Theresa May News
British Parliament Gives May OK to Begin Brexit Process; Sterling Drops
Sterling fell to an eight-week low against the dollar and the basket of currencies measuring its broader strength on Tuesday, hit by fears of prolonged political jousting over the terms of Britain's ...
British PM May Watches Quietly as House of Lords Debates Brexit Law
The U.K. House of Lords began debating the draft law that would allow Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Britain's departure from the European Union, with some members seeking to make changes that ...
Bankers Believe Britain Will Back Gradual Brexit Transition for Financial Sector
Top bankers are confident that British Prime Minister Theresa May's government will support a transition period of several years for the financial sector to cope with Britain's exit from the European ...
Britain to Make Clean Break with EU Market Under May’s ‘Hard Brexit’
Britain will quit the EU single market when it leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday in a decisive speech that set a course for a clean break with the world's largest ...
A ‘Hard Brexit’ Appears Increasingly Likely
Prime Minister Theresa May will call on Britons to reject the acrimony of the Brexit referendum in a speech this week that some newspapers have billed as setting the stage for a "hard" exit from the ...
British PM: Hard Brexit Break Is Not Inevitable
A clean break with the EU's single market is not inevitable, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday, seeking to clarify comments that pushed down the pound on the possibility of a ...
UK Court Rules Brexit Can’t Start Without Parliamentary Vote
The U.K. must hold a vote in Parliament before starting the two-year countdown to Brexit, a panel of London judges decided, setting up a constitutional confrontation at the country's Supreme Court ...
Brexit Talks Could Get ‘Quite Vicious’
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May was warned by her Irish counterpart that the upcoming Brexit talks may prove "quite vicious" as a panel of judges prepared to rule on whether she alone can begin those ...