Their departures were widely seen Saturday as a Downing Street bid to stave off a far more dramatic resignation: that of the prime minister herself. June 8, 2017 Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves with her husband, Philip, after voting in Maidenhead, England. But the defenses of the prime minister have been notably muted. Downing Street said Saturday that it had dispatched an envoy to Belfast for negotiations. On Saturday evening, May named Gavin Barwell, a former Tory minister, as her new chief of staff.

Source: Washington Post June 10, 2017 11:51 UTC