U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May avoids Brexit revolt
By Bloomberg
14 March 2017 |
4:49 am
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing to trigger Brexit in the last week of March after securing the permission of lawmakers to begin two years of talks with the European Union.
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