PhotoLONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain, trying to pacify her Conservative Party after a major setback in the country’s election on Thursday, on Saturday let go her top two aides, who had earned reputations for secrecy and arrogance. When she became prime minister, Mrs. May brought the two loyal aides with her from the Home Office, which she had run for six years. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. The prime minister has sent a team of officials to Belfast to negotiate the details of an alliance with the party, reported Robert Peston of ITV News. He said a senior minister had told him that a coalition would be far preferable to a looser alliance, as it would be more stable.

Source: New York Times June 10, 2017 14:48 UTC