One Last Vote As the Curtain Lowers on the Prime Minister’S Shambolic Tenure
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The british Weekly, Sat. March 30, 2019 Page 1 Mojito Diplomacy: Charles in Cuba - Page 3 California’s British Accent ™ - Since 1984 Saturday, March 30, 2019 • Number 1776 Always Free MAY’S FINAL GAMBIT....? n One last vote as the curtain lowers on the Prime Minister’s shambolic tenure BRITAIN’S chaotic exit from the EU lurched from crisis Parliament elections in against the Government. The speaker of the May. Mrs May spent 20 minutes House of Commons, John to farce this week, as Theresa May vowed to step down as On Thursday night on the phone to Jeremy Bercow, has said he would Prime Minister if MPs passed the deal she negotiated in Mrs May still needed to Corbyn on Thursday but allow Parliament to vote Brussels earlier this month. persuade 52 Tory rebels he told her he could not again only if the plan had to change their minds and agree to her plan. changed substantially The deal, which has The vote was scheduled Withdrawal Agreement - agree to the Withdrawal since it had been twice already been defeated for Friday March 29th, in the hope that the whole Agreement for her to general election rejected resoundingly - twice at Westminster, after press time, on the deal will be agreed at a stand any chance of Downing Street sources and on Thursday he said was given new life on day which Britain was later date. victory, but a hard core of warned that another the government had met Wednesday after Mrs. scheduled to leave the EU, If MPs agree to her plan, around 20 Eurosceptics defeat for Mrs May could that test. May promised Tory In a move described Britain will be able to still insist they will never trigger an immediate Mrs May’s potential eurosceptics that she as “desperate” by critics, leave the EU with a deal back down, with one general election to break successors were on would step aside if it Mrs May announced on on May 22. If it is rejected, saying he would not agree the current deadlock and Thursday night jostling for were passed, and let Thursday that she will a long extension is the to it even with “a shotgun prevent MPs forcing a position for a leadership someone else take over ask MPs to vote on only most likely outcome, with in my mouth”. second referendum or a election which could the next stage of talks with one part of the Brexit Britain having to take Labour and the DUP customs union with the begin as early as Friday. Brussels. deal - the legally-binding part in the European both said they would vote EU. cont. on page 5, col 3 News from Britain 2-5 • Meet a Member 8 • Crossword 8 • Stargazing 9 • Sudoku 9 • Brits in LA 10 • Sean Borg 11• Sport 18-20 Page 2 The british Weekly, Sat. March 30, 2019 News from Britain Runners and Riders! n A look at who’s who in the race to replace May Sajid Javid: Home Secretary and a former banker. Dominic Raab: considered a long shot With the sun surely his favor. to Parliament. He was served as the country’s setting on Theresa May’s He was a prominent pro- a figurehead in the health secretary for the Boris Johnson: the colourful former Lord Mayor of blighted occupancy of Brexit campaigner ahead campaign to leave the previous six years. He London has been jockeying for the leadership for Number 10, speculation is of the 2016 referendum, European Union, and voted for Britain to remain several years, but may be considered too divisive to rife in Westminster about and in the years since since the 2016 referendum in the European Union in really bring the party together, post-Brexit her likely replacement has largely backed the has advocated a hard the 2016 referendum. at the head of the prime minister’s strategy. split with the bloc. This But in the years since, campaign for Britain to year in opposition to her Conservative Party. So Some British media mind-set has put him at Mr. Hunt has become an remain in the European withdrawal deal proposal. here’s a quick summary outlets have speculated odds with Mrs. May, who outspoken supporter of Union, is the prime His resignation from of the front runners, and recently that he would has fought for relatively the decision to leave. His minister’s de facto deputy the Cabinet fuelled his where they stand on the be the likely “consensus closer ties to Europe view was hardened, he and has been described popularity among the ONLY issue facing Britain choice” to replace Mrs. — and who has seen said, in part by the bloc’s by many as her natural hardline Brexiteers. in the near future: that May as a caretaker leader Mr. Johnson regularly negotiation tactics, which caretaker successor. When little thing called Brexit. if she were ousted. undermine her efforts to he called “arrogant” and speculation began about a Amber Rudd negotiate a deal. He has “disappointing.” possible coup within Work and Pensions Michael Gove Boris Johnson long been a polarizing her cabinet, some British Secretary, 55. A loyalist Mr. Gove, 51, the Mr. Johnson, 54, the former figure within the party, Sajid Javid tabloids pointed to Mr. and moderniser, she has environment secretary foreign secretary, has been which could hurt his Mr. Javid, 49, Britain’s Lidington as the presumed been widely tipped as who formerly served a vocal critic of the prime chances in a bid for its home secretary, had been caretaker prime minister. a future leader in the as justice secretary and minister’s Brexit plans. leadership. a successful banker before But Mr. Lidington, when past, but was forced to education secretary, is seen He gained notoriety as turning to politics. He is asked last weekend resign from her post as by some as a front-runner the outspoken and often- Jeremy Hunt the son of parents who about the supposed plot, home secretary over the for the role, including outrageous mayor of Mr. Hunt, 52, who emigrated to Britain from expressed admiration Windrush scandal. some bookmakers who London from 2008 to replaced Mr. Johnson as Pakistan. Like Mr. Hunt, for Mrs. May and said have put odds strongly in 2016, before returning foreign secretary, had he also once supported he was working to rally Jacob Rees-Mogg Britain remaining in the support for her deal. His Aged 49. The Arch European Union, but he prospects of becoming a Brexiteer is chairman of 171 Pier Ave. Ste. 121 • Santa Monica CA 90405 has since come to support Tel: (310) 452 2621 • Fax: (310) 314-7653 permanent successor are the European Research [email protected] the efforts to leave. Mr. slim, however, because Group and has been at www.british-weekly.com • Twitter/BritishWeekly Javid has been positioning though widely respected, the forefront of the Brexit himself for a potential he is seen as a technocrat. debate. Nicknamed ‘the Managing Editor: Neil Fletcher leadership role in recent “One thing that right honorable member Deputy Editor: Nick Stark months, making waves working closely with the for the 18th century’ Contributing Writers: Sean Borg, Alan Darby Drake, with the decision to strip prime minister does is because of his fogeyish John Hiscock, Eileen Lee, , Rick Parcell, Anne Shaw, the British citizenship of cure you completely of personal style, Rees-Mogg Nick Stark, Craig Bobby Young Shamima Begum, the any lingering shred of is said to be backing Boris Showbusiness Editor: Sean Borg teenager who traveled ambition to want to do Johnson. 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Withdrew from the The British Weekly welcomes your letters and accepts unsolicited articles for publication. All submissions - David Lidington including photographs - become property of the British Weekly and are subject to editing and/or deletion at secretary to deliver Mrs Tory leadership contest Editor’s discretion. Mr. Lidington, 62, who May’s original Chequers in 2016 due to dwindling California’s British Accent™ - Since 1984 was a supporter of the plan, but he quit last support. The british Weekly, Sat. March 30, 2019 Page 3 News from Britain Mojito diplomacy: Charles tours Old Havana behind the wheel of a classic MG He is used to being 71, out of the passenger in his element.” chauffeur driven in a seat. They also met Lazaro convoy on royal tours Charles told onlookers: William Gonzalez Ruiz, but on Tuesday Prince “The one I was driving head of The British Classic Charles took to the is the most beautiful Motorbike Enthusiasts, driving seat to embrace car. It has an incredibly who was wearing a Cuba’s love of classic powerful accelerator. It bandana and sporting cars.