Jul 16 AP fact check: Trump’s Europe trip marked by inaccuracies By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump shook things up at every turn in his trip to Europe, making statements on NATO, Britain, Germany and more that were meant to provoke, and they did. Accuracy was not always a hallmark of these pronouncements. Continue reading
Jul 15 UK’s Theresa May: Trump told me to ‘sue the EU’ over Brexit By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Donald Trump advised British Prime Minister Theresa May to "sue" the European Union to resolve the tense negotiations over Britain's impending exit from the bloc. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 8:37 How will Trump’s undermining of May play out in British politics? By Ryan Chilcote President Trump lobbed a volley of verbal grenades at British Prime Minister Theresa May in a tabloid interview before he arrived in the UK, saying May had botched Brexit and praising the former foreign secretary as a potential prime minister. Continue watching
Jul 13 After bombshell interview, Trump says relations with British prime minister ‘strong’ By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press A day after landing a series of broadsides against his British hosts, President Donald Trump declared Friday that his relationship with Prime Minister Theresa May was better than ever in yet another bout of diplomatic whiplash that has come to… Continue reading
Jul 12 After NATO chaos, Trump met by protest, pomp in Britain By Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin, Associated Press OXFORDSHIRE, England — President Donald Trump traded one hot spot for another Thursday, leaving behind a contentious NATO gathering in Brussels and moving on to Britain, where he found a government in turmoil and sizable protests shadowing his every move. Continue reading
Jul 10 Regret and relief at departure of Boris Johnson as top UK envoy By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Diplomats and politicians around the world were bidding a not-always fond farewell Tuesday to Boris Johnson after the foreign secretary's bombshell resignation. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 7:35 Is Theresa May’s government in peril over Brexit? The British government is in crisis over how to separate from the E.U., and two abrupt resignations over the last day have only escalated tensions. Prime Minister Theresa May has asked her Cabinet to speed up preparations, but she faces… Continue watching
Jul 09 Theresa May defends Brexit plan after Cabinet departures By Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May has defended her post-Brexit trade plan that sparked Cabinet resignations, saying it is the only way to avoid a hard border with Ireland. Continue reading
Jul 09 Boris Johnson quits UK government in mounting Brexit crisis By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned Monday, adding to divisions over Brexit that threaten to tear apart Prime Minister Theresa May's government. Continue reading
Jun 03 UK remembers London Bridge attack victims on 1st anniversary By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain's resolve to "stand firm" against terrorism is stronger than ever, Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday, a year since a deadly vehicle-and-knife attack on London Bridge. Continue reading