Theresa May Brexit

• Former British PM David Cameron ‘sorry’ for divisions caused by Brexit referendum

  His two successors — first Theresa May and now Prime Minister Boris Johnson — have wrestled with the Brexit issue and have thus far been unable to win parliamentary backing for an exit plan agreed with EU leaders.

  World

  Sep 14, 2019
  
• Theresa May offers Brexit advice to successor, criticizes populism in farewell speech

  With only a few days left in power, the 62-year-old May railed against the coarsening of politics in what her audience took to be words aimed at Britain's probable next leader Boris Johnson or U.S. President Donald Trump.

  World

  Jul 17, 2019
  
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• U.K. delays another Brexit vote as Theresa May’s fate hangs in the balance

  May's fate looked sealed after the resignation late Wednesday of Cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom

  World

  May 23, 2019
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• Theresa May under pressure to resign after Brexit compromise shot down

  British Prime Minister Theresa May was under pressure Wednesday to scrap a planned vote on her Brexit blueprint - and to resign - after her attempt at compromise got the thumbs-down from both her own Conservative Party and opposition lawmakers.

  World

  May 22, 2019
• Theresa May offers MPs new referendum vote — but only if they approve her Brexit deal

  Theresa May on Tuesday offered U.K. lawmakers the chance to vote on whether to hold a new referendum on the country's membership in the European Union.

  World

  May 21, 2019
• Brexit compromise talks fail in Parliament, plunging U.K. into more uncertainty

  Talks between Britain's government and opposition aimed at striking a compromise Brexit deal broke down without agreement Friday, plunging the country back into a morass of uncertainty over its departure from the European Union

  World

  May 17, 2019
• ‘We need to end this uncertainty,’ Theresa May says as Brexit causes economic stress

  The government has held several weeks of talks with the opposition Labour Party about reaching a compromise, but the meetings have not produced a breakthrough.

  World

  May 1, 2019
• EU agrees to delay Brexit deadline until end of October: officials

  EU leaders agreed on Thursday to delay Brexit until the end of October, with a review in June, diplomatic sources told Reuters.

  World

  Apr 10, 2019
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• Theresa May hints she’s open to finding Brexit compromise with opposition Labour Party

  Britain's government held out the possibility of compromise with the opposition Labour Party on Sunday to try to win support in parliament for leaving the European Union with a deal.

  Politics

  Apr 7, 2019
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• Theresa May asks EU to delay Brexit to June 30 — again

  An earlier British request for a delay until June 30 was rejected last month, amid rising irritation from EU leaders about the political chaos in London.

  World

  Apr 5, 2019