Brexit in Turmoil After Elections

After British snap elections last Thursday, attention has turned back to Brexit negotiations between the EU and the UK, which began this week. Headline issues include the so-called exit fee that London is being asked to pay Brussels, as well as immigration issues and the status of EU citizens already working in the UK. The Cipher Brief’s Fritz Lodge spoke with Tina Fordham, Managing Director and Chief Global Political Analyst at Citi Research, about where the UK goes from here in negotiating its divorce and subsequent trade deal with the European Union.

The Cipher Brief: Can you talk a bit about the results from Thursday’s election – where that leaves the May government, whether she will survive, and for how long, in your opinion?