The Saratogian (Saratoga, NY)

UK Migrantsle­ader fights back against criticsget cool amid Brexit reception upheavalat border

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TIJUANA, MEXICO >> Many LONDON of the nearly >> British 3,000 Prime Central Minister American Theresa migrants May fought who back against have reached critics of the her Mexican Brexit deal Saturday, border with telling California opponents via from caravan within said her Saturday party their they alternativ­e do not feel plans welcome for Britain’s in the departure city of from Tijuana, the European where hundreds Union wouldn’t more migrants work. are

headed May is after battling more to win than over a rebels month in on her the Conservati­ve road. Party and The and vast to preserve majority her were position camped as prime at an minister outdoor after a grueling sports complex, week in which sleeping party on members a dirt baseball plotted field to oust and her under and two bleachers Cabinet with ministers a view quit within of the hours steel walls of her topped government by striking barbed the wire long-sought at the newly divorce reinforced agreement U.S.-Mexico with the EU. border. In a The public city relations opened the offensive, complex May revealed after other in a shelters Daily Mail interview were filled how to her capacity. husband Church supported groups her during provided “a pretty portable heavy showers, couple of bathrooms days.” Calling and her sinks. husband, The Philip, federal her “rock,” government May said estimates that when the the Conservati­ve migrant crowd revolt in erupted Tijuana Wednesday, could the soon first swell thing to he did 10,000. was pour her a whisky.

She Tijuana also laid Mayor into Juan political Manuel opponents, Gastelum saying has their called ideas the for migrants’ resolving arrival the biggest an “avalanche” stumbling block that in EU-U.K. the city negotiatio­ns is illprepare­d — avoiding to handle, a hard calculatin­g border between that Northern they will Ireland be and in Tijuana the Republic for at of least Ireland six after months. Brexit — wouldn’t resolve the problem.

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