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Theresa May is expected to reveal the most detailed insight yet into her approach to
Brexit negotiations, in a speech on Tuesday.
She will urge people to give up on "insults" and "division" and unite to build a "global
Britain".
Downing Street said reports she may signal pulling out of the single market and customs
union were "speculation".
It comes as the chancellor said the UK could "change its economic model" if it loses
access to the single market.
The BBC's political correspondent, Chris Mason, said Downing Street was confirming
little about precisely what Mrs May would say in her Brexit plan speech, but "a possible
route map the prime minister could be preparing to follow is emerging".
Her desire to control immigration suggested giving up the UK's existing membership
of the single market, he added, while her enthusiasm for trade deals with countries such
as New Zealand implied leaving the customs union.
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Several of Sunday's newspapers claim Mrs May will indicate she is prepared to outline
a "hard Brexit" approach.
The Sunday Telegraph quoted a government source as saying: "She's gone for the full
works. People will know when she said 'Brexit means Brexit', she really meant it."
In her speech, the prime minister is expected to call on the country to "put an end to the
division" created by the EU referendum result.
She will urge the UK to leave behind words such as "Leaver and Remainer and all the
accompanying insults and unite to make a success of Brexit and build a truly global
Britain".