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Theresa May's speech last Thursday in Florence marked an effort by the British prime minister to get stalled Brexit talks back on track in Brussels.
An official carries a Union Jack flag ahead of a press conference by Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis and the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. Officials in the European Union are already preparing for scenarios in which the talks fail, ushering in a hard Brexit.
On Thursday, May called for "creativity" in clarifying future relations between Britain and the EU. Officials in Brussels say there is room for greater latitude within the negotiations. Here, chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (left) and his British counterpart David Davis.
There have been numerous conflicting statements from within Theresa May's cabinet about the direction of Brexit negotiations in recent days. May has allowed all this to happen because she is equally susceptible to blackmail from pro-EU and anti-EU members of her own party.
