Theresa May

British PM steps down

Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation in an emotional address on Friday, ending a dramatic three-year tenure of near-constant crisis over Brexit and increasing the likelihood of Britain crashing out of the European Union (EU) later this year.May, who took charge in the aftermath of the 2016 Brexit referendum, was forced to make way following a Conservative mutiny over her ill-fated strategy to end Britain's near five-decade membership of the EU."It is and will always

25 May 2019
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May requests Brexit delay to 30 June

Prime Minister Theresa May has asked the European Union (EU) to delay Brexit until 30 June, setting up a battle with the bloc ahead of a key summit next week.May wants an extension to 30 June and aims to avoid holding European elections next month, which would be politically toxic at home. It’ll be up to the EU to decide on her request next week, and she’s likely to be rebuffed.

6 April 2019
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The Brexit hour has come

Do you want to know what is happening in British politics today in the great debate about the United Kingdom’s (UK) departure from the European Union (EU)?Join the club. With Brexit possibly just weeks away, most British voters are in the dark. So are members of Parliament. So are the million people, including three of my daughters and three of my older grandchildren, who recently marched in London to protest against Brexit.

30 March 2019
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May strikes new Brexit deal

Theresa May struck a deal to revise the terms of the United Kingdom’s (UK) divorce from the European Union (EU) but it’s unclear whether she’s done enough to win Parliament’s support.After a chaotic day of changing plans in London, the prime minister made a last-minute decision to fly to Strasbourg, France, for late talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.More than two hours later – at 11:40 p.m.

12 March 2019
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UK parliament rejects Brexit deal

Britain's parliament on Tuesday resoundingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, triggering a no-confidence vote in her government and plunging its plans to leave the European Union (EU) into further chaos.MPs voted 432 to 202 against May's plan for taking Britain out of the EU, the biggest parliamentary defeat for a government in modern British political history.With a deal that took nearly two years to craft in tatters and her government's future hanging i

16 January 2019
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From Brexit to eternity

British members of Parliament will soon have to make one of the most difficult political decisions of their lives. The choice is between approving the Brexit deal that Prime Minister Theresa May has negotiated with the European Union (EU), crashing out of the EU with no deal, or trying to reverse the exit process altogether.

1 December 2018
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