Donald Trump paid a valedictory tribute to Theresa May’s negotiating skills as he said she would not get “the credit you deserve” if Britain leaves the EU with a Brexit deal.
The president said the Prime Minister had “teed up” a deal that he believes will eventually be agreed by the two sides, and joked: “She’s probably a better negotiator than I am.”
He praised Mrs May for doing “a very good job” in getting the negotiations to this point and suggested her successor would agree a deal based on her work.
He said: “She has got it, in a sense – that deal is teed up. I think they have to do something.” Turning to Mrs May, he added: “Perhaps you won’t be given the credit that you deserve if they do something but I think you deserve a lot of credit. I really do," Telegraph reports.