Tag: Theresa May
Former UK PM Theresa May to stand down as MP
Mrs May's announcement brings to 95 the total number of MPs who say they will be standing down at the…
Theresa May: My regrets as UK Prime Minister
Outgoing British Prime Minister, Theresa May, said she regrets allowing too much polarisation over Brexit and avoiding televised debates before…
Brexit: Trump calls Theresa May ‘foolish’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Prime Minister Theresa May was “foolish” in her handling of Brexit, as he doubled…
Photos: Theresa May and Vladimir Putin in ‘frosty’ handshake at G20 Summit
UK Prime Minister Theresa May held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Osaka, Japan for their first one-on-one meeting…
Theresa May: MPs pick successor in first round of voting
The 10 candidates running to replace Britain’s outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May face the first round of voting today. And…
Race to replace Theresa May gets underway
Around a dozen British Conservative MPs will formally throw their hats into the ring on Monday in the fight to…
Brexit: Johnson threatens to withhold $50 billion payment
Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s next prime minister, said he would withhold a previously…
Race to replace May leaves Brexit in limbo
Contenders to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s prime minister prepared to launch their leadership campaigns on Saturday, leaving Brexit shrouded…
Macron urges ‘rapid clarification’ on Brexit as May steps down
President Emmanuel Macron wants to see a “rapid clarification” over Britain’s departure from the European Union after Prime Minister Theresa…
Merkel respects May’s decision to resign
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday took note of the decision by British Prime Minister Theresa May to resign “with…
May stares at defeat in final Brexit gamble
British Prime Minister Theresa May stared at the prospect Wednesday of her political career coming to an inglorious end after…
Poll shows Boris Johnson favourite to succeed Theresa May
A public opinion poll suggests that pro-Brexit Boris Johnson, the ex-mayor of London and Britain’s former foreign secretary, has the…
Boris Johnson wants to replace Theresa May as Prime Minister
Britain’s Boris Johnson confirmed Thursday he will seek to become prime minister when Theresa May quits, reports said, as she…
Theresa May rejects calls for resignation deadline
Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday resisted demands from within her party to give a clear timetable for stepping down,…
Local elections: May’s Conservatives lose hundreds of seats
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives have lost hundreds of seats in local elections, with the pressure on May expected to…
UK PM May under fire for sacking defence minister
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has come under severe attack following her sack last Wednesday of Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson.
Voters set to punish May’s Conservatives over Brexit delay
English voters are expected to use local government elections on Thursday to punish Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party over…
May, EU leaders agree new Brexit extension to Oct. 31
British Prime Minister, Theresa May and EU leaders agreed on Thursday to a Brexit extension until Oct. 31 at the…
Sterling rises as May faces pressure to go for soft Brexit
The British pound rose on Monday as investors prepared for parliament to vote on a series of Brexit options, with…
Brexit: May to hold 3rd vote
Prime Minister Theresa May’s government plans a third vote on Friday on the deal she has agreed to leave the…
I will quit if MPs back Brexit – Theresa May
Theresa May has promised Tory MPs she will quit if they back her Brexit deal.
Brexit: Theresa May to request short delay
Prime Minister Theresa May will request a short delay to Brexit on Wednesday after her failure to get a divorce…
Brexit crisis: May plots new course0l
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans were in disarray on Tuesday as her government sought to plot a way around…
British PM in a tight corner as lawmakers reject No Deal Brexit
Britain is moving towards delaying its 29 March divorce from the European Union after MPs Wednesday opposed Brexit without a…
May to hold vote on no-deal Brexit
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, will ask lawmakers to rule out Britain leaving the EU without an agreement on Wednesday…
Yemen fighting: Theresa May tasks Saudi to influence peace
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, call on Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to use his influence to encourage Yemeni parties toward…
Brexit: May on EU Mission Impossible
EU leaders moved Wednesday to head off British Prime Minister Theresa May’s bid to rewrite the Brexit divorce deal, warning…
May shuns Davos WEF over Brexit crisis
British Prime Minister Theresa May will miss next week's annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos to focus on Brexit…
Breaking: Theresa May survives No Confidence Vote
Theresa May has seen off a bid to remove her government, winning a no-confidence vote by 325 to 306.
Breaking: U.K’s MPs vote overwhelmingly against Brexit deal
Theresa May has lost the vote on her Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by a margin of 230 MPs.