British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she is calling for a general election on June 8 in an effort to strengthen her hand going into Brexit negotiations. May’s Conservative Party holds a slim majority and she is looking for an affirmation of her Brexit policies. The United Kingdom […]
On Wednesday, the British Permanent Representative to the European Union, Sir Tim Barrow, delivered a formal, six page letter of notification to Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council. With that letter, the United Kingdom triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. Tusk then tweeted, “After nine months the […]
The United Kingdom Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the British Parliament must vote on leaving the European Union, otherwise known as the Brexit, before Prime Minister Theresa May can trigger the European Union’s Article 50. The judges voted against the government in an 8-3 vote. May had wanted to […]
On Wednesday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump got help from former United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage. Farage has not formally endorsed Trump, but the struggling presidential candidate, who deemed himself “Mr. Brexit” in a tweet, tried to draw comparisons between the American election and Great Britain’s decision […]
In the course of several weeks, Prime Minister David Cameron announced his resignation, setting up a leadership competition for the ruling Conservative Party. The field was narrowed down to two candidates, Theresa May and Andrea Leadson, and Leadson stepped out of consideration on Monday. This decision then left May as […]
