PM May tells Juncker Britain needs time to prepare for Brexit talks

Britain hopes to hold positive talks with the European Union over its divorce from the bloc but needs time to prepare, new Prime Minister Theresa May told EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday, her spokeswoman said. May, appointed prime minister on Wednesday, faces the difficult task of negotiating Britain's exit from the EU after a June 23 public vote to leave. "The prime minister explained that we would need some time to prepare for the negotiations," the spokeswoman said, ad