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What advice would Machiavelli give May?

Theresa May will attempt to break the deadlock in negotiations with EU leaders

In her Brexit speech in Florence on Friday Theresa May will explain what she wants and how she plans to get it.

A local man once had a few ideas about all this.

Author of Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli's Lifelong Quest for Freedom, Erica Benner, explains what tips Machiavelli might have given to improve the credibility and respect of the prime minister.

(Image: Theresa May/Niccolo Machiavelli. Credit: Reuters/Getty Images)

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