Theresa May
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The U.S. president says it can be done "very, very quickly." But economists say, not so fast.
Post-Brexit U.K. Trade Deal with Trump Is Easier Said Than Done
EghtesadOnline: The transatlantic trade deal U.S. President Donald Trump is offering U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will ultimately prove easy to promise and hard to deliver.
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May Suspends Lawmaker From Tories Over Racist Language
EghtesadOnline: Theresa May was forced to suspend one of her own lawmakers from the Conservative Party after she used “offensive and racist language” to describe the possibility of leaving the…
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Theresa May to Renew Push for Her Vision of Brexit Britain, Official Says
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is planning to relaunch her political mission to deliver Brexit and help ordinary working people, as she tries to put last month’s disastrous election…
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May’s Brexit Critics Circle as U.K. Parliament Flexes Muscles
EghtesadOnline: When she called a snap election in April, Theresa May said she needed voters’ backing to silence rivals in Parliament who were trying to frustrate her plans for Brexit.
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London Tower Fire Toll at 58 as Criticism of Premier Grows
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May conceded the response for victims of this week’s tower block inferno “was not good enough,” as public criticism of her mounted and police raised…
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May Is Living Unstable Brexit Nightmare She Warned Of
EghtesadOnline: It is barely a fortnight since Theresa May warned that Britain might head into Brexit negotiations with “a weak and unstable prime minister.” It’s happening. It’s her.
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At London Fire Scene, Theresa May Is Abused by Angry Protesters
EghtesadOnline: Protesters hurled abuse at Theresa May when she visited survivors of a deadly fire at a tower block in London, leaving the prime minister facing mounting public anger a week after…
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May Resumes Talks on Keeping Power Amid Calls to Soften Brexit
EghtesadOnline: Theresa May is under growing pressure to abandon her plan for a hard Brexit as she tries to stitch together a deal with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party that will…
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May Said to Tell Tories: ‘I’ll Get Us Out of This Mess’
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May bought herself a stay of execution by telling her own party she was sorry for the mess she made of last week’s election and promising to clean…
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May Bids for Government Deal After Damping Tory Rebellion
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May bought herself a stay of execution by apologizing to her own lawmakers for the election debacle as she prepared to meet Northern Ireland’s Democratic…
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Asia Stocks Climb as Tech Rout Eases; Pound Flat
EghtesadOnline: Asia-Pacific stocks advanced as the global selloff in technology shares showed signs of easing, while the pound held losses as Theresa May fought to survive the fallout from the…
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Sterling steadies as May scrambles to unite party, dollar awaits Fed
EghtesadOnline: Sterling steadied on Monday as British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled to pick up the pieces and reunite her Conservative Party after a disastrous election that could disrupt…
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May's Ministers Plot Softer Brexit to Keep U.K. in Single Market
EghtesadOnline: Some of Theresa May’s most senior ministers are working to moderate her plans for a hard Brexit, even suggesting the U.K. could remain in Europe’s single market and customs union,…
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May's Authority Tested After Rivals Promoted to Save Premiership
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will face furious lawmakers from her Conservative Party on Monday in a showdown that could signal the end of her premiership a day after she was…
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U.K. Political Chaos Intensifies as No DUP Deal Reached Yet
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s hopes of clinging to power were dealt a fresh blow after her office was forced to admit that it hadn’t, after all, reached a deal to govern with…
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May Scrapes Together Government as Tory Backlash Begins
EghtesadOnline: Embattled U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May scraped together a government by reaching a deal with a Northern Irish party, while one newspaper said Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson…
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Who Could Be New Conservative Leader With May Under Fire?
EghtesadOnline: A shocking U.K. election result threw the Conservative Party into turmoil and has Theresa May scrambling to shore up her position. If history is any indication, the Tories will…
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May Apologizes to Fellow Tories, Tries to Keep Her Team Intact
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May kept her top five ministers in place as she tried to shore up her position among Conservatives after a devastating electoral blow that wiped out…
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May Digs In as U.K. Premier After Election Debacle
EghtesadOnline: Theresa May launched a fightback to hold on to her premiership following a disastrous election that cost her party its parliamentary majority and, with it, the right to rule the…
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How May's Sure Thing Became a Political Disaster for the Ages
EghtesadOnline: It was 5:30 a.m. when an exhausted Theresa May returned to Conservative Party headquarters to face her demoralized campaign workers.
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U.K.'s May Says She'd Rip Up Human Rights Law to Beat Terrorists
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Theresa May said she’d be willing to tear up human rights legislation in the battle against terrorists, as security continued to dominate the final days of the…
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May Sends Johnson to Labour Heartland as Terror Shapes Campaign
EghtesadOnline: Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May will deploy Boris Johnson to the northeast of England in a bid to conquer Brexit-supporting Labour strongholds, even as the fallout from…
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London Mayor Says Terror Will Be Harder to Stop If May Wins Vote
EghtesadOnline: London Mayor Sadiq Khan said it will be harder to stop future terrorist attacks if Prime Minister Theresa May wins Thursday’s general election and carries out planned changes…
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Trump Risks Diplomatic Fight With U.K. After Targeting London Mayor With ‘Pathetic’ Tweet
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump risked provoking a diplomatic row with one of the U.S.’s closest allies, and embarrassing Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of a general election, as he amplified…
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May Condemns Trump’s Attack on Khan as She Backs London Mayor
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Theresa May said she thought Donald Trump was "wrong" to attack London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the wake of Saturday’s terror attack in London.
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May Says EU Would Celebrate Corbyn Win as ‘Christmas Come Early’
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said that Brexit negotiators in Brussels would celebrate an election win for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and “think Christmas had come early.”
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Corbyn Says U.K.’s May Should Quit as Rivals Clash Over Terror
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tore into each other’s records on terrorism as the wave of attacks that hit Britain in the past three months dominated…
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May's Journey to Zero Tolerance as Terror Dominates Election
EghtesadOnline: The London Bridge terror attacks are the third since Conservative Theresa May became prime minister and the second during campaigning for the June 8 U.K. general election.
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How U.K. Is Taking on Tech Firms After Attacks: QuickTake Q&A
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May launched another assault on social media networks after seven people were killed and 48 injured in a terrorist rampage in London on June 3.
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May Spars With Corbyn on Terrorism as U.K. Vote Nears Climax
EghtesadOnline: U.K. opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn traded blows with Prime Minister Theresa May over who has the worst record on countering terrorism, as Britain’s battle with jihadists…