U.K.’s May leaves Brexit squabble to cabinet members
01 August 2017 |
3:00 pm
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, in the middle of the three-week holiday, is refusing to wade into a squabble in her cabinet regarding potential terms of the Brexit transition.
Related
Related
1 Mar 2019
U.K. Treasury Select Committee Chair Nicky Morgan discusses Theresa May’s Brexit deal, if she has the numbers in parliament for it to pass and the changes that need to be made to the backstop.
11 Mar 2019
After Theresa May again called for Brexit concessions, the EU's negotiator offered to let the UK unilaterally leave the bloc's customs union. The offer was, however, quickly called "neither realistic nor sensible."
21 Mar 2019
Theresa May is preparing to ask the European Union for a short extension of the Brexit deadline, according to media reports. But EU officials are running out of patience and have demanded a concrete plan from London.
26 Mar 2019
In a bid to break the Brexit deadlock, lawmakers in the UK Parliament have handed Theresa May another defeat. MPs are now expected to vote on a range of Brexit options, including "no deal" and a second referendum.
26 Mar 2019
U.K. Conservative Party lawmaker and rank-and-file Brexiteer Nigel Evans says that he doesn't think Prime Minister Theresa May will still be in office by Easter.
29 Mar 2019
'Theresa May sacrifices herself on the altar of Brexit'
3 Apr 2019
Political commentator Nina Schick discusses possible Brexit scenarios as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May weighs whether to put her deal forward for a fourth Parliamentary vote.
7 Apr 2019
Prime Minister Theresa May has asked for another Brexit delay, this time until the end of June. She added that in light of the delay, the UK will prepare to hold European Parliament elections.
14 Apr 2019
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has now hinted at a customs union compromise with the opposition Labour party in order to deliver Brexit - after repeatedly ruling out the idea in the past. This comes quickly after she secured a second departure delay – now set for October 31st.
15 May 2019
Prime Minister Theresa May intends to introduce a bill implementing the Brexit deal in early June. She's hoping to reach a compromise with Labour to overcome a deadlock in Parliament.
17 May 2019
Theresa May has agreed to set a timeline to quit as U.K. prime minister. Bloomberg's Rob Hutton examines the field of candidates lining up for the chance to replace May on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
24 May 2019
Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she will step down on June 7, saying it is in the best interests of the country that a new prime minister should lead the effort to find Parliament consensus on Brexit.
Latest
1 day ago
Presidential elections in Egypt will take place from December 10 to 12. President Abdel Fattah al Sisi is running for a third term which outcome is predictable, even more now that the election campaign has been overshadowed by the Gaza war. But also because no serious other candidate is facing him, as lamented by human rights defenders.
1 day ago
As emerging technologies like artificial intelligence transform industries, Europe's largest economy is eager to catch up with the US and China. Will it succeed?
1 day ago
As world leaders meet at the UN climate summit in Dubai, a new report shows that carbon emissions are set to hit a record high, with the potential to make climate change worse and fuel more destructive, extreme weather.
1 day ago
1 day ago
In 1995, Bosnian Serb forces killed more than 8,000 mostly Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica. Men who were directly or indirectly involved in the massacre hold key positions in Serbia's political and economic spheres.
×
Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every day of the week. Stay informed with the Guardian’s leading coverage of Nigerian and world news, business, technology and sports.