Liz Truss resigning as U.K. prime minister
Truss faced a fast-mounting rebellion just weeks into her tenure, with a senior member of her own party declaring he'd "had enough of talentless people."
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Truss faced a fast-mounting rebellion just weeks into her tenure, with a senior member of her own party declaring he'd "had enough of talentless people."
Queen Elizabeth II acknowledged that both Britain and her family have endured a difficult year by saying during her annual Christmas message that it has been a "bumpy" time.
May announced Friday she will resign from office June 7, following a mutiny in her Conservative Party over the handling of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, or Brexit.
The British foreign secretary quits, accusing the prime minister of flying "white flags" of surrender in Brexit negotiations with the EU.
Exit polls in following the vote in Britain Thursday suggested Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives would be the largest party, but predicted a hung Parliament with the Conservatives falling short of an overall majority.
Donald Trump is predicting he'll have a new nickname.
A statement from the palace says the monarch met with Cameron, who formally resigned the office before handing over to his successor, Theresa May.
Incoming British Prime Minister Theresa May addressed her supporters amid a dramatic and turbulent day, trying to reassure the public with characteristic grit and poise.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she expects Great Britain to leave the European Union after a majority there voted leave, even though an online petition calling for a second referendum attracted more than 4 million signatures.
Treasury chief George Osborne has sought to calm nerves in the markets, as investors worry about the consequences of Britain leaving the European Union.
Trump hailed the vote, drawing parallels to the anger driving his own presidential campaign, while Clinton said the economic uncertainty sparked by the choice "underscores the need for calm, steady, experienced leadership in the White House.''
The "Brexit" referendum came down to the wire. In the end, U.K. voters split 52 to 48 to leave the 28-nation bloc.
International stock markets plunged, oil prices tumbled and the pound fell to a 31-year low Friday as the vote shocked investors and dragged the region, the world's largest economic bloc, into a new era of uncertainty.
British nationals and others in New York City are reacting after waking up to the news that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union following a bitterly divisive referendum campaign.
Britons have voted to leave the European Union, expressing their concerns about immigration and what some saw as the ever-increasing power of the 28-member bloc. Here's what happens next.
