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Live updates: Theresa May on first foreign trip as Prime Minister

Theresa May has been holding talks with Francois Hollande on Britain's plans to quit the European Union when they meet in Paris on Thursday.

She later told reporters she won't be rushed into triggering the start of a Brexit.

The talks come a day after Mrs May met German counterpart Angela Merkel, shortly after making her debut at Prime Minister's Questions.

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May: Brexit will not mean walking away from EU friends

Theresa May has insisted that Brexit will not mean "walking away from our European friends" as she embarked on her first foreign trip since being made prime minister.

Ms May, appearing alongside German chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, insisted that the UK would remain an "outward-looking country" after the European Union referendum result.

I have been clear that Brexit means Brexit and the United Kingdom is going to make a success of it.

But I also want to be clear here today, and across Europe in the weeks ahead, that we are not walking away from our European friends.

Britain will remain an outward-looking country and Germany will remain a vital partner and a special friend for us.

– Theresa May

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