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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May condemned on Tuesday the “appalling terrorist attack” at a pop concert in Manchester that killed 19 people and injured more than 50. “We are working to establish the full details of what is bein treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack,” May said in a statement. © Agence France-Presse
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Theresa May faces her first nationwide electoral test as Britain’s prime minister on Thursday, as she toughens her Brexit position just weeks before a crucial general election. Britain will choose thousands of new local councillors in a vote that will be closely watched for proof of the strength of May’s Conservatives, which opinion polls suggest are on course for a thumping victory in the June 8 parliamentary elections. Nearly 5,000 […]
by Dario Thuburn and Alice Ritchie Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May called Tuesday for a snap election on June 8, in a shock move as she seeks to bolster her position before tough talks on leaving the European Union. May is apparently aiming to cash in on her 20-point lead over the main opposition Labour party to increase her majority and give her a stronger hand in […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prime Minister Theresa May said there could be “no turning back” and called for national unity on Wednesday after notifying the European Union of Britain’s intention to end its 44-year membership of the bloc. “This is a historic moment from which there can be no turning back,” she told parliament, adding: “Now is the time for us to come together,” she added.
by Mark MCLAUGHLIN / Rosie SCAMMELL Agence France-Presse EDINBURGH, United Kingdom – Scotland’s parliament voted Tuesday to back First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s call for a second independence referendum, another headache for Prime Minister Theresa May as she battles to keep the country united just a day before triggering Brexit. The vote by lawmakers in Edinburgh was 69 in favour and 59 against despite May’s last-minute appeals. “I hope the UK government will respect the will of […]
By Alice Ritchie / with Danny Kemp in Brussels London, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain said Monday it will launch the process of leaving the European Union on March 29, setting a historic and uncharted course to become the first country to withdraw from the bloc by March 2019. Nine months after the stunning referendum vote for Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May’s government will finally trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty next week, starting a […]
by Dario THUBURN Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom – Scotland’s plans for a second independence referendum have wrong-footed Prime Minister Theresa May, who could now be forced into giving the go-ahead for the vote — but only after Brexit. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s bombshell announcement on Monday came at the start of a week in which May had been expected to announce the start of the process for extracting Britain from the EU. Downing […]
by Alice RITCHIE Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — MPs look set to approve a bill on Wednesday empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to start Brexit negotiations, in a major step towards Britain leaving the European Union. Seven months after the historic referendum vote to leave the 28-nation bloc, the House of Commons is expected to grant its approval for May to trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty. The bill must […]
by Dario Thuburn LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prime Minister Theresa May won endorsement from US President-elect Donald Trump over her Brexit course but sterling plunged on Monday on fears that Britain could be on a collision course with its EU allies. Trump said Britain leaving the EU would “end up as a great thing” and promised to work for a trade deal with post-Brexit Britain “quickly and done properly”, speaking in an interview […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — US president-elect Donald Trump on Thursday invited British Prime Minister Theresa May to visit him “as soon as possible” as they held their first conversation since his election, Downing Street said. The pair reaffirmed the “very special” relationship between their two countries, while May emphasised their “long history of shared values” and of standing together “when it counts the most”, her office said. Congratulating Trump on his shock win in […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – by Guy JACKSON Europe’s leaders have vowed no compromise on the terms of their divorce with Britain as a free-falling pound on Friday dramatically underscored the perils ahead for Prime Minister Theresa May’s government. French President Francois Hollande sent one of the strongest warnings yet that Britain will have to pay a heavy price for leaving the European Union, while European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said the bloc must be “unyielding” […]
Updated profile of Theresa May, who became Britain’s new prime minister on Wednesday.
