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May had to promise the Tories that she would not be leading the party into the next General Election, scheduled for 2022.(Photo: AFP)

Theresa May slams Tony Blair for Brexit meddling by pitching for second referendum

May accused Tony Blair’s intervention as an "insult" to the office of Prime Minister which he once held.

17 Dec 2018 4:05 PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AFP)

May survives, problems stay

Brexiters had only a four per cent lead in numbers at a time when all the implications of a divorce weren’t known.

14 Dec 2018 12:05 AM

It’s decision time for Brexit. Theresa May has a “deal” she wants the House of Commons to support.

Christmas at the time of Brexit, as Paris burns

his is certainly not either a peaceful or a jolly season, but for the world of commerce, the cash registers are the gods to worship.

10 Dec 2018 12:05 AM

British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, and European Council President Donald Tusk attend a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. (Photo: AP)

EU leaders seal Brexit deal, urge Britons to back PM Theresa May

PM May will now have to see the deal through British parliament amid fierce resistance from both supporters and opponents of Brexit.

25 Nov 2018 5:12 PM

May is meeting the other 27 EU leaders in Brussels this weekend to sign off on a divorce treaty and political declaration to end more than 40 years as part of the world's biggest trading bloc. (Photo: File | AFP)

'Save our Brexit': In letter to UK, Theresa May asks people to back her

In her letter, May urged Britons to start new era of political unity when it leaves EU on March 29, 2019.

25 Nov 2018 10:28 AM

Theresa May gives way over Gibraltar after ‘threat’

The development threatens, however, to open up a new front in Downing Street’s battle with the critics of May’s deal.

25 Nov 2018 1:52 AM

Age of anxiety: Good times, bad times

The world as a whole during the last three quarters of a century after World War II has seen “the best of times”.

25 Nov 2018 12:58 AM

The resignation of such a senior minister thrusts the United Kingdom into a political crisis just as May was attempting to garner support for a Brexit deal which her opponents have warned could sink her premiership. (Photo: AP)

UK: Brexit Minister Dominic Raab resigns, thrusts PM May's govt into turmoil

'I cannot reconcile the terms of the proposed deal with the promises we made to the country in our manifesto at the last election,' he said.

15 Nov 2018 3:28 PM

Rudeness to the staff appears to be a common ailment, and in this time of #MeToo, according to a 155 page report published by Dame Laura Cox — there was ample evidence of inappropriate behaviour with women.

Pickpockets in London’s subway

This may be the time for all oppressed women and men working for MPs to come together — and collectively fight the system!

29 Oct 2018 12:05 AM

Chance for Corbyn if May trips on Brexit

The Conservative Party is in desperate straits over both Brexit and Corbyn. PM Theresa May is looking at the “Exit” door in a sort of daze.

26 Oct 2018 12:08 AM

Britons dreading life outside Europe will rally from all corners to London on Saturday to try to stop their country's looming breakup with the EU. (Representational image)

Worried Britons to rally for second Brexit referendum today

British Prime Minister Theresa May has made it abundantly clear that she has no intention of allowing a do-over.

20 Oct 2018 3:54 PM

Prime Minister Theresa May says she Britain will consider extending the transition period after Brexit for a few months. (Photo: AFP)

Open to extending post-Brexit transition period for few months: British PM May

But May emphasised she did not expect the extension beyond the current date of December 2020 to be needed.

18 Oct 2018 6:07 PM

What will the question be if there is a 2nd vote on Brexit?

The electorate could be asked whether or not it accepts the deal negotiated by its government with the EU.

27 Sep 2018 12:12 AM

May is now expected to make an announcement on future immigration rules at her Conservative party's conference next week, before likely introducing proposals later this year. (Photo: File)

UK government 'agrees not to favour EU workers after Brexit'

Ministers gathering on Monday 'unanimously supported a system based on skills rather than nationality', an unnamed source told the BBC.

25 Sep 2018 2:11 PM

'If we are going to achieve a successful conclusion then, just as the UK has evolved its position, the EU will need to evolve its position too,' British Prime Minister Theresa May said. (Photo: File | AP)

Britain, EU clash over who should give ground as Brexit nears

EU Council President Donald Tusk opened a summit in Salzburg with a stark warning that Britain's position on key issues must be 'reworked'.

20 Sep 2018 11:42 AM

London mayor Sadiq Khan said PM May's handling of Brexit negotiations had become 'mired in confusion and deadlock' and was leading the country down a damaging path. (Photo: AFP)

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan calls for another Brexit referendum

With Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans still not accepted, many are arguing for people to have final say on any deal with Brussels.

17 Sep 2018 12:23 PM

The government said that while British companies and academics could not bid for future work, it was seeking clarity from the EU about the status of UK-based Copernicus contracts.

British companies excluded from EU Galileo space project if no-deal Brexit

Britain has already said it is considering developing its own version of the satellite-based system to rival the EU project.

14 Sep 2018 8:58 AM

Trust Rahul Gandhi and his team to choose to come in the ‘silly season’ when no one is around. (Photo: PTI/File)

Of Notting Hill Carnival & Rahul’s visit to the UK

Bodyguard is a serial about a woman home secretary plotting her rise to the top job with her bodyguard at her beck and call.

03 Sep 2018 12:05 AM

The European Commission has started to exclude Britain and its companies from sensitive future work on Galileo ahead of the country’s exit from the EU in seven months time. (Photo: ESA)

UK to start work on own satellite system to rival EU's Galileo

Britain’s finance minister Philip Hammond has approved 100 million pounds to explore a post-Brexit satellite system.

27 Aug 2018 8:56 AM

Government advice published said Britain imported around 3,000 sperm samples from a commercial sperm bank in Denmark last year, as well as around 4,000 samples from the United States. (Photo: AP)

Britain faces sperm shortage in case of no-deal Brexit

British couples looking to conceive through artificial insemination face uncertainty if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal.

25 Aug 2018 2:52 PM

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