一开始，梅声称人民显然要求她从欧盟“夺回控制权 ” ， 但此后梅逐渐模糊和抹除了她的红线：不再贡献欧盟预算、限制欧洲移民，以及不受欧洲规则和法院裁决约束。
After starting out proclaiming a clear instruction from the people to “take back control” from the EU, May has gradually blurred and erased her red lines: an end to EU budget contributions, limiting European immigration, and an exemption from European rules and court judgments.