William Booth, Author at Valley News

May Asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30

by William Booth The Washington Post, and Michael Birnbaum The Washington PostMarch 20, 2019

LONDON — One thousand days after British voters said they wanted to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May conceded Wednesday that she now must ask EU leaders to delay Brexit for three months — because Parliament has failed to pass her…

In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May listens to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaking after losing a vote on her Brexit deal, in the House of Commons, London, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2019. British lawmakers have plunged Brexit into chaos and the U.K. politics into crisis by rejecting Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union. The 432 to 202 vote in the House of Commons was widely expected but still devastating for May, whose fragile leadership is now under siege. (House of Commons/PA via AP)

British Parliament Rejects Theresa May’s Brexit Deal, Putting EU Withdrawal in Doubt

by William Booth The Washington Post, Karla Adam The Washington Post, and Michael Birnbaum The Washington PostJanuary 15, 2019

May Is Running Out the Clock on Brexit

by William Booth The Washington Post, and Karla Adam The Washington PostDecember 19, 2018

Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons to face Prime Minister's Questions. London, UK, Wednesday November 28, 2018. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire/Abaca Press/TNS)

British PM Survives Challenge to Leadership, but Her Vision For Brexit Remains in Doubt

by William Booth The Washington Post, and Karla Adam And Michael Birnbaum The Washington PostDecember 12, 2018

Best-selling cookbook author Jack Monroe has been called “the poster girl for austerity Britain.” MUST CREDIT: Photo by Emily Mott for The Washington Post.

Self-Proclaimed ‘Tin Can Cook’ Makes a Delicious Meal of Austerity

by William Booth The Washington PostDecember 11, 2018

Croatia's Luka Modric shakes hands with England head coach Gareth Southgate, right, at the end of the semifinal match between Croatia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

English Have a Coach They Can Worship

by William Booth The Washington Post, and Karla Adam The Washington PostJuly 12, 2018

Woman Exposed to Exotic Nerve Agent in Southern England Dies

by William Booth The Washington PostJuly 8, 2018

Racegoers in the royal enclosure in the parade ring on the second day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England, Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Two Years On, No End for Brexit

by William Booth The Washington PostJune 20, 2018

A woman from the"Yes" campaign reacts after the final result was announced, after the Irish referendum on the 8th Amendment of the Irish Constitution at Dublin Castle, in Dublin, Ireland, Saturday May 26, 2018. The prime minister of Ireland says the passage of a referendum paving the way for legalized abortions is a historic day for his country and a great act of democracy. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Ireland Votes To Overturn Abortion Ban

by William Booth The Washington Post, and Isaac Stanley-Becker The Washington PostMay 26, 2018

The Most Rev Bishop Michael Curry, primate of the Episcopal Church, speaks during the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, near London, England, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Owen Humphreys/pool photo via AP)

Bishop Steals the Show at Royal Wedding

by Karla Adam The Washington Post, and William Booth The Washington PostMay 20, 2018