Brexit
Boris Johnson, the favourite to replace May, says: "We will leave the EU on October 31, deal or no deal."
Updated 27 May, 2019 08:35am
Boris Johnson is the clear favourite with bookmakers.
Updated 26 May, 2019 09:16am
"A lot now depends who will be the next leader of the Tories."
Published 25 May, 2019 12:29pm
In 2016, May beat flashier and better-known politicians to become Britain’s second female prime minister.
Published 24 May, 2019 04:47pm
She will become one of Britain's shortest-serving post-WWII prime ministers.
Updated 24 May, 2019 06:29pm
More than 400 million European voters are eligible to elect 751 European Parliament members.
Updated 24 May, 2019 08:24am
Both ruling Conservative and opposition Labour lawmakers criticised May’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill.
Updated 23 May, 2019 08:47am
May has already said she will leave office shortly after the measures she outlined on Tuesday are put up for a vote.
Updated 22 May, 2019 09:06am
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage becomes the latest political figure to be doused with the sticky concoction.
Updated 21 May, 2019 08:38am
"I still believe there is a majority in parliament to be won for leaving with a deal," May writes in The Sunday Times.
Updated 20 May, 2019 08:24am
Brexit talks between May’s Conservatives and Labour collapsed on Friday.
Updated 19 May, 2019 09:32am
A new prime minister is likely to be in place before the Conservative party’s annual conference in September.
Updated 18 May, 2019 08:56am
May plans to make a fourth attempt to get lawmakers’ backing by putting a withdrawal agreement bill to vote next month.
Updated 17 May, 2019 10:01pm
The decision comes as little surprise as Johnson has long been known to covet the top job.
Updated 17 May, 2019 08:37am
An election to the European Parliament on May 23 will offer a new opportunity for voters to show their discontent.
Updated 13 May, 2019 08:25am
May has said she will step aside once a Brexit deal has been passed by parliament.
Updated 12 May, 2019 09:32am
“The relatively strong growth figures for Q1 may just be a flash in the pan,” said Tej Parikh
Updated 11 May, 2019 10:35am
The government on Tuesday also conceded that Britain will take part in European elections this month.
Updated 08 May, 2019 08:48am
May urges main opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to work with her to break the Brexit deadlock.
Updated 06 May, 2019 08:14am
Prime Minister Theresa May’s ruling Conservatives lost control of several local authorities and hundreds of seats.
Updated 04 May, 2019 08:46am
Unemployment rate remains at 3.9pc, the lowest level since 1975.
Updated 17 Apr, 2019 08:29am
The acrimony has reached fever pitch as deadlines come and go while politicians squabble.
Updated 15 Apr, 2019 08:50am
Pro-Brexit British politician Nigel Farage holds the first campaign rally of his newly formed Brexit Party.
Updated 13 Apr, 2019 09:09am
IMF highlights uncertainty around Brexit, global trade conflicts as key risk to slowing global growth this year.
Updated 12 Apr, 2019 08:46am
May says she will keep working to get her withdrawal agreement approved by parliament to ensure an orderly split.
Published 11 Apr, 2019 11:38am
May has embarked on a last-ditch battle to postpone Brexit from April 12 to June 30.
Updated 10 Apr, 2019 10:33pm
An aide to Macron said Paris could be prepared to accept an extension of less than a year.
Updated 10 Apr, 2019 09:11am
The embattled leader opened negotiations this week with the Labour Party.
Updated 08 Apr, 2019 09:52am
Britain's travel document also becomes ensnared in Brexit divisions.
Updated 07 Apr, 2019 08:12am
EU leaders say May must first show a viable plan to secure agreement on her divorce deal in the deadlocked parliament.
Published 06 Apr, 2019 10:33am