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PM call with Chancellor Merkel: 10 June 2017

Prime Minister Theresa May spoke with German Chancellor Merkel following the general election results.

• From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Theresa May
• Published: 10 June 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

A Downing Street spokesperson said:

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the Prime Minister earlier today to offer her congratulations.

The Prime Minister confirmed her intention for Brexit talks to begin as planned in the next couple of weeks and that we would be looking for a reciprocal agreement on the rights of EU citizens and British citizens abroad at an early stage.

Published 10 June 2017