Sunday, June 9, 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May stepping down as Brexit destroys her time in office

Nearly three years ago, Theresa May was picked as the Conservative Party leader in Great Britain. In July 2016, David Cameron resigned as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Then, Theresa May started her tenure as the 2nd female prime minister of England. Fast forward to June 2019 and Theresa May is stepping down from her PM role. Theresa May's failed time in office will be remembered, by her many attempts to renegotiate Britain's deal to pull out of the European Union. In late 2018, the 27 other EU nations finally agreed to a detailed withdrawal plan with May's government. However, British politicians were deadlocked in their internal battles and the departure day for Brexit is changed to the current date of October 31, 2019. As for Theresa May, she will remain prime minister until July 22, 2019. Who will be the new Prime Minister of Great Britain? Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt and Matt Hancock are four primary contenders; for the Prime Minister role. One of their first actions will be to go back to Brussels, Belgium; to make changes to Brexit. A majority of the primary contenders have stated that they would take the U.K. out by the current deadline of October 31, with or without a deal. Furthermore, Nigel Farage is the leader of the Brexit Party. He does not want to be the U.K. prime minister, yet the Brexit Party is leading the polls in Great Britain. The Brexit Party registered as a party in Great Britain in March 2019. Unfortunately, Nigel Farage is an ally of US President Donald Trump. The Brexit Party has offered no detail on how it would run the UK in education, health, defense, or the taxation areas. In this penultimate paragraph, the author will inform the reader about Nigel Farage's checkered past. He has failed to be elected as an U.K. Member of Parliament, on no fewer than seven occasions. He has shown public anger at the failure of Great Britain to leave the EU, on the original date of March 29, 2019. One of Farage's strong ideals is the European Union is replete of economic failure; mass unemployment; and low GDP growth. This idea is the main reason why he believes that Great Britain has to exit the EU, by Halloween 2019. Farage has many demands, and he has voiced them to Theresa May in the past week on Brexit negotiations. In closing, Nigel Farage is a bombastic commodities broker turned anti-establishment leader. His ideas are not right for Great Britain to follow, and he has the potential to split the right-wing vote in Britain. It will be Theresa May’s successor who decides the country’s fate, and the new Brexit date is nearly five months away. Mr. Farage could be the most dangerous man in Britain. Let's hope the UK can avoid danger, and that a new PM will make the right choice on Brexit. Enjoy the picture above of Theresa May, as she is frustrated with another day of rejection in Parliament. She must be glad in some minuscule way, that her time as PM is coming to an end.

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