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Tag: UK General Election

  • Friday, March 15th 2019 - 06:41 UTC

    What is next for the Brexit Negotiations?

    PM Theresa May is safe from a leadership challenge, having just survived one, but could take the consistent rejection of her deal as her cue to resign.

    This week MPs in the UK voted against Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal, but also voted against leaving the European Union without a deal of some sort. This means that May must apply for an extension to Article 50, which is the transition plan enacted by any member state that wants to withdraw from the EU.

  • Tuesday, March 7th 2017 - 08:56 UTC

    Lord Hague urges an early general election “to strengthen government's hand”

    Lord Hague said the government faced “the most complex challenges of modern times”: Brexit negotiations, the Trump administration, Scottish nationalists

    Prime Minister Theresa May should call an early general election, former Tory leader Lord Hague has urged. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Lord Hague said bringing forward the next election could help the UK secure a better deal in Brexit negotiations.