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12Nov/17

Forty Conservative MPs ready to oust May – Sunday Times

November 12, 2017PoliticsBoris Johnson, Brexit, British MPs, Confidence and supply, Conservative Party leadership election, Government, Government of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Katie Mark, Leaders of the Conservative Party, Linguistics, London, Michael Fallon, Motions of no confidence, Politics, Premiership of Theresa May, Prime Minister, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Priti Patel, Sadiq Khan, Theresa May, Titles, United Kingdomsmbale

Forty members of parliament are ready to sign a letter of no-confidence in British Prime Minister Theresa May. Katie Mark reports Continue reading →

09Nov/17

Penny Mordaunt appointed new UK aid minister

November 9, 2017PoliticsAftermath of the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, Brexit, Brexit negotiations, British MPs, European Union, Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, Government of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Leaders of the Conservative Party, London, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Penny Mordaunt, Politics, Politics of the United Kingdom, Priti Patel, Theresa May, United Kingdom, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 9, 2017) (POOL) – British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a strong Brexit supporter as aid minister on Thursday (November 9) following a resignation that left her struggling to ward off open conflict in a cabinet divided over leaving the EU. Continue reading →

26Sep/17

Donald Trump is like fatberg, author Naomi Klein says

September 26, 2017PoliticsBrighton, Britain, British MPs, Business, Conservative Party, Donald Trump, Environment, Fatberg, Government of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Klein, Labour Party, Leaders of the Conservative Party, London, Naomi, Naomi Klein, Politics, Sewerage, Socialist International, Theresa May, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 26, 2017) (UK POOL) – U.S. President Donald Trump is the political equivalent of the fatberg clogging up London’s sewers, Canadian journalist and activist Naomi Klein said on Tuesday (September 26). Continue reading →

18Apr/17

Britain’s PM Theresa May calls general election

April 18, 2017UK ElectionsBrexit, British MPs, Fiona McLeod Hill, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Leaders of the Conservative Party, London, Politics, Premiership of Theresa May, Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, Snap election, Theresa May, UK Pound Sterling/US Dollar FX Spot Rate, FX Spot Rate, THOMSON REUTERS, United Kingdom, United Kingdom and the European Unionsmbale

British Prime Minister Theresa May calls for an early general election, calls for political unity in parliament. Continue reading →

16Nov/16

British PM May tells rowdy parliament she does “have a plan” for Brexit

November 16, 2016BrexitBoris Johnson, Brexit, Brexit negotiations, British MPs, British Prime Minister's Office, Disaster preparedness, Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, Government of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Jeremy Corbyn, Leaders of the Conservative Party, London, Negotiation, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Politics, Politics of the United Kingdom, Premiership of Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, United Kingdom, United Kingdom and the European Unionsmbale

British Prime Minister Theresa May tells a particularly spirited House of Commons session that she does have a plan for Brexit, one day after a leaked memo concluded her minister’s have no overall strategy.

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14Jul/16

A look at the colourful political life of Boris Johnson, Britain’s surprise new foreign minister

July 14, 2016BrexitAdolf Hitler, Barack Obama, Boris Johnson, Brexit, British MPs, Brussels, City: London, Country: United Kingdom, David Cameron, David Davis, Diplomacy, Donald Trump, European Union, Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, Foreign Minister, Germany, Hillary Clinton, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Japan, Leaders of the Conservative Party, London, mayor, Mayor of London, Michael Gove, Napoleon, Neoconservatism, New York, Papua New Guinea, Politics, Prime Minister, Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, Syria, Tayyip Erdogan, Theresa May, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Kingdom and the European Union, United States, Washingtonsmbale

Known for jokes and insults, Boris Johnson takes helm of British diplomacy as surprise choice for Prime Minister May’s new foreign minister. The flamboyant former London mayor is more known for gaffes and humour than delicate diplomacy.
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12Jul/16

Britain’s May says to negotiate a successful Brexit as PM

July 12, 2016PoliticsAftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, Andrea Leadsom, Brexit, British MPs, British Prime Minister's Office, Conservative Party, Conservative Party leadership election, Country: United Kingdom, David Cameron, Government of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Knights of the Garter, Leaders of the Conservative Party, London, Politics, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, United Kingdom, United Kingdom and the European Unionsmbale

Britain’s next prime minister, Theresa May, calls for the country to unite under her leadership, promising to make a success of negotiating the country’s divorce from the European Union.

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12Jul/16

May to be confirmed as UK Conservative leader, and next PM

July 12, 2016BrexitAndrea Leadsom, British MPs, Committee, Conservative Party, Conservative Party (UK) leadership election, Conservative Party leadership election, Conservative Party of Canada, Country: United Kingdom, David Cameron, Graham Brady, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Knights Bachelor, Leaders of the Conservative Party, London, Politics, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, United Kingdomsmbale

The chairman of the Conservative Party committee running the leadership contest confirms Theresa May is only remaining candidate and refuses to deny that she could become the next Prime Minister by the end of the day.

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01Jul/16

Johnson has little to say over his snub by Gove for leadership battle

July 1, 2016BrexitBoris Johnson, British MPs, Conservative Party, David Cameron, Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, Government of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Leaders of the Conservative Party, London, Michael Gove, Neoconservatism, Politics, Theresa May, United Kingdom, United Kingdom and the European Union, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

Conservative parliamentarian and prominent Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson says little about the fall of his political ambitions following a last minute snub by his biggest ally, Justice Secretary Michael Gove, who decided to run for the leadership of the party himself.
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04May/16

Labour candidate Sadiq Khan

Labour candidate favourite for London mayor after racially charged campaign

May 4, 2016London MayorBoris Johnson, British MPs, British people, City: London, Country: United Kingdom, David Cameron, Donald Trump, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Israel, Jeremy Corbyn, Ken Livingstone, Labour Party, Leaders of the Conservative Party, London, Mayors of London, Muhajir people, Politics, Politics of London, R (on the application of Farrakhan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Sadiq Khan, Sajil Shahid, Suliman Gani, Tooting, United Kingdom, United States, Zac Goldsmithsmbale

Labour candidate Sadiq Khan favourite to win London’s mayoral election after a campaign marked by mud-slinging and accusations of racism.

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