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“I Am The Second Female Prime Minister, Definitely Not The Last” – Theresa May Resigns

“I Am The Second Female Prime Minister, Definitely Not The Last” – Theresa May Resigns

Theresa May has bowed to intense pressure from her own party and named 7 June as the day she will step aside as Conservative leader, drawing her turbulent three-year premiership to a close. Speaking in Downing Street, May said it had been “the honour of my life” to serve as Britain’s second female prime minister. Her […]

Brexit Talks Collapse as May’s Premiership Crumbles

Brexit Talks Collapse as May’s Premiership Crumbles

Britain’s tumultuous divorce from the European Union was again in disarray on Friday after the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch talks dead due to Prime Minister Theresa May’s crumbling government. Nearly three years after the United Kingdom voted 52% to 48% in a referendum to leave the EU, it remains unclear how, when or even […]

Theresa May Agrees To A ‘Vote Of Confidence’ As Brexit Plan Fails

Theresa May Agrees To A ‘Vote Of Confidence’ As Brexit Plan Fails

In 2017 she lost her majority. In 2018, she lost her authority. Tonight, she lost her Brexit plan. So, what happens next? Within seconds of the biggest parliamentary defeat in modern history, a humiliated Theresa May announced she would agree to a vote of confidence in her own government. But Jeremy Corbyn had already beaten […]

There Might Be No Brexit – Theresa May

There Might Be No Brexit – Theresa May

Approve my deal or risk no Brexit at all, British Prime Minister Theresa May will warn Monday as she makes a final effort to shore up support ahead of Tuesday’s crucial vote on her beleaguered withdrawal deal with the European Union. In a speech to workers at a factory in Stoke-on-Trent, a part of the […]

May Vows To Carry On As Brexit’s Hardliners Try To Topple Her

May Vows To Carry On As Brexit’s Hardliners Try To Topple Her

British Prime Minister Theresa May is defying demands to quit as she battles to keep control of her fractious government long enough to deliver a Brexit deal that’s drawn ire from across the political spectrum.  Facing a revolt over her proposed exit agreement with the European Union, May said she would stay in office because […]

Theresa May Visits Nigeria

Theresa May Visits Nigeria

The British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has arrived the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Ms May, who alighted from her official grey SUV with registration number 138 CMD just after 1:00 p.m. was received by President Muhammadu Buhari and other officials of government. She shook hands with Mr Buhari and […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May, Hails President Mnangawa For His Clear Vision

British Prime Minister Theresa May, Hails President Mnangawa For His Clear Vision

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday hailed President Mnangagwa for his clear vision for Zimbabwe and commended him for pledging to set up a commission of inquiry into the violence that rocked Harare on August 1. PM May, who is in South Africa, made the remarks in an interview with that country’s eNCA television last […]

May Calls Scottish, Welsh Leaders to Discuss Brexit

May Calls Scottish, Welsh Leaders to Discuss Brexit

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May spoke to First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones after setting out her Brexit priorities and plans for trade relations in a London speech. May told the leaders late Friday the U.K. would seek “customs arrangements that would lead to as frictionless trade as […]

Theresa May’s Vision Starts to Emerge for Post-Brexit Reality

Theresa May’s Vision Starts to Emerge for Post-Brexit Reality

As Theresa May retreats to the countryside with her Cabinet to thrash out differences on Brexit, it’s starting to become clearer what the prime minister wants the divorce to look like. Some in Brussels will call it cherry-picking, but May wants to stay very close to the European Union in some areas, while breaking free […]

The Political Destruction Left Behind After Carillion’s Collapse

The Political Destruction Left Behind After Carillion’s Collapse

Carillion Plc, the U.K. construction and services company that collapsed under 1.6 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) of debt, was hardly a household name. But its failure puts another big problem into Prime Minister Theresa May’s already overflowing inbox.  While U.K. voters may not know the company, they relied on its products: It built hospitals and […]

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