@TheNewEuropean 3 years ago
“One year ago at the general election, Scotland rejected this prime minister, rejected this Tory government and rejected their extreme Brexit. People in Scotland now need to know the price that we’ll be forced to pay." https://buff.ly/3ajt55k
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Ireland's prime minister, Leo Varadkar, is in trouble in Saturday's voting. He may have won Brexit, but with voters frustrated over a housing crisis, he is facing every politician’s curse of being a status quo figure in a change election. https://nyti.ms/377Gt7k
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Britain's Conservatives celebrated their biggest victory since Margaret Thatcher. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the election results appeared to have given his government “a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done.” https://nyti.ms/34kewHU
@WSJ 4 years ago
The election is the most crucial, and divisive, the U.K. has faced in a generation. Voters aren’t just choosing a prime minister but also the fate of Brexit. https://on.wsj.com/2YI3nQa
@TheNewEuropean 4 years ago
Former prime minister David Cameron said he is unconvinced that Boris Johnson can win a general election if there is a Brexit delay beyond October 31st. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/david-cameron-on-general-election-1-6311035
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Britain's Boris Johnson has faced one crisis after another since becoming prime minister. But his Conservative Party activists believe his Brexit hard line can win them an election. https://nyti.ms/2mlk0Cy
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Britain's Boris Johnson has faced one crisis after another since becoming prime minister. But his Conservative Party activists believe his Brexit hard line can win them an election. https://nyti.ms/2m8dbUF
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson intends to send lawmakers away for five weeks, despite the chaos over Brexit. But before it finishes its work, Parliament is expected to wreck his plan for a snap general election next month. https://nyti.ms/2UN88Wz
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
“Johnson is a toothless prime minister who desperately needs a snap election to give some credibility to his Brexit strategy,” said an analyst. https://nyti.ms/2UJgoH6
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Legislation to prevent a no-deal Brexit was formally approved on Monday, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is likely to be rebuffed in his second try for a general election. Follow our live updates as Parliament is set for another dramatic day. https://nyti.ms/34yJVYE
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
After his defeat in his first parliamentary vote on Brexit, Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced more setbacks, as opposition lawmakers promised to complicate his plan for the swift general election that many believe he wanted all along https://nyti.ms/2zNFcEr
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is threatening to purge lawmakers from his Conservative Party if they back a measure to forbid a no-deal Brexit. That could leave him powerless to control Parliament, necessitating a general election. https://nyti.ms/2zMxslO
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is threatening to purge lawmakers from his Conservative Party if they back a measure to forbid a no-deal Brexit. That could leave him powerless to control Parliament, necessitating a general election. https://nyti.ms/32k9SJx
@TheNewEuropean 4 years ago
Labour must oppose a general election until Brexit is resolved, former prime minister Tony Blair will say, but he also has some praise for Jeremy Corbyn. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/tony-blair-speech-to-institute-for-government-1-6247379
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Defeat for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's party in a special election has cut his working majority in Parliament to one. It was also a success for an alliance of anti-Brexit parties. https://nyti.ms/2KcLZO0
@WSJ 4 years ago
With the possibility of a general election looming, a local Welsh vote is an early litmus test of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s tough line on Brexit https://on.wsj.com/2SXti3h
@TheNewEuropean 5 years ago
Jo Swinson says the anti-Brexit Lib Dems can win a general election and that Boris Johnson "doesn't deserve to be prime minister". https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/jo-swinson-says-lib-dems-could-win-a-general-election-1-6134481
@TheNewEuropean 6 years ago
"In 2017 the Prime Minister called an election, stating that it was to get a mandate for Brexit: she lost her majority in parliament and now relies for support on a small doctrinaire Ulster party." https://goo.gl/WZwm3t
@WSJ 6 years ago
Jeremy Corbyn is hoping to undermine U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans and possibly precipitate an early election http://on.wsj.com/2GOiHAx
@WSJ 7 years ago
Seeking Brexit leverage, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May calls for snap election on June 8 http://on.wsj.com/2oRhiU0