Tag: Brexit

• Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 09:13 UTC

  Mrs. May will be asked to step down from office by the end of June, says leading Tory member

  

  A top member of Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party will tell her in the coming week that she must step down by the end of June or her lawmakers will try again to depose her, the Sunday Times reported, without citing sources.

• Friday, April 19th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Top Foreign Office diplomat visits Falklands to address Brexit and consequences

  

  Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Under-Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service at the Foreign Office (FCO) this week assured that the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and the FCO are “working on a common agenda, which is to secure the future of the Falkland Islands.”

• Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 10:04 UTC

  Nancy Pelosi visiting Ireland warns about “any weakening” of the Good Friday Agreement

  

  US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has begun an official visit to the Republic of Ireland. Speaking on the eve of her visit, she said there would be “no chance whatsoever” of a post-Brexit trade deal between the US and UK if there were any weakening of the Good Friday Agreement.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Galicia calls on Madrid for a fisheries agreement with UK to ensure access to Gran Sol and Falklands fisheries

  

  The regional Xunta of Galicia has called on Madrid to ensure that Brexit negotiations, and in the event of a hard withdrawal, access to the North Atlantic Gran Sol and Falklands fisheries is guaranteed.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Dissident Labour and Tory MPs register as “Change UK”, and plan to participate in EU elections

  

  The Electoral Commission has approved The Independent Group's application to register as a political party. The group - made up of 11 former Labor and Tory MPs who their parties in February, will become Change UK. The approval means they can put forward candidates in the European elections due to take place on 23 May - if the UK has not left the EU by then.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 06:24 UTC

  “Absolute priority” for UK government to leave the EU by 23 May to avoid European elections

  

  It is an “absolute priority” for the government to leave the EU by 23 May to avoid having to take part in European elections, Jeremy Hunt has said. The foreign secretary said the public would find it “hugely disappointing” to be asked to send MEPs to Brussels.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 06:09 UTC

  Mrs. May trekking in Wales, but with no intent of repeating the Easter recess of 2017 snap inspiration

  

  Theresa May is spending part of her Easter break on a walking holiday in Wales, Downing Street has said. But - stand down everyone - Number 10 has insisted the prime minister is not considering calling a general election. Mrs. May famously decided to call a snap election during a walking holiday in Snowdonia in 2017 and went on to see her Commons majority wiped out.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 10:10 UTC

  May defends the Brexit delay in Parliament, but Euro-skeptics call for her resignation

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May defended her decision to delay Brexit and seek a compromise exit plan with the opposition Labour Party as one angry lawmaker from her own party stood up in parliament on Thursday and asked her to resign.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 10:04 UTC

  Bank of England sees a “window of time” to forge a Brexit consensus

  

  British politicians could now take some time to find a way forward on Brexit, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Thursday, after Prime Minister Theresa May agreed on a delay of up to six months before leaving the European Union.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 09:28 UTC

  IMF's Lagarde glad a chaotic Brexit was avoided but warns about a prolonged uncertainty impact

  

  Further uncertainty over Brexit will hinder growth in the UK economy, the head of IMF has told the BBC. Speaking ahead of the agreement of an extension to Article 50, Christine Lagarde warned that businesses and investors will remain hesitant in the coming months. She said any prolonged uncertainty would have a “negative impact”.