British PM Theresa May survives first major test in Parliament
World | June 29, 2017 23:20 ISTThe MPs voted in favour of the Queen's Speech by 323 votes to 309 with a majority of 14.
The MPs voted in favour of the Queen's Speech by 323 votes to 309 with a majority of 14.
May’s proposals at an EU summit were a carefully timed gesture days after talks began on Britain’s departure. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called them “a good start.”
Queen’s speech this year was dominated by Brexit and will cover a two-year period instead of one to give MPs time to deliberate on laws needed to leave the EU – irrespective of the final deal agreed with Brussels.
Today's attack his is the fourth terror attack in the UK in four months, after incidents in Westminster, Manchester and on London Bridge.
“I got us into this mess, and I’m going to get us out,” Theresa May told Conservatives MPs in Westminster.
Johnson, one of the Conservatives’ most popular politicians, tweeted that an article in the Mail on Sunday newspaper headlined “Boris set to launch bid to be PM as May clings on” was “tripe.”
Johnson said that he was backing Theresa May. "Lets get on with the job," he added.
British Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal in principle with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party on Saturday to form the Conservative government.
Joint chiefs of staff Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill formed part of May’s small inner circle and were blamed by many Conservatives for the party’s lackluster campaign and unpopular election platform.
Yesterday, May declared her intention to lead a government with the support of the Northern Ireland MPs of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) -- describing the tie-up as a government of "certainty".
Tusk added that the two sides can’t afford to lose time in view of the time frame set by Article 50 of the Treaty.
US President Donald Trump spoke over phone with British Prime Minister Theresa May to offer his warm support after her Conservative party failed to muster a simple majority.
May got down to the business of government at 10 Downing Street and announced that her core finance, defence and Brexit team will remain in place with her.
With 649 of 650 seats in the House of Commons declared, May’s bruised Conservatives had 318 — short of the 326 they needed for an outright majority and well down from the 330 seats they had before May’s roll of the electoral dice.
Indian-origin Labour Party candidates outshined their rival Conservatives in the general election results today, with Britain getting its first female Sikh and first turban-wearing MPs
Theresa May’s Conservative Party lost its majority in UK Parliament with voices from within and outside the party calling for PM's resignation.
British PM Theresa May is mulling over ways to make it easier to deport foreign terror suspects and increase controls on extremists.
In all, seven women and five men aged between 19 and 60 were arrested under the Terrorist Act in Barking on Sunday. A 55-year-old man was later released without charge.
In a video address from her Downing Street office, May pointed out that the victims in Saturday's attack in London's Southwark district -- in which seven people were killed and 48 injured -- included a number of nationalities.
The Prime Minister further informed that campaigns will resume on Monday and general election will be held on Thursday.
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