The Times reporting Theresa May will announce her resignation tomorrow (Friday). pic.twitter.com/oQZvtOMvek
— Mark Di Stefano 🤙🏻 (@MarkDiStef) May 22, 2019
Theresa May is currently in a linear superposition of PM and NOT PM. https://t.co/ar9Ptf5Adw
— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) May 22, 2019
.@theresa_may refuses to quit tonight – but her remaining time in office is measured in days https://t.co/eedzStBlqU
— Robert Peston (@Peston) May 22, 2019
The Daily Telegraph calls on Theresa May to immediately resign https://t.co/BE1n3TsLRM
— Mark Di Stefano 🤙🏻 (@MarkDiStef) May 22, 2019
"This can't go on, it's not in the national interest" – former minister Steve Baker says the "centre of the Conservative Party" has turned against Theresa Mayhttps://t.co/2kDdzyDiwj pic.twitter.com/9VGQtKQOsn
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 22, 2019
Theresa May is in office, but is she in power? – BBC News https://t.co/BGll5DPQyO
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) May 22, 2019
For all her flaws May has served as a vessel into which countless problems intrinsic to Brexit have been poured. I don't think Tories are prepared for what happens when it finally breaks.
— Rafael Behr (@rafaelbehr) May 22, 2019
Fun fact: because of the requirement for political balance in broadcasting during election campaigns, if Theresa May resigns tonight then both Jeremy Corbyn and Vince Cable will also be required to resign to ensure equal coverage on the TV news.
— Alan Beattie (@alanbeattie) May 22, 2019
That aged well. https://t.co/Dl5wbjzR4y
— Rowena (@rowena_kay) May 22, 2019
oh and by the way, there’s an election going on…
'A Brexit Party victory in the EU elections will give the main political parties a bloody nose and should be treated like the second referendum so many of them have been bleating on about'
Why Telegraph readers might deliver an EU election shock:
https://t.co/yxpVVuobms— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 22, 2019
Are you going to vote on Thursday?
Or are you OK with Nigel Farage running the country?#EuropeanElections2019 #EUElections pic.twitter.com/4GjrDgRRTE— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) May 19, 2019
"Republicans & nationalists would be mad to pass up the opportunity to send an unmistakable message." @KevinPMeagher argues that @sinnfeinireland & @SDLPlive voters should maximise the United Ireland vote in #EP2019. https://t.co/zAotYx1c6I
— Northern Slant (@NorthernSlant) May 22, 2019
For the past few months we’ve been investigating Russia’s multi-pronged strategy to influence European politics. Here’s our in-depth report: https://t.co/1kMxSN7ha2 with @JDungelhoeff and @anyastr #f24 #rfi #russia #putin #trolls #EUElections #FarRight
— Catherine Norris-Trent (@cntrentF24) May 18, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
Better be quick…
.@DevinNunes has submitted a list of questions for @realDonaldTrump to ask @Theresa_May about the Steele Dossier that was used to initiate surveillance of Trump's 2016 campaign.
Nunes cites a report that May was briefed on the report before Trump. https://t.co/vqpWF8xLMz
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 22, 2019
President Trump spread at least four false claims about the conclusions and costs of the Russia investigation, while pushing back against Democratic leaders who are trying to pick up where special counsel Robert Mueller left off https://t.co/ryOsBRudJC
— CNN (@CNN) May 23, 2019
The tantrum presidency continues. https://t.co/HVs3BVCaZq
— Slate (@Slate) May 23, 2019
Trump notes captured by @jabinbotsford:
“They want to impeach me over acts that they did”
“Dems have no achomlishments [sic]”https://t.co/WUGczy4y2c pic.twitter.com/ealXzJEFJM— Dan Eggen (@DanEggenWPost) May 22, 2019
So now, there's even a #CoverUp about the tantrum sparked by hearing the phrase #CoverUp. That's a very meta #CoverUp.
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) May 23, 2019
Trump: "I don't do cover-ups!"
This excludes:
– Taxes
– Grades
– Bank records
– Baldness
– Talks with foreign dictators
– Affairs
– Whiteness
– Investigations
– Visitor logs
– Medical records
– Conspiracy
– Obstruction
– Fraud
– Laundering
– Weight
– Truth#TrumpTantrum— Craig Rozniecki (@CraigRozniecki) May 23, 2019
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WORLD
BREAKING: The Pentagon will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East amid Iran tension, U.S. officials say. https://t.co/jqVsp13a53
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 22, 2019
Senate committee rejects requiring Congress sign off before Iran strike https://t.co/j06AFOTJPq pic.twitter.com/qtqkmwzrvT
— The Hill (@thehill) May 23, 2019
Mattis cautions against war with Iran in first public remarks since leaving the Pentagon https://t.co/khIv85HAjQ
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) May 23, 2019
Iran youth will witness demise of Israel, 'American civilization': Khamenei https://t.co/1nqflaaXnu pic.twitter.com/wfsSKXe1Jj
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 22, 2019
But hey…
-Shares fall from Tokyo and Sydney to Hong Kong and Shanghai
-S&P 500 futures decline
-China’s yuan dips in onshore trading
-Australian dollar slipshttps://t.co/GzwjgP97VA pic.twitter.com/Aohgi3F55T— Bloomberg Next China (@next_china) May 23, 2019