After days of optimistic leaks and rumors, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has done what the European Union said was impossible. He’s successfully re-opened the bad Brexit deal struck by former Prime Minister Theresa May, and won a new deal that is significantly better for Britain. The light is now flashing green for Brexit. The…
Many people who have a favorable view of Donald Trump and politicians like him talk up his “authenticity” or his “telling it like it is.” Even many of those who profoundly dislike his politics, his manner, or both, grudgingly admit to the appeal of his “what you see is what you get” quality. Yet at…
Written by Dries Van Thielen We reported on Thursday that the opposition in the British Parliament declined Theresa May’s Brexit proposal. Time is ticking for the Conservative leader of the UK since the Brits are supposed to leave the EU within 10 weeks. Still, many individuals are keen to leave the European Union. “The EU…
Evie Fordham on January 15, 2019 Republish Reprint United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was voted down by both pro-Brexit and anti-Brexit members of the House of Commons in a record-setting defeat Tuesday. The next step is unclear after the U.K.’s lower house of parliament voted against May’s deal for an exit from the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: JACOB BOJESSON Foreign Correspondent Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Friday’s explosion at a London subway station. The terror group claimed responsibility through several channels linked to ISIS, the Associated Press reports. The attack injured dozens at the Parsons Green station, and ISIS claims it was carried out by an affiliated unit. Police believe…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson British Prime Minister Theresa May is willing to give European Union citizens two years of free movement after Brexit takes effect in 2019, The Times reported Friday. May’s cabinet reportedly agreed on a transition deal Thursday that will set the status of millions of EU citizens living in the country….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Gabrielle Okun A British member of parliament urged Prime Minister Theresa May to hurry up the Brexit process Wednesday. “Just get on and leave the EU!” John Bone said at Parliament, urging May to tell the House of Commons she will make the exit process her priority in reflection of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson The British Conservatives reached a deal Monday with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to form a minority government. Prime Minister Theresa May and the Conservatives needed backing from at least nine members of parliament to reach a majority. DUP, a conservative Northern Irish party, will give them…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White British Prime Minister Theresa May is receiving considerable pressure to give climate skeptic Nigel Farage a crucial role in negotiating the country’s exit from the European Union, according to a report. Members in the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) have told May, who received a shellacking in the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson Almost 60 percent of Conservative members want Prime Minister Theresa May to resign following her election failure, according to a survey published Saturday. The survey by the ConservativeHome website shows just 36 percent of party members believe she should stay on as party leader. “That two in…