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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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Merkel: Brexit was a vote for EU immigration control

Theresa May said that Britons sent a "very clear" message pushing for the country to take back control of its borders when they voted for Brexit.

Her comments at a meeting with the German chancellor Angela Merkel are likely to add to tension over the terms of the UK's exit from the EU.

Ms May must square her commitment to curb immigration with the economic need for free access to the bloc's markets.

Europe has made it clear that Britain cannot have free trade without free movement - and that is likely to prove a sticking point in any talks.

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