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British PM Theresa May presses on with Brexit plan after key resignations

May said she had chaired a "productive" meeting of her government, unswayed by the resignations of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and David Davis

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British Prime Minister Theresa May won support from many of her ministers, including a leading eurosceptic, on Tuesday after two top cabinet members quit saying her Brexit plan was too half-hearted.

May said she had chaired a “productive” meeting of her government, unswayed by the resignations on Sunday and Monday of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson — the face of Brexit for many Britons — and Brexit negotiator David Davis. US President Donald Trump acknowledged that his visit to Britain from Thursday came at a time of “turmoil”.Among those rallying around May was environment minister Michael Gove — a prominent campaigner to

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