Conservative MPs in Boris Johnson’s government are growing increasingly frustrated with his leadership. Johnson’s plan to break international law and rip up his Brexit deal with the EU has triggered a rebellion among his party and the threat of legal action from Europe. Rebel Conservative MPs are seeking to enlist […]
A new report by the reporter Carl Bernstein says President Donald Trump was described as “humiliating and bullying” in a series of phone calls with Theresa May, the UK prime minister who served until 2019. Sources familiar with Trump’s calls with world leaders said he used his most “vicious” attacks […]
President Donald Trump’s phone conversations with German Chancellor Angela Merkel were “so unusual” that German officials were prompted to keep them under wraps, the journalist Carl Bernstein reported Monday in an investigation for CNN. Sources told CNN that Trump disparaged Merkel in a “very aggressive” manner, calling her “stupid” and […]
President Donald Trump’s freewheeling and unprepared approach to phone calls with world leaders tended to turn ugly if the recipient was a woman, according to a new CNN report. Trump was “near-sadistic” when speaking with leaders like former UK Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, calling them […]
The former MI6 agent Christopher Steele said the UK government covered up evidence about US President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia, The Guardian reported on Monday. Steele reportedly told a UK parliamentary investigation in 2018 that “a blanket appeared to be thrown over” the information he provided Prime Minister Theresa […]
Sir Kim Darroch, the UK ambassador to the US who was forced to announce his resignation after describing President Donald Trump as “inept,” has been made a Lord. Darroch was given a lifetime seat in the House of Lords by former UK Prime Minister Theresa May. Darroch announced in July […]
Extreme “Seinfeld” voice: What is the dealllll with Brexit? More than three years ago, citizens of the United Kingdom voted in a referendum by a small margin in favour of leaving the European Union. Since then, UK’s parliament, under the leadership of first Theresa May, and now Boris Johnson, has […]
Theresa May has resigned as prime minister, making way for Boris Johnson. Speaking outside Downing Street, she promised a “national renewal” under her successor. May will now travel to Buckingham Palace to formerly offer her resignation. Boris Johnson will arrive shortly afterwards and meet the Queen, at which point he […]
Boris Johnson will become the UK’s new prime minister after winning the contest to replace Theresa May. He’s one of the UK’s most recognisable politicians, known for being charismatic, and sometimes controversial. Johnson started his career in journalism, but was fired from The Times for making up a quote. He […]
President Donald Trump has been condemned by leaders from the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and New Zealand, over racist tweets he made telling first-term congresswomen to “go back” to the “totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” Trump’s attacks were directed at Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of […]
Theresa May gave a major speech on Wednesday, attacking the rise of populist politicians around the globe. In an apparently coded attack on Trump she attacked those who see the “increasingly adversarial nature of international relations … as a zero sum game where one country can only gain if others […]
Anti-Brexit campaigners unveil Boris Johnson blimp. The huge balloon depicting the likely next prime minister is set to be released over Westminster on Saturday. It is similar to the Donald Trump blimp that was used to protest against the US President earlier this year. The Johnson blimp is part of […]
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has called President Donald Trump’s tweets about a group of Democratic congresswomen “completely unacceptable.” In her strongest criticism of the US president yet, the UK prime minister slammed Trump for tweeting that the lawmakers, most of whom were born in the US, should “go back” […]
Kim Darroch on Wednesday resigned as the UK’s ambassador to the US. Darroch resigned after diplomatic cables were leaked which he had described President Donald Trump as “inept,” “insecure,” and “incompetent.” But Darroch was just doing his job, and Trump’s reaction to the leaks proves the ambassador was right. Emily […]
Boris Johnson refuses to criticise Donald Trump after he brands Theresa May “foolish” and her handling of Brexit a “mess.” “I can’t dissent from that,” Johnson told Politico when asked about Trump’s comments. The comments come after Johnson’s colleagues accused the frontrunner to be prime minister of throwing the UK’s […]
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Tuesday slammed President Donald Trump over his recent criticism of outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May. “@realDonaldTrump friends speak frankly so I will: these comments are disrespectful and wrong to our Prime Minister and my country,” Hunt said via Twitter. This came in concert with […]
President Donald Trump has launched a new attack on British Prime Minister Theresa May and the UK’s ambassador to the US, Kim Darroch. On Tuesday he described May’s handling of Brexit as a “disaster” and Darroch as “wacky.” The row escalates diplomatic tensions between the two countries that started when […]
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