Looking to reassert authority, May prepares for Monday’s cabinet reshuffle - News Summed Up

Looking to reassert authority, May prepares for Monday’s cabinet reshuffle


Britain’s government is to undergo a reshuffle on Monday as Prime Minister Theresa May looks to reassert her authority following a string of high-profile departures, according to members of parliament (MPs). Deputy prime minister Damian Green is set to be replaced after stepping down last month over a pornography scandal, following on from the departures of ministers Michael Fallon and Priti Patel embroiled in separate controversies. May’s Downing Street office also said that widespread reports that cabinet ministers would discover their fate on Monday were not inaccurate. “We want as friction-less and tariff-free relationship with the European Union as possible,” said the prime minister. She told Marr that she still hoped to lead her party into the 2022 election, saying: “I’m not a quitter.


Source: Pakistan Today January 07, 2018 15:33 UTC



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