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Theresa May, Despite U.K. Election Setback, Will Seek to Form a Government

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Spread the loveTweet Despite the loss of at least 12 seats for the Conservatives, Mrs. May will try to form a working majority with the support of the Democratic Unionist…


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Theresa May Loses Overall Majority in U.K. Parliament

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Spread the loveTweet Britons quickly started wondering whether Mrs. May would have to resign. One Conservative lawmaker, Anna Soubry, said on national television that it had been a “dreadful campaign”…


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Brexit, Spending and Security: British Voters on the Issues

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Spread the loveTweet ‘My Identity as a European’ Photo Esther Lam I joined the Liberal Democrats the day after the E.U. referendum because I recognized they were the only party…


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London Attackers Slipped By Despite an Avalanche of Warnings

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Spread the loveTweet “How on earth could we have let this guy or possibly more through the net — what happened?” he asked in an interview on Sky News. Continue…


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London Attack Places Security and Civil Liberties at Center of U.K. Election

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Spread the loveTweet On Sunday, Mrs. May’s successor as Home secretary, Amber Rudd, said that tech companies could do “so much more” to restrict extremism on the web. “It is…


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After London Attack, Theresa May Finds Her Record on Terrorism Under Scrutiny

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Spread the loveTweet With a general election set for Thursday, the main political parties suspended campaigning on Sunday as a sign of respect for the seven people killed and the…


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Theresa May’s Lead in British Polls Narrows After Missteps

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Spread the loveTweet On Wednesday, Mr. Corbyn shook up the race with a last-minute decision to join a televised debate in Cambridge that Mrs. May did not attend. Emboldened after…


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Theresa May Doesn’t Crack and Jeremy Corbyn Keeps His Cool in U.K. Debate

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Spread the loveTweet Mrs. May was challenged over her change of heart on several issues, including an abrupt shift last week over plans to finance long-term care, and the merits…


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Theresa May Accuses E.U. Officials of ‘Brexit’ Threats Before British Vote

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Spread the loveTweet Mrs. May, who wants to win an increased majority for her Conservative Party in the election she called only two years after the last one, is trying…


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U.K. Parliament Approves Theresa May’s General Election Call

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Spread the loveTweetWhile many critics of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union hope that an early general election will give them a chance to obstruct the process, current opinion polls…


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