Theresa May
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May Ready to Announce Britain Will Leave EU Single Market
EghtesadOnline: The U.K. is likely to pull out of the European Union’s single market for goods and services and seek a completely new trading relationship with the bloc, Prime Minister Theresa…
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Trump Offers Britain Quick Trade Accord as He Shuns Europe
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he would offer the U.K. a quick and “fair” trade deal when he meets Prime Minister Theresa May shortly after taking office, as he signaled…
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Brexit Plans Rattle Pound and Stocks as Gold Rises
EghtesadOnline: The pound fell, equities slid and gold climbed on concern U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is prepared to lead Britain out of the European Union’s single market and as the U.S.…
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U.K. Said to Seek to Calm Investors After May’s Brexit Speech
EghtesadOnline: The U.K. government is drawing up plans to try to reassure investors amid expectations that Prime Minister Theresa May’s long-awaited blueprint for Brexit will cause more market…
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Pound Drops on EU Concern, Asian Shares Decline
EghtesadOnline: The pound tumbled on a report that U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will signal plans to quit the European Union’s single market to regain control of Britain’s borders and laws.…
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May to Seek Hard Brexit by Leaving EU Market, Times Reports
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will this week signal plans for a “hard Brexit’’ by saying she’s willing to quit the European Union’s single market for goods and services to regain…
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The A to Z of Theresa May’s Brexit as her Vision Speech Nears
EghtesadOnline: For someone who declared she’ll give no “running commentary” on her Brexit plans, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has been quite talkative about Britain’s pending withdrawal from…
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U.K. Bankers Make Fresh Appeal to May for Special Brexit Deal
EghtesadOnline: The U.K.’s finance industry made a fresh push for a special Brexit deal tailored to its needs, even after Prime Minister Theresa May again signaled she wouldn’t make any exceptions…
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What the World Thinks About Trade After Brexit
EghtesadOnline: If the U.K. is to make a success of Brexit as Prime Minister Theresa May vows, it’s going to have to strike a string of trade deals with partners around the globe.
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European shares dip, sterling falls on Brexit comments
EghtesadOnline: The dollar edged higher on Monday, boosted by robust U.S. wage growth data strengthening the case for more Federal Reserve interest rate increases, while Britain's pound fell…
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May Signals U.K. to Quit Single Market to Curb Immigration
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May signaled regaining control of immigration and lawmaking are her Brexit priorities even if that means quitting Europe’s single market. The pound…
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May Pledges Brexit Details in Weeks, Denies ‘Muddled’ Thinking
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said she will unveil details of her plan to negotiate Britain’s departure from the European Union in the coming weeks after pressure has mounted…
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May’s Quick Choice of New Brexit Envoy Shows She Wants Control
EghtesadOnline: Theresa May moved decisively to silence mounting criticism that she has no plan for Brexit on Wednesday, by naming career diplomat Tim Barrow as the U.K.’s next ambassador to…
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A Hard Brexit Looms Large With Resignation of U.K. Envoy to EU
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Theresa May needs to be told the “uncomfortable” truth about the difficulties of negotiating Brexit, her former envoy to the European Union said, with his resignation…
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May Calls for Unity in 2017 as Divided U.K. Prepares for Brexit
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Theresa May said opportunities for the U.K. are “greater than ever” and called for the country to unite in 2017 as she prepares to formally trigger two years of…
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Iron Grip of Theresa May Said to Cut Her Off From Key Colleagues
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is increasingly isolated as her demands to control all areas of policy alienate key colleagues, according to more than a dozen officials who worry…
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Scotland Threatens to Leave U.K. If Forced Out of Single Market
EghtesadOnline: Scotland will hold a new referendum on separation from the U.K. unless it can stay in the European Union single market, Nicola Sturgeon will warn this week, adding to the pressure…
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Britain's May to brief Brussels as EU prepares for Brexit talks
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Theresa May will update Britain's partners in Brussels on Thursday on her plans to launch talks by March on quitting the EU, and they will settle their arrangements…
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Iran refutes UK PM for unfounded claims at Persian Gulf Cooperation Council
EghtesadOnline: Minister of Defense and Logistics of the Armed Forces Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan on Sunday refuted UK prime minister Theresa May for anti-Iran claims she made at the Persian…
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Spokesman: British ambassador summoned to Foreign Ministry
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry has summoned British ambassador to Tehran to provide comments about British prime minister’s remarks about Iran on PGCC meeting last Tuesday.
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Iran denounces the UK PM comments
EghtesadOnline: Iranian ambassador to the UK Hamid Baeidinejad announced the country’s objection to the UK foreign office towards the recent comments made by its Prime Minister Theresa May.
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Iran threatens UK to downgrade diplomatic ties
EghtesadOnline: Iran has threatened to downgrade the diplomatic ties with the UK.
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May to Tell Persian Gulf U.K. Vigilant Over Iran as She Backs Agreement
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will tell a summit of Persian Gulf leaders the nuclear agreement with Iran is “vitally important” for security, while stressing Britain remains…
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EU Brexit Negotiator: U.K. Has Less Than Two Years to Negotiate Brexit Deal
EghtesadOnline: The European Union signaled Prime Minister Theresa May must first strike a deal for the U.K.’s post-Brexit trade ties with the bloc or lose out on a transitional phase that banks…
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May Heads to Persian Gulf to Forge New Ties for U.K. After Brexit
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Bahrain this week to meet Persian Gulf leaders to discuss security cooperation and boost trade with the U.K. as she seeks to build new ties…
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Trump's friend Farage taunts British PM with 'ambassador's reception'
EghtesadOnline: Nigel Farage, the Brexit campaigner who U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said would be great as Britain's envoy to Washington, taunted Prime Minister Theresa May with a mock…
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British PM May to unveil industrial strategy to spur 'ambitious' ideas
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Theresa May will unveil her new industrial strategy on Monday, pledging to spend billions of pounds on science, technology and research to spur a new "ambitious"…
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PM May says to be 'unashamedly pro-business' as UK leaves EU
EghtesadOnline: The British government will be "unashamedly pro-business" as it seeks to forge the country's future role outside the European Union, but business must also act responsibly, Prime…
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May’s Indian Outreach Stumbles as Modi, Tata Play Hard to Get
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May clashed with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi over migration rules and failed to arrange a meeting with senior figures at Tata Group in a double…
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UK PM May promises EU exit 'in full' despite legal challenge
EghtesadOnline: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would deliver a full exit from the European Union, hitting back at critics of her Brexit strategy who have threatened to…