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British PM Theresa May called for a general election: What you need to know
April 19th, 2017
The UK looks set to have a general election on 8 June. Here’s what you need to know. What has happened? The UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she wants to hold a general election on 8 ...
Theresa May lays out Brexit timetable for leaving the European Union
October 3rd, 2016
The PM says the UK will quit the EU “whether people like it or not” and there will be “no unnecessary delays” in negotiations. Theresa May has said she will trigger the formal process for the UK to leave ...
Theresa May, the UK’s new prime minister, explained
July 12th, 2016
Theresa May, the UK’s home secretary, will be the country’s next prime minister. Her final rival for the Conservative Party leadership, Andrea Leadsom, withdrew from the race on Monday morning, citing overwhelming support for May among Conservative MPs. Prime ...
Dollar pauses, pound steadies after May wins no-confidence vote
January 17th, 2019
The dollar took a breather on Thursday following its recent strong gains against key rivals, while sterling steadied after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government won a no-confidence vote in parliament. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against ...
Sterling rallies after cabinet backs May’s draft deal
November 15th, 2018
The pound has rallied after the Prime Minister announced she had the backing of the cabinet for her Brexit withdrawal plan. It followed a volatile day’s trading while the outcome of Theresa May’s five-hour meeting with cabinet colleagues remained ...
Russia’s Gazprom May Move Operations From London Over Post-Brexit Trade Concerns
April 5th, 2017
According to media reports, Russia’s energy giant Gazprom may leave the United Kingdom in light of potential trading difficulties associated with the country’s departure from the European Union. Russia’s energy giant Gazprom may leave the United Kingdom in light of potential ...
Sterling drops as May signs Brexit trigger for process to begin
March 29th, 2017
U.K.-EU ties will start to unravel around 1:30pm in Brussels May signals ’fierce determination’ to get good Brexit deal Sterling fell in early Asian trading as investors brace for the start of the two-year negotiation for the U.K. to ...
The Pound to Euro Steadies Ahead of May Speech
January 17th, 2017
In a much anticipated speech, UK Prime Minister May should at 1:145GMT introduce the concept of a ‘Clean Brexit’. All the indications in the British press suggest it will be modelled on a series of views outlined in a ...
Deloitte UK says it may move work out of Britain if PM limits immigration
November 17th, 2016
One of the world’s top accountancy firms has told Sky News it may move some of its business out of the UK if the Government’s stance on immigration is too strong. Deloitte’s warning comes after Prime Minister Theresa May ...
Resolving creeping communism
November 15th, 2019
The thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain coincides with a popular resurgence of communism and a drift into more socialism. A collective amnesia sees a return of the Soviet Union’s failed policies in a Marxist ...
