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posted by martyb on Friday May 24 2019, @02:35PM   Printer-friendly
from the May-won't-any-more dept.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May Will Resign, Pass the Brexit

Theresa May has announced that she will resign as UK's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party:

Mrs. May announced on Friday that she would be stepping down as leader of her Conservative Party and then as Britain's prime minister, after repeatedly failing to win Parliament's approval for a deal to withdraw the country from the European Union.

A successor to Theresa May will be chosen before Parliament's summer break, the Conservative Party chairman said. She will continue as prime minister until the leadership contest is finished.

[...] Standing in front of 10 Downing Street, Mrs. May said it was in the "best interests of the country for a new prime minister" to lead Britain through the Brexit process. She announced plans to step down as the leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, with the process to replace her beginning the following week.

Previously: Theresa May: UK's Next Prime Minister?

UK PM Theresa May announces resignation amid fury over Brexit handling

foxnews.com/world/uk-pm-theresa-may-announces-resignation-amid-fury-over-brexit-handling

May spoke outside 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Graham Brady, the head of the 1922 Committee of Conservative Party backbenchers. She said she will step down on June 7. Her resignation will trigger a party leadership contest, and whoever wins that contest will take over as prime minister.

[...] Her announcement could complicate the upcoming June 3 state visit by President Trump to London to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, where he will also meet with Queen Elizabeth II.

May will still be in office during that visit, meaning it will nix the chance for a new prime minister to forge ties with the American president at a time where such relations are vital. A U.S.-U.K. trade deal is a top priority for the U.K. as it looks to depart from the European Union and begin making its own trade agreements -- and Trump has said "the potential is unlimited" for such a deal.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 24 2019, @06:18PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 24 2019, @06:18PM (#847261)

    Now add up the death counts and see who wins. I anxiously await your response.

  • (Score: 4, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Friday May 24 2019, @06:26PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday May 24 2019, @06:26PM (#847269) Journal

    Do I get to pro-rate those counts, based on world population? Populations were exploding in the 1800's. Germany has the body count, hands down, but only because the Turks/Ottoman didn't have such large populations to genocide.

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday May 25 2019, @04:16AM (1 child)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday May 25 2019, @04:16AM (#847492) Journal

    Now add up the death counts

    Why again is that supposed to be relevant? I'll note here that unlike Germany, Turkey engages in a considerable amount of present day denial about its genocides, probably due to the involvement of the founders and early leaders of modern Turkey in those genocides.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 25 2019, @09:13AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 25 2019, @09:13AM (#847546)

      I prefer my genocides to be measured in "khallows". Like, the Armenian genocide was 2.4 khallows. Native American Genocide in Califorinia: 9.6 khallows. Nazi genocide, 4.1 khallows. A single khallow post on SoylentNews? .0021 khallows. Metrics, can't do science without 'em!