Tag: Theresa May

British PM to head security meeting on ex-Russian double agent poisoning

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May will chair a meeting of Britain’s National Security Council on Monday to discuss the poisoning of a former Russian...

Britain will respond if Russia is proved to be behind nerve...

LONDON: Britain will respond appropriately if evidence shows Moscow was behind a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in...

EU’s Tusk to lay down Brexit trade red lines

BRUSSELS: European Union President Donald Tusk will on Wednesday unveil draft guidelines for future ties with Britain, which are expected to warn London it...

May to set out Brexit vision for trade deal deeper than...

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out her vision on Friday for a Brexit deal deeper and wider than any free trade...

Brexit transition deal will be agreed in seven weeks: Theresa May

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that a Brexit transition period will be agreed with the European Union in seven weeks...

May promises ‘frank discussions’ with China amid dash for trade

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May promised to hold “frank discussions” with China during a crucial trade visit later this week, with several awkward...

UK activists demand cancellation of Mohammed Bin Salman’s visit

Activists in the UK are calling on British Prime Minister Theresa May to withdraw an invitation to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who...

Theresa May’s deputy Damian Green resigns over pornography scandal

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May forced her most senior minister, Damian Green, to resign after an internal investigation found he had made misleading comments...

Britain and EU reach historic deal on Brexit divorce terms

BRUSSELS: Britain and the EU reached a historic deal on Friday on the terms of the Brexit divorce after Prime Minister Theresa May rushed...

Plot to kill British PM May foiled

LONDON: Two men arrested last week had been charged with terrorism offences and would appear in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, according to reports. The...

Theresa May, Irish government fail to reach deal on Brexit border...

LONDON: Theresa May and the Irish government have failed to reach a deal on the crucial Brexit issue of the Northern Ireland border ahead...

Trump attacks UK’s May after criticism of anti-Muslim videos

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump publicly upbraided British Prime Minister and ostensible ally Theresa May late Wednesday, rebutting her criticism of anti-Muslim propaganda in...

Britain’s May to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss Yemen war with...

British Prime Minister Theresa May is to visit Saudi Arabia for talks on Wednesday with its assertive crown prince over the kingdom-led war in...

Change course or risk Brexit chaos, Ireland warns Theresa May

LONDON: Ireland’s European commissioner has urged Theresa May to change her Brexitplans dramatically to prevent a mounting crisis over the Irish border from derailing...

40 Conservative MPs looking to oust British PM Theresa May

Forty members of the British Parliament from Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party have agreed to sign a letter of no-confidence in her, the...

British PM releases new code of conduct amid scandals

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May released a new code of conduct for Conservative Party representatives on Friday as a sexual harassment scandal dogged the...

Theresa May pleads EU for Brexit deal she can defend at...

May appealed for “urgent” movement at a summit dinner, the night before her 27 counterparts were set to decide that there had not been enough progress on divorce issues to open trade discussions until at least December.