British PM Theresa May plans Cabinet changes as Brexit enters new phase

Weakened after a poor show in June elections, Theresa May got a boost last month when the EU agreed to start discussing future trade relations with Britain.

By: AP | London | Published: January 7, 2018 5:16 pm

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May. (Reuters/Files)

British Prime Minister Theresa May will shuffle her Cabinet as she tries to bolster her authority ahead of a crucial new phase in Brexit negotiations. May says she will re-jig government ranks “soon,” with changes expected as soon as Monday.

May’s grip on power was weakened by her Conservative Party’s poor showing in a June election, which saw it reduced to a minority government. But she got a boost last month when the European Union agreed to start discussing future trade relations with Britain.