May fends off leadership challenge by firing two aides

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June 10, 2017, 3:59 PM (IDT)

Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill, two of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s senior advisers.resigned Saturday following her Conservative party’s failure to win a majority in Thursday’s election. By sacking them, she gained a respite from party recriminations and a challenge to her leadership. After stating she will stay as prime minister, May is beginning formal talks with the Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionists for support in parliament.

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