Samuel Phillip Gyimah who is a British politician of Ghanaian descent has joined the list of persons who hope to take over from Prime Minister Theresa May. Gyimah, 42 is a former Universities Minister is the first contender trying to succeed Theresa May by backing a referendum on any Brexit deal. Sam Gyimah has become the thirteenth candidate to join …
British Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed Wednesday she still wants Britain to leave the European Union (EU), but she rejected a second referendum or remaining in the EU’s customs union. May outlined her hopes during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, just a week before her Conservative Party is preparing for dismal results in European Parliament elections. Widespread …
European Council President Donald Tusk is proposing to offer the UK a 12-month “flexible” extension to its Brexit date, according to a senior EU source. His plan would allow the UK to leave sooner if Parliament ratifies a deal, but it would need to be agreed by EU leaders at a summit next week. The UK’s Conservatives and Labour Party …
Theresa May will ask the EU for an extension to the Brexit deadline to “break the logjam” in Parliament. The Prime Minister says she wants to meet Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree a plan on the future relationship with the EU. But she insisted her withdrawal agreement – which was voted down last week would remain part of the …
Conservative British MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended his tweet of a speech made by the co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The prominent Brexit supporter posted the footage of Alice Weidel speaking in Germany’s parliament. In it, she questioned the European Union’s (EU) Brexit negotiating strategy and called for EU reform. AfD was formed in 2013 and …
British lawmakers voted on eight different possible Brexit options on Wednesday, but none received the majority support that would clarify the UK’s course. Parliament was trying to find an alternative to Prime Minister Theresa May’s twice-rejected EU divorce deal. Lawmakers voted on options that included leaving the European Union without a deal, staying in the bloc’s customs union and single …
MPs have voted to take control of Commons business in an unprecedented move to try to find a majority for any Brexit option. The government was defeated by 329 votes to 302 on the cross-party amendment, a majority of 27. It means MPs will get a series of votes on Wednesday to find out what kind of Brexit they will …
