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Boris Johnson Will Be The Next UK Prime Minister
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 7:31am | 254After a long Conservative Party leadership contest, former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson is the new leader and will officially become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom. The vote came after Theresa May announced she would resign following repeated parliamentary rejections of her Brexit...
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Trump: US Committed To 'Phenomenal Trade Deal' With Britain
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 12:12pm | 625President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States is committed to a “phenomenal trade deal” with the United Kingdom once it leaves the European Union and suggested the two countries could double or triple the trade between them. Speaking at a joint news conference in London with...
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Boris Johnson Makes PM Campaign Official As Trump Arrives In The UK
Monday, June 3, 2019 - 10:25am | 330Boris Johnson launched his leadership campaign as President Donald Trump arrived in the U.K. Monday. Leadership Race Kicks Off Trump has so far been vocal in his support of Johnson and praised him before leaving the U.S. Prime Minister Theresa May will...
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As Brexit Woes Continue, Trading Sterling Is Painful
Monday, June 3, 2019 - 7:59am | 424With Prime Minister Theresa May set to resign in June, further political and Brexit uncertainty continues to plague the foreign exchange market. Pounds sterling faces more losses and could see record lows before the year is out, according to FX analysts.& Political Risk Lukman Otunuga, research...
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GBP/USD: Softer Brexit Stance Is Not Enough
Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 10:23am | 570GBP/USD has resumed its falls after initially rising in reaction to the EU elections. Fears of a hard Brexit and no progress in US-Sino trade relations weigh. The four-hour chart shows the bears leading against the bulls. Did Leave or Remain win the European elections? While Nigel Farage's...
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Infographic: Boris Johnson Emerges As Favorite For UK PM
Friday, May 24, 2019 - 3:24pm | 358After British Prime Minister Theresa May's Thursday announcement that she will step down June 7, the race is on to replace her — and reports are emerging Boris Johnson is a lead candidate. Johnson is a member of parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip. He's proving to be the first...
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Theresa May Resigns As U.K. Prime Minister
Friday, May 24, 2019 - 10:15am | 605It has been a long process, but Theresa May has finally succumbed to the mounting pressure and in a tearful address outside of 10 Downing Street the Prime Minister announced her resignation effective 7 June, following the visit of President Trump and the Peterborough by-election, due on 6 June....
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GBP/USD: Borish Johnson Gets Ready To Replace Outgoing PM May
Friday, May 24, 2019 - 9:45am | 565GBP/USD is trading at a fresh four-month low on growing political uncertainty. The pound also suffers from weak inflation and the US-Sino trade war. The technical outlook is bearish for the currency pair. UK PM Theresa May has pledged to set out a timetable for her departure in early June, but...
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UK PM Theresa May To Step Down After Brexit Logjam, Says Post Was 'Honor Of My Life'
Friday, May 24, 2019 - 8:24am | 401British Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed Friday that she will step down June 7. The Conservative Party must now choose a successor, Reuters reported. May failed to win parliamentary backing for the Brexit divorce agreement she has been negotiating with the European Union. May...
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Reports From Westminster Suggest UK PM Theresa May Will Resign
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 3:36pm | 436Reports emerging Wednesday from Westminster suggest that British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to resign, according to Sky News. It was reported earlier in the day that May was on her way to visit the Queen for her usual meeting. May has laid out a fresh plan...
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Theresa May Outlines Her "Bold New Offer" To Parliament
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 2:57pm | 795British Prime Minister Theresa May has outlined the changes to her European Union (EU) withdrawal deal that she hopes will allow Members of Parliament (MPs) to vote for the Brexit deal if it is voted on for a fourth time. Speaking at a press conference in central London, May explained that she had...
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Theresa May Agrees To Set Exit Date
Thursday, May 16, 2019 - 3:20pm | 279British Prime Minister Theresa May has agreed with Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Conservative Party that she will set a timetable for resignation from office after the fourth Brexit vote in early June. The announcement comes following a meeting between the 1922 Committee of Backbenchers and...
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May To Return Withdrawal Deal To Parliament In June
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - 1:57pm | 556Members of Parliament (MPs) have indicated that they will vote down Theresa May's European Union Withdrawal Deal for a fourth time after the Prime Minister said she would bring the deal back to Parliament in early June. Labour Party officials have said they will vote against the deal if there...
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Theresa May Delays Next Session Of U.K. Parliament
Monday, April 29, 2019 - 4:08pm | 795At a briefing at the British Prime Minister's residence, Downing Street, on 29 April a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed that there will be a delay of the next session of Parliament. That session is normally launched by the Queen's Speech, which gives details of the...
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Prime Minister Theresa May's Fate Still In The Balance
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 3:06pm | 700A meeting of the influential 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench Members of Parliament (MPs) on 23 April that attempted to change party rules to allow a vote of confidence on the Prime Minister ended without a conclusive decision. Conservative backbenchers are said to be split on whether to...