Make-or-break week for Britain

JUNE 13
TUESDAY: First meeting of Prime Minister Theresa May’s reshuffled cabinet, following disastrous general election result which left her with no overall majority. Parliament reconvenes to elect its Speaker – new MPs are sworn in for rest of week

JUNE 15
THURSDAY: Bank of England’s Mark Carney (below left) and finance minister Philip Hammond (below right) deliver annual Mansion House speeches on UK economy

JUNE 19
BREXIT TALKS: Formal talks on Britain’s exit from European Union are due to begin.

UK Secretary of State for leaving EU, David Davis(right), says Brexit talks will
begin at some point next week 

Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster (below left) meets with prime minister to discuss supporting May’s government on key votes.

May travels to Paris for potentially difficult Brexit talks with new French President
Emmanuel Macron (left)

MONDAY: Theresa May postpones “Queen’s Speech” – originally due on June 19 – as she grapples with pressure of Brexit talks and coalition negotiations with DUP.

Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (right) has vowed to use Queen’s Speech to vote down prime minister’s attempt to form a government with DUP support

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