Danica Kirka, Author at Valley News

Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Boris Johnson arrives at Conservative party HQ in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Brexit-hard-liner Boris Johnson, one of Britain’s most famous and divisive politicians, won the race to lead the governing Conservative Party on Tuesday, and will become the country’s next prime minister in a little over 24 hours. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)

Boris Johnson chosen as new UK leader, now faces Brexit test

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressJuly 23, 2019

LONDON — Boris Johnson, Britain’s blustering Brexit campaigner, was chosen as the U.K.’s next prime minister on Tuesday, with a resounding mandate from the Conservative Party but conflicting demands from a politically divided country.Johnson is set to…

Queen Elizabeth II, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, from left, applaud as they watch a fly past at the end of an event to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Portsmouth, England Wednesday, June 5, 2019. World leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump are gathering Wednesday on the south coast of England to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

‘Thank you’: Queen honors D-Day veterans at moving ceremony

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, and Jill Lawless Associated PressJune 5, 2019

In this photo taken on Thursday, May 23, 2019, Gail Hawes, 64, and her daughter Kelly, 41, pose for photographs next to the memorial for the 10 crew of an American B-17 bomber aircraft who lost their lives when it crashed into a farm shortly after taking off from a nearby airstrip, during World War II on November 19, 1943, on the edge of the village of Redlingfield, in Suffolk, eastern England. Gail lives in a nearby property and tends to the upkeep of the memorial by mowing the grass around it and looking after the flowers. From 1942 to 1945 more than 2 million American military personnel were stationed in the U.K., and across the country people still commemorate their sacrifice. Britain is dotted with memorials, many built and still tended by local people who honor those who died and remember the thousands of others they drank and danced and fought with. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

UK volunteers still honor US airmen, 75 years after D-Day

by Danica Kirka Associated PressJune 1, 2019

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to lawmakers after the government's Brexit withdrawal agreement was voted down in the House of Commons, London, Friday March 29, 2019. U.K. lawmakers on Friday rejected the government's Brexit divorce deal with the European Union for a third time.(House of Commons via AP)

U.K. faces new Brexit crisis after vote

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressMarch 29, 2019

In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday March 27, 2019. British lawmakers are preparing to vote Wednesday on alternatives for leaving the European Union as they seek to end an impasse following the overwhelming defeat of the deal negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May. (House of Commons/PA via AP)

Prime Minister May says she’ll step down if Brexit deal OK’d

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressMarch 27, 2019

Nissan cancels plans to make SUV in UK

by Danica Kirka Associated PressFebruary 3, 2019

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at Downing Street, in London, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Pro-Brexit British lawmakers were mounting a campaign Monday to rescue May's rejected European Union divorce deal in a parliamentary showdown this week. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

BrexitUK Leader Under New Pressure

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressJanuary 28, 2019

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday Jan. 16, 2019. In a historic defeat for the government Tuesday, Britain's Parliament discarded May's Brexit deal to split from the European Union, and May now faces a parliamentary vote of no-confidence later Wednesday. (House of Commons/PA via AP)

British PM May Wins No-Confidence Vote, But Is Still Beset by Brexit

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressJanuary 16, 2019

The words "Peoples Vote", which calls for another referendum on Britain's European Union membership, stand lit up after being placed there by anti-Brexit supporters across the street from the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. British Prime Minister Theresa May has postponed Parliament's vote on her European Union divorce deal to avoid a shattering defeat — a decision that throws her Brexit plans into chaos.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Delayed Vote Sends Brexit Into Turmoil

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressDecember 11, 2018

FILE- In this April 10, 2018, file photo Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pauses while testifying before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. The British Parliament has released some 250 pages worth of documents that show Facebook considered charging developers for data access. The documents show internal discussions about linking data to revenue. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Documents Show Facebook Used User Data as Competitive Weapon

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, and Frank Bajak And Barbara Ortutay Associated PressDecember 5, 2018