Tag: UK prime minister

• Friday, June 21st 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  Now the race (and Brexit challenge) is down to Boris and Jeremy

  

  Fervent Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson and foreign minister Jeremy Hunt emerged on Thursday as the only two candidates left in the race to become British prime minister, with the flamboyant Johnson odds-on favorite to win next month.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2019 - 08:43 UTC

  Brexit conundrum, Boris Johnson closer, another vote on Wednesday, the lowest tally gets eliminated

  

  The five contenders left in the race to replace Theresa May as Britain's prime minister will face off in a third-round ballot on Wednesday of the 313 Conservative MPs. The one with the lowest tally will get eliminated ahead of more votes on Thursday.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Brexit divide persists among hopefuls to replace Theresa May

  

  Several hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favourite Boris Johnson on Sunday questioning his pledge to leave the European Union by the end of October no matter what.

• Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:37 UTC

  Theresa May steps down; Brexit waiting for the next British Prime Minister

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of her Conservative Party on Friday, formally triggering the race for a successor who will try where she failed to deliver Brexit. May will remain prime minister until a new leader is chosen, likely in late July, but has relinquished control over the direction of Britain's tortuous departure from the European Union.

• Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Boris Johnson to court accused of lying during the Brexit referendum campaign

  

  Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to become Britain's next prime minister, must attend court over allegations that he knowingly lied during the Brexit referendum campaign, a judge announced on Wednesday.

• Friday, May 24th 2019 - 09:41 UTC

  Theresa May will resign as Prime Minister next June 7

  

  Theresa May has announced that she will present her resignation on June 7 after her meeting with the president of the 1922 Parliamentary Committee, Graham Grady, and the unsustainable pressure of the Tories. Former Foreign Secretary and hard Brexit icon, Boris Johnson, confirmed on Thursday his candidacy to succeed her.

• Thursday, March 1st 2018 - 10:07 UTC

  Ex PM Major calls for a free vote in Parliament on any deal with the European Union

  

  Former British Prime Minister John Major called on Wednesday for a free vote in parliament on whether to reject any deal negotiated with the European Union, warning the current plans are “bad politics” that will damage the economy.