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LONDON – The latest on Brexit (all local times):
9:00 pm
British Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed Jeremy Hunt as Secretary of Foreign Affairs after Boris Johnson resigns.
Hunt, who had been the secretary of health, is considered one of the most loyal ministers of May
May's government was shaken Monday by the resignations of Johnson and the secretary of Brexit David Davis. They give up divisions within the government about the Brexit
Johnson and Davis advocate a clean break with the European Union, known as "hard Brexit". Hunt, who supported the "remaining" side of the British referendum on EU membership the close economic ties with the bloc after the departure of the United Kingdom next year
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Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson criticized Prime Minister Theresa May in a letter of resignation, accusing her of stealing "White Flags" of capitulation in negotiations with the European Union.
Johnson, one of the loudest and most popular supporters of the European Union's exit from Britain, resigned Monday. His decision comes hours after the resignation of Brexit Secretary David Davis, and open divisions on the exit from the EU threatening to overthrow May's government
Johnson says in his mail that May's plan maintains close economic ties with the United Kingdom. is heading for a "half Brexit" that would leave Britain with the "colony status" within the EU
He said: "The Brexit dream is dying, smothered by a useless doubt "
that more ministers could resign, and the pro-Brexit legislators of his conservative party could trigger a vote of no confidence in the prime minister.
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5:40 pm
The White House says President Donald Trump "Continues Waiting for" his meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May this week despite the unrest that Brexit creates in his Government. "
May Defended Her Plan for the Exit of the European Union State Secretary at the White House, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said in a statement Monday that" the President continues to d & rsquo; Wait for his working visit with the Prime Minister on July 13, and further strengthen the United States.
Trump will make his maiden voyage to the UK as president following a NATO summit in Brussels and before traveling to Helsinki for a summit with Russian Vladimir Putin.
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3:45 pm [19659022] Prime Minister Theresa May defended her post-Brexit trade plan that sparked Cabinet resignations, claiming that it is the only way to avoid a border with Ireland.
May said Monday in the House of Commons that her program to allow the free movement of goods, but not services – is the "good Brexit" because it would prevent border controls between the Republic and Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom
The screamed lawmakers as a besieged may have paid tribute to two senior members of his cabinet who resigned rather than accept his proposals.
Mai said: "What we are proposing is difficult for the EU, which requires them to think again, to look beyond the positions they have taken up to now. to agree on a new and fair balance of rights and obligations "
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3:35 pm
Prime Minister Theresa May paid tribute to two key cabinet ministers who resigned rather than accepting his plan for the departure of Britain from the European Union.
May Monday in the House of Commons that Brexit Secretary David Davis and Foreign Minister Boris Johnson have made important contributions to Britain but do not agree with her on the best way to deliver Brexit.
She said: "We are not in agreement on the best way to realize our common commitment to honor the results of the referendum", voters having agreed to leave the EU.
Davis resigned as secretary of Brexit Sunday night, stating that he could not support proposals to maintain close commercial and regulatory ties with the EU. Johnson resigned Monday moments before the month of May
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Senior Officials of the European Union declare that Brexit becomes a mess for Europe following the resignations of the negotiator Chief Brexit. British Secretary of the Brexit, David Davis, resigned Sunday and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson presented his resignation Monday
European Council President Donald Tusk said Monday that it was unfortunate that the The idea of Brexit did not stay with David. Davis. "
Tusk added:" The disorder caused by Brexit is the biggest problem in the history of EU-UK relations and it is still very far to be solved, with or without M Davis. "His reaction to Johnson's resignation, the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, joked about the fact that" this clearly proves that at Checkers, there was a unity in the cabinet. "[19659035] Our British cabinet met Friday at the residence of Prime Minister Theresa May, supposed to have settled her internal disagreement over Brexit.
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The British government announced that the Foreign Minister Boris Johnson had resigned Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet said May had accepted the resignation Monday and that he would soon announce his replacement.
One of the leaders of the campaign to pull Britain out of the European Union under pressure to act after the resignation of David Davis as secretary of Brexit.
Davis resigned late Sunday saying that he could not support the plans of may for close commercial and regulatory ties with the bloc after the UK leaves the European Union next year.
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14:55 pm
Boris Johnson did not arrive at an international meeting in London, fueling the speculation that he plans to resign over differences with Prime Minister Theresa May on the Brexit.
Johnson was to host the Western Balkans Summit on Monday. But the German State Minister for Europe Michael Roth tweeted that early afternoon "We are still waiting for our host …"
Johnson is expected to hold a press conference at the summit later.
Johnson is in a hurry to act after the resignation of David Davis as secretary of Brexit.
Davis resigned late Sunday saying that he could not support May's plans for close commercial and regulatory ties with the block afterwards. the United Kingdom leaves the European Union next year
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11:55
The Office of the British Prime Minister Theresa May insists that the plans of the government to leave the European Union are on track despite the resignation of senior official The Brexit Department
David Davis resigned as secretary of Brexit Sunday night, stating that he could not support the proposals to maintain close commercial and regulatory ties with the EU
Davis was replaced Monday by Dominic Raab. legislator who strongly supports the exit of the EU from Britain.
Davis' resignation broke a tenuous peace in the May government, which is shared between "hard" and "soft" Brexit supporters. Britain must leave the EU in March.
The official spokesperson for the month of May, James Slack, said: "We must go forward in these negotiations, and that's what we will do."
is now a new Secretary of State and we can not wait to move on.
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11:30
The European Union says it will pursue talks on Brexit despite the resignation of Britain's chief negotiator, and the spokesman for the European Commission , Margaritis Schinas, said Monday that "we will continue to negotiate in good faith, in good faith, with Prime Minister Theresa May and the British government negotiators to reach an agreement". Asked if the appointment of Dominic Raab would affect the negotiations, Schinas said that he imported for Britain but not necessarily the EU: "What matters to us is the negotiating framework that our 27 states members have set us. "
He stated that EU negotiators are ready to work during the summer if necessary to reach an agreement. Britain officially leaves the EU at midnight on March 29 next year
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11:15
The German government is confident that the British government can continue to act on Brexit despite the resignation of the Minister in charge of Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Rainer Breul, said on Monday that if Germany did not comment on the cabinet reshuffles, "we have no doubt that the British side remains in a position to & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; "Act on the Brexit
. British Brexit Minister David Davis resigned Sunday night, two days after Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she had united her quarrelsome government behind a divorce plan with the EU. Brexit disagreed between Chancellor Angela Merkel and her senior security official. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer had warned last week that Britain was leaving the EU
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10:40 am
The British government has appointed the government of the United States as its president. former Housing Minister Dominic Raab, in the post of senior official to negotiate the exit of the country from the European Union, after the resignation of his predecessor.
Prime Minister Theresa May's office announced the appointment in a statement on Monday. Raab, a Brexit supporter, follows David Davis, who accused May of undermining Brexit with his plan to maintain close trade ties with the bloc.
Davis left only two days after May announced that she had finally united her quarrelsome government behind a plan for a divorce agreement with the EU
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Guy Verhofstadt said that "It is in the interest of both parties to advance the negotiations".
Verhofstadt hopes "that the United Kingdom will unite to conclude a broad badociation agreement with the EU". 19659083] In a blow to the British government, Davis resigned Sunday, stating that he could not support Prime Minister Theresa May's plan for close trade and regulatory relations with the EU after Brexit l & rsquo; Next year. May announces that she finally united her quarrelsome government behind a plan for a divorce agreement with the EU.
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Former Brexit Secretary David Davis says he will not seek to challenge Prime Minister Theresa May's leadership after resigning from her cabinet, but that He is going to force her to harden her position on the departure of the European Union from the European Union.
Davis says that he resigned because he did not feel the BBC's best on Monday that he did not want his resignation to become a rallying cry for him. May's ousting. He says, "I love Theresa May, I think she's a good prime minister."
But he says they had a different strategy and hoped the decision would send a signal to the EU not to push Britain further into Brexit negotiations.
Davis' late resignation undermined May's already fragile government, which has lost several ministers this year.
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