German politician and EU executive member Guenther Oettinger said, however, that a weak British leader increased the risk negotiations would turn out badly. But we are nine days off from the Brexit talks starting," he told BBC RadioThe Times newspaper's front page declared "May stares into the abyss". The Telegraph newspaper said senior Conservatives including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, interior minister Amber Rudd and Brexit minister David Davis were taking soundings over whether to replace May. She said Brexit talks would begin on June 19 as scheduled, the same day as the formal reopening of parliament. Several Conservative lawmakers, including Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, have also raised concerns about the DUP's opposition to same-sex marriage.

Source: The Star June 10, 2017 10:52 UTC