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May wins confidence vote and opens cross-party Brexit talks
LONDON (Jan 17): UK leader Theresa May survived an attempt to oust her government and immediately opened talks with rival political parties in an attempt to break the Brexit deadlock, as time runs out to reach a deal.
January 17, 2019
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May loses Brexit vote in landslide, faces confidence vote
LONDON (Jan 16): Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was rejected by Parliament in a humiliating defeat, her plan for leaving the European Union all but dead. She now faces a confidence vote in her government.
January 16, 2019
UOB's 1Q18 global outlook
Brexit overhang to continue weighing on GBP/USD in 2018, says UOB
SINGAPORE (Dec 11): The next year will be a critical one for Brexit negotiations, with its outcomes to largely determine whether the United Kingdom can successfully complete its departure from the European Union by its April 2019 deadline.
December 11, 2017
Election deals May a crushing blow, blurring Brexit talks
LONDON (June 9): British voters dealt Prime Minister Theresa May a devastating blow in a snap election she had called to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks, wiping out her parliamentary majority and throwing the country into political turmoil.
June 09, 2017
What's next as Britain heads for hung parliament
(June 9): Britain’s shock election result raises many questions about where the country goes from here as Brexit negotiations loom. They range from the future of Prime Minister Theresa May to what the split from the European Union will look like. Here a
June 09, 2017
UK election hangs in balance in disastrous night for PM May
LONDON (June 8): Prime Minister Theresa May faced calls to quit on Friday after her election gamble to win a stronger mandate backfired, throwing British politics into turmoil and potentially delaying the start of Brexit negotiations.
June 09, 2017
Five dead, around 40 injured in UK parliament 'terrorist' attack
LONDON (March 23): Five people were killed and about 40 injured in London on Wednesday after a car plowed into pedestrians and a suspected Islamist-inspired attacker stabbed a policeman close to Britain's parliament.
March 23, 2017
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May ready to announce Britain will leave EU single market
(Jan 17): The UK is likely to pull out of the European Union’s single market for goods and services and seek a completely new trading relationship with the bloc, Prime Minister Theresa May will say Tuesday as she sets out her plan for Brexit.
January 17, 2017