Britain will leave EU single market as May sets aim for 'hard Brexit'

By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will quit the European Union's single market when it exits the bloc, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday, in a decisive speech that quashed speculation she would seek a compromise deal to stay inside the world's biggest trading bloc. Setting out a vision that could chart Britain's future for generations, May answered criticism that she has been coy about her plans with a direct pitch for a clean break, widely known in Britain