Theresa May

UK's Brexit Party Set For Sweeping Victory In European Union Vote

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 27, 2019

Anti-EU populist Nigel Farage's Brexit Party looked set to triumph Sunday and the ruling Conservatives endure a historic blow in European Parliament elections in which Britain was never meant to vote.

"I Feel Badly For Theresa," Donald Trump Says Of UK PM's Resignation

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 25, 2019

US President Donald Trump said Friday he felt sorry for British Prime Minister Theresa May, who has resigned after three years of turmoil surrounding her country's "Brexit" from the European Union.

Holding Back Tears, Theresa May Announces Resignation Over Brexit

World News | Karla Adam, William Booth, The Washington Post | Friday May 24, 2019

Theresa May announced Friday that she will resign as her party's leader on June 7 and make way for a new British prime minister later this summer.

Emotional Theresa May Announces Resignation Amid Mutiny Over Brexit

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 24, 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday announced in an emotional address that she will step down as Conservative leader on June 7 after failing to persuade MPs to support her Brexit deal.

Roads Around British PM's Office Shut As Cops Investigate Suspicious Item

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 23, 2019

Roads were closed around British Prime Minister Theresa May's Downing Street office on Thursday as police investigated a suspicious item.

UK's May Will Still Be PM When Trump Visits In June: British Minister

World News | Thomson Reuters | Thursday May 23, 2019

Britain's foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday that Theresa May would still be prime minister when U.S. President DonaldTrumpvisits Britain in early June.

Britain Postpones Brexit Vote, Says Official

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 23, 2019

The British government on Thursday postponed Theresa May's final Brexit showdown in parliament following an outcry over concessions that looked set to speed up the end of her tumultuous spell as premier.

British Prime Minister Theresa May To Quit On Friday: Report

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 23, 2019

Prime Minister Theresa May was under intense pressure to name a date for her departure after her final Brexit gambit failed, overshadowing a European election that will show a United Kingdom still riven by divisions over its EU divorce.

UK House Of Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom Resigns Over Brexit Plan

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 23, 2019

Prominent Brexit supporter Andrea Leadsom resigned from Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Wednesday, piling pressure on the British leader after a new Brexit gambit backfired and fuelled calls for her to quit.

Theresa May Implores British Parliament In Final Bid To Save Brexit Deal

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday implored British MPs to back her reworked EU divorce deal but saw pro-Brexit Conservatives and opposition parties savage her bid for a compromise to end months of political crisis.

Theresa May To Ask British Lawmakers To Vote On Second Brexit Referendum

World News | Reuters | Tuesday May 21, 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May said her government will include in her Withdrawal Agreement Bill a requirement for Members of Parliament (MPs) to vote on whether to hold another Brexit referendum.

Theresa May To Make "New, Bold Offer" In Brexit Bill, Labour Sceptical

World News | Reuters | Sunday May 19, 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May said she will present a "new, bold offer" to lawmakers with "an improved package of measures" in a final attempt to get the Brexit divorce deal through parliament before she leaves office.

Brexit Compromise Talks Collapse After Six Weeks

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2019

Britain's Labour opposition pulled the plug Friday on six weeks of Brexit compromise talks with Prime Minister Theresa May, blaming her evaporating authority as her premiership nears its death throes.

Boris Johnson Confirms Will Bid To Be British PM

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2019

Britain's Boris Johnson, the former foreign minister, ex-mayor of London and leading Brexit campaigner, confirmed Thursday he will run for the premiership when Theresa May quits, British media reported.

Sand Sculpture Of UK PM In Brexit Beheading Hits The Beach

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2019

On a beach in south-west England, a Dutch artist is hoping to change minds with a sand sculpture showing Prime Minister Theresa May cutting off her own head with a guillotine named Brexit.