Merkel, May draw Brexit battle lines

Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday accused the other 27 EU countries of lining up to oppose Britain over Brexit after Germany's Angela Merkel said the UK should have no "illusions" over the exit process.Speaking to parliament ahead of the key summit, the German chancellor stressed that "a third-party state will not have the same rights or even superior rights to a member state"."This may sound self-evident, but I have to say this clearly because some in Britain seem to have illusions on this