Theresa May
Brexit negotiation leader
Theresa May served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019, succeeding David Cameron after the Brexit referendum.
Her tenure was dominated by failed attempts to pass a Brexit withdrawal agreement through Parliament.
The Theresa May years were marked by political gridlock.
She previously served as Home Secretary for six years.
British premier's official residence
- Prime MinisterParliamentary head of state
- Conservative PartyRight-leaning political organization
- ToryBritish right-wing partisan
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
snap election · hung parliament · hostile environment · resignation · no confidence · leadership challenge
Act of taking away
- backstopBarrier behind target area
- transition periodTime between two states
- customs unionTariff-aligned trading partnership
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
Non-negotiable boundaries
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- pragmatismPractical problem-solving philosophy
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
steadfast · embattled · beleaguered · defiant
Midlands county in England
- grammar schoolElementary educational institution
- wheat fieldsCultivated land for cereal
- kitten heelsShort, slim shoe heels
- VogueRenowned style periodical
diabetic · private · dutiful · stubborn · resilient · robotic · dancing · awkward
Downing Street
British premier's official residence
- Prime MinisterParliamentary head of state
- Conservative PartyRight-leaning political organization
- ToryBritish right-wing partisan
austerity · snap election · hung parliament · hostile environment · resignation · no confidence · leadership challenge
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- backstopBarrier behind target area
- transition periodTime between two states
- customs unionTariff-aligned trading partnership
negotiations · Tusk · divorce bill · extension · delay · defeat · impasse
red lines
Non-negotiable boundaries
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- pragmatismPractical problem-solving philosophy
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
resilience · steadfast · embattled · beleaguered · defiant
Oxfordshire
Midlands county in England
- grammar schoolElementary educational institution
- wheat fieldsCultivated land for cereal
- kitten heelsShort, slim shoe heels
Vogue · diabetic · private · dutiful · stubborn · resilient · robotic · dancing · awkward · determined
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- women leadersMargaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Jacinda Ardern
- BrexitBrexit, leave, remain, no deal, backstop
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- Downing Streetfront door, official residence, Georgian architecture, historic building, security gates
- Oxford PeopleC.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll, Stephen Hawking
Theresa MayGordon Brown
Theresa MayBoris Johnson
Donald Trump · Tony Blair · Margaret Thatcher · Bill Clinton · Barack Obama
Theresa MayMargaret Thatcher
Tony Blair · Winston Churchill · Angela Merkel · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Ronald Reagan
May, mayoral, mayoralty, mayoress, Mayflower, Teresa, Theresa, Maytime