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RECAP: Brits in Europe vent anger after May postpones Brexit vote

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has formally told the UK Parliament that the vote has been postponed because there is not enough support for the current backstop solution to avoid a hard border in Ireland. She has said she will go back to the EU to improve on the deal, especially with regards to the backstop. Rights groups in Europe have expressed anger that the vote was postponed.

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Theresa May to visit Sweden and Denmark next week

British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to hold talks with her Scandinavian counterparts Stefan Löfven and Lars Løkke Rasmussen next week.

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Theresa May 'living on borrowed time': Sweden’s ex-PM Carl Bildt

Sweden's former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt is not optimistic about Theresa May's future in government, according to comments he made to journalists in the US.

European Union

Theresa May tells Swedish media she is close to deal on citizens' rights and financial offer

Speaking to a Swedish newspaper on Thursday, British Prime Minister Theresa May suggested that she hoped to offer a financial deal to the EU next month – and claimed that all UK ministers were behind her vision for Brexit.

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How Swedes reacted to UK election: 'I hope they reconsider Brexit'

Here's how Britain's closest ally in the EU reacted to news of a hung parliament, which risks sparking political turmoil in London in the run-up to Brexit negotiations.

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Theresa May says Sweden an 'important partner' for post-Brexit Britain

In an article for Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter on Wednesday, British prime minister Theresa May described Sweden as an "important partner" for the UK, and said she "greatly valued the continuing friendship" between the two nations.

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Sweden's Prime Minister wants 'good solution' post-Brexit for mobile UK and EU citizens

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven says he "regrets" the UK’s decision to leave the European Union but thinks it is is positive that negotiations can now finally begin after a "long waiting period".