from
supporting the security services that keep us all safe and
pursuing a modern industrial strategy which will deliver jobs and
economic growth in every community, to pursuing an international
trade policy which will open up new markets for our world-beating
exports around the world.
I am determined that our future will be a bright one. It’s a
future in which we trade freely with friends and partners across
Europe and beyond. Having regained control of our laws, our
borders and our money, and seized the opportunities provided by
Brexit, the UK will thrive as a strong and united country that
works for everyone, no matter whether you voted Leave or Remain.
