Theresa Mary May is a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. May served as Home Secretary from 2010 to 2016 and has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidenhead since 1997. Ideologically, she identifies herself as a one-nation conservative.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would win fewer seats than his predecessor Theresa May if an election was held now, based on private polling for his office, a former government adviser said on.. Reuters - Published
British lawmakers on Wednesday approved a change to a bill aimed at preventing a no-deal Brexit that would allow lawmakers to vote on the existing Withdrawal Agreement negotiated by former Prime.. Reuters - Published
Sir Geoffrey Boycott said he “couldn’t give a toss” about criticism of his knighthood. Domestic abuse campaigners have attacked ex-prime minister Theresa May’s decision to honour the former..
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Theresa May has recognised key political aides as well her sporting hero Geoffrey Boycott in her resignation honours list. The former prime minister’s chief EU negotiator Olly Robbins – blamed by..
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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Monday that the removal of the border backstop without any proper replacement would mean a no-deal Brexit for the United Kingdom. Rough Cut (no reporter..
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has replaced Amber Rudd only hours after she stunned Westminster by quitting the Cabinet and the Tory Party. Therese Coffey MP, an environment minister and MP for Suffolk..
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Boris Johnson has posed with his foot on a table at Elysee Palace during a meeting with the French President. In the meeting, Emmanuel Macron told the Prime Minister the EU will not tear up Theresa..
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French President Emmanuel Macron warns Prime Minister Boris Johnson there isn't enough time to negotiate a whole new Brexit deal, while Angela Merkel's comments that she has not given Britain 30 days..
The UK is "turbo-charging" its preparations for a no-deal Brexit, the UK's foreign secretary said on Monday - something that many investors fear would disrupt the global economy and send Britain into..
Boris Johnson has “absolutely” ruled out calling a general election before the UK leaves the European Union on October 31. His comments came as he faces mounting European resistance to his call for..
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A village in central Turkey, to which Boris Johnson's Turkish ancestry can be traced, is abuzz with excitement and pride over the news that a man they see as one of their own has become prime minister..
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Britain's new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has stacked his cabinet with Brexiteers and restated his commitment to take his country out of the EU "no ifs, no buts" in three months' time. Lucy Fielder..
Boris Johnson has urged Brussels to rethink its opposition to negotiating a new agreement on the terms of Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. Mr Johnson, who entered the Commons chamber to cheers from..
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears in the Commons for the first time as Prime Minister and says the UK has the opportunity to become the greatest country on earth. Mr Johnson firmly stamped his..
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs his first Cabinet meeting in Downing Street. Mr Johnson announced his new team last night, which saw returns for Gavin Williamson, Priti Patel and Dominic Raab who..
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in central London on Wednesday (July 24) to protest Britain's newly appointed Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Rough cut - no reporter narration.
Newly appointed Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab enters the Foreign Office shortly after his appointment by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Mr Johnson carried out a brutal cull of Theresa May’s ministers..
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Newly appointed Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab enters the Foreign Office shortly after his appointment by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Boris Johnson carried out a brutal cull of Theresa May’s..
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that Boris Johnson will be unable to honour his commitment to deliver Brexit by the end of October. The Tory leader succeeded Theresa May as Prime Minister on July..
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In his first speech as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson pledges to agree a new and improved Brexit deal for the United Kingdom. The Queen asked the Tory leader to form a new Conservative government..
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Boris Johnson has become Prime Minister after a meeting with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. The Tory leader was appointed by Her Majesty after Theresa May resigned from the position on Wednesday.
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Boris Johnson makes his first speech as Prime Minister in Downing Street. The Conservative leader became Prime Minister after accepting an invitation from the Queen to form a new government. Theresa..
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, it will no longer legally owe the 39 billion pound ($47.88 billion) divorce bill agreed by his.. Reuters - Published
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to tell European Council head Donald Tusk that the UK will only pay 9 billion pounds ($11 billion) instead of the 39 billion pound ($47.88 billion).. Reuters - Published
Boris Johnson's government has urged European Union (EU) leaders again to drop their opposition to renegotiating the terms of Brexit. Former prime minister Theresa May quit after delaying Brexit twice. Firstpost - Published
The Irish "backstop", part of the Withdrawal Agreement that former Prime Minister Theresa May struck in November, is the key sticking point in efforts to agree an orderly British exit from the European.. Reuters - Published
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson named Dominic Raab as foreign minister and first secretary of state on Wednesday, a return to office for the former Brexit minister who quit Theresa May's.. Reuters - Published
Boris Johnson took over as Britain's prime minister on Wednesday, succeeding Theresa May with a promise to take the country out of the European Union on Oct. 31, "no ifs or buts". Reuters - Published
British lawmakers gave outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May a standing ovation as they applauded her out of the House of Commons chamber after her final, at times emotional, appearance as leader on.. Reuters - Published
Outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May issued a parting shot to opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday, using her final weekly parliamentary question session to suggest he follow her.. Reuters - Published
Boris Johnson, the Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by the end of October, will replace Theresa May as prime minister after winning the.. Reuters - Published
Boris Johnson has referred to his record as Mayor of London as a pointer to what he could achieve when he replaces Theresa May as Conservative Party leader and British prime minister. Reuters - Published
Britain is more likely to leave the European Union without a deal after Boris Johnson was chosen to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday, credit ratings agency Moody's said. Reuters - Published
Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson has won the race to lead Britain's governing Conservative Party, and will become the country's next prime minister. He defeated his rival Jeremy Hunt overwhelmingly in a.. Firstpost - Published
Boris Johnson promised to deliver Brexit on Oct. 31 after he was chosen by UK Conservative Party members to succeed Theresa May as Britain's prime minister on Tuesday. Reuters - Published
Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Halloween, will replace Theresa May as prime minister after winning the.. Reuters - Published
Former foreign minister Boris Johnson was elected leader of Britain's governing Conservative Party on Tuesday, and will take over as prime minister when Theresa May steps down on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
Britain called on Iran on Monday to release a British-flagged tanker and its crew immediately, describing the seizure of the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz as illegal, Prime Minister Theresa.. Reuters - Published
British Prime Minister Theresa May will make a statement on Wednesday afternoon before leaving her official Downing Street residence to tender her resignation to Queen Elizabeth, her spokesman said on.. Reuters - Published
The European Commission is ready to establish working relations with "any new prime minister of the United Kingdom", a spokeswoman said on Monday as Britain's Boris Johnson was expected to take over.. Reuters - Published
Foreign office minister Alan Duncan, who quit on Monday, said Britain was being forced to work under a "dark cloud" caused by Brexit, setting out the reasons for his resignation in a letter to Prime.. Reuters - Published
Iran warned Sunday that the fate of a UK-flagged tanker it seized in the Gulf depends on an investigation, as Britain prepared for an emergency security meeting on Tehran's action Firstpost - Published
The buoyant former foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, is so far ahead with bookies and pollsters that it will be a huge shock if rival Jeremy Hunt is declared the victor on Tuesday. Firstpost - Published
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Britain would remain a partner even if it is no longer a member of the European Union in future, adding that work with British Prime Minister Theresa May's.. Reuters - Published
Britain's business minister and international development minister both abstained in a key vote on Thursday which the government lost, aides said, defying an instruction from Prime Minister Theresa.. Reuters - Published
Outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May was disappointed ministers did not vote with her on Thursday, her office said, after lawmakers backed a plan that would make it harder for her successor to.. Reuters - Published
Measures to try to force the government to report every two weeks on talks to restore the Northern Irish executive would be counterproductive to those negotiations, a spokesman for British Prime.. Reuters - Published
It would be outrageous for parliament to be suspended in October ahead of a potential no-deal Brexit, a possible tactic by Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister,.. Reuters - Published
Some British cabinet ministers could resign on Thursday to vote to block Theresa May's successor as prime minister from suspending parliament, the political editor of BBC's Newsnight program said. Reuters - Published
British Prime Minister Theresa May thanked Gibraltar's Chief Minister for upholding European Union sanctions against Syria by detaining an oil tanker, her office said on Wednesday, adding its.. Reuters - Published
Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo discussed the detained oil tanker Grace 1 with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Gibraltar said on Wednesday without giving details of the talks. Reuters - Published
Prime Minister Theresa May launched a broadside against populism on Wednesday, using a valedictory speech to encourage her successor to embrace compromise to secure Britain's exit from the European.. Reuters - Published
A compromise deal remains the best way to prevent Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
Whatever path Britain takes to leaving the European Union must be sustainable for the long term, outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday, urging compromise over increasing polarization. Reuters - Published
Britain is extremely concerned about the welfare of the jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and wants to see her released, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on.. Reuters - Published
British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet with Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo later on Wednesday to discuss the detained Iranian oil tanker Grace 1, a spokesman for May said. Reuters - Published
An escalation of tensions between Western states and Iran is not in anybody's interest, British Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Tuesday following threats of retaliation from Iran over.. Reuters - Published
Outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday told her top ministers to keep engaging with businesses over Brexit, and that firms expect her successor to keep up infrastructure investment and.. Reuters - Published
Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to replace Theresa May as Britain's prime minister next week, has become more radical on the issue of the Irish backstop making the Brexit picture starker, Conservative.. Reuters - Published
The two candidates vying to be Britain's next prime minister both said on Monday that they would not be willing to accept the so-called Northern Irish backstop element of Theresa May's Brexit deal,.. Reuters - Published
Theresa May boogied away one of her last weekends as British prime minister, showing off some of her famously awkward dance moves to Abba hits such as "Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia" at a festival. Reuters - Published
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she will leave her job this month with a mixture of pride and disappointment after failing in her central pledge to lead the country out of the European Union.. Reuters - Published
The appointment of Britain's ambassador to the United States is likely to be made by the next British prime minister rather than outgoing leader Theresa May, senior minister Liz Truss told journalists.. Reuters - Published
Britain is concerned about action by Iranian vessels to stop a commercial oil tanker, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Thursday, calling for a de-escalation of tensions. Reuters - Published
A new British ambassador to the United States will be appointed in due course, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday, declining to offer a timetable for when that might happen. Reuters - Published
Whoever wins the race to become Conservative Party leader will make an excellent prime minister, outgoing British leader Theresa May said in parliament on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
Prime Minister Theresa May said she regretted that Britain's ambassador to the United States had felt the need to resign, adding that officials needed to be able to give "full and frank advice". Reuters - Published
Prime Minister Theresa May and Donald Trump have no current plans to discuss relations, May's spokesman said, after the president condemned Britain’s "stupid" ambassador to Washington over leaked.. Reuters - Published
In rare public disdain for a British Prime Minister, Donald Trump assailed premier Theresa May for the 'mess' she created over her handling of the crucial Brexit negotiations with the EU and even.. Firstpost - Published
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