BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: British Prime Minister Theresa May and her main rival Boris Johnson battled on Tuesday to woo their Conservative party members, as the European Union raised the pressure on London to offer compromises to reach a Brexit deal. Johnson will make his long-anticipated speech to the party’s annual conference in Birmingham, central England, where he is expected to repeat his attacks on May’s strategy for leaving the EU. Her public battle with Johnson comes just weeks before May must return to Brussels in a bid to break the deadlock in Brexit negotiations and reach a deal. Even after being appointed foreign minister he continually challenged May’s EU strategy. Johnson is known for his wit and confrontational style, and before the event he posed for a press photograph in a field of long grass.

Source: Manila Times October 02, 2018 13:52 UTC