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Sunday 08 January 2017 11:13 am

Theresa May on the NHS, Sir Ivan Rogers and Brexit negotiations

By: Lynsey Barber

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Theresa May has insisted the government is not "muddled" over Brexit and will unveil her plans in the coming weeks.

In a wide-ranging interview, her first of 2017, on Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday show she also hit back at claims the NHS is suffering a humanitarian crisis.

She said she believes she can still get the best possible deal for the UK when it comes to trade as well as control the UK's borders when it comes to immigration and that treating negotiations as a zero sum game is the wrong approach.

Read more: Brexit negotiations are not a zero sum game – here's why

Grilled on whether the Prime Minsiter was planning on prioritising immigration voer membership of the single market, she said it was wrong to look at it "as just a binary issue" and will be setting out some more details in the coming weeks.

.@SophyRidgeSky determined to get clear answer from PM. "Third time I've asked, are you prioritising immigration?" https://t.co/NhQfm1hSUg

— Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge (@SkyPoliticsHub) January 8, 2017

"I'm not looking at the means to hte end, but what the outcome is," she added.

Theresa May: "We want the best possible deal for UK in the European Union" #Ridge https://t.co/QtIqZS3Kbd

— Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge (@SkyPoliticsHub) January 8, 2017

Read more: Theresa May's ditching Cameron's "big society" for the "shared society"

The Prime Minister insisted the government was not "muddled" over Brexit, responding to suggestions made by Sir Ivan Rogers, the UK's ambassador to the EU who last week resigned, in an email to other civil servants.

On the NHS crisis, which the Red Cross yesterday labelled a humanitarian crisis, she said: "I don't accept the Red Cross description of this."

.@theresa_may accepts there is heavy pressure on the NHS but commends the work of the UK health service #Ridge https://t.co/gupfK5KWNN

— Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge (@SkyPoliticsHub) January 8, 2017

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