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Tag: Theresa May

  • Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:46 UTC

    Scotland parliament rejects Brexit legislation; potential for constitutional clash with London

    Ms. May had pledged to seek a Brexit that works for all the U.K.’s nations, but Scotland, which voted to remain in the EU, is accusing her of a power grab.

    The Scottish Parliament voted against British Prime Minister Theresa May’s landmark Brexit legislation, setting up a potential constitutional crisis and further complicating the path to an orderly departure. Lawmakers in Edinburgh voted 93-30 to withhold consent for the EU withdrawal bill. The U.K. can disregard the vote, but it would be the first time London asserts its dominance over the regional parliament.

  • Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:06 UTC

    Theresa May determined to deliver Brexit, but her cabinet remains divided, and so is opposition Labour

    Pro-EU Tories pushed for Mrs May to abandon red lines and keep UK in the single market, claiming she would have cross-party support in the House of Commons

    British Prime Minister Theresa May insisted she had the “determination to deliver Brexit” as she came under pressure from both wings of the Tory party to change course.

  • Saturday, May 5th 2018 - 08:50 UTC

    Labour party faces “unmitigated disaster” and demands a “proper post-mortem”

    Labour’s Chukka Umunna said that “after eight years of Tory government and the resignations of several senior ministers... Labour to be making far greater gains”

    Jeremy Corbyn is facing a Labour backlash over his party’s “unmitigated disaster” at the polls, which prompted Theresa May to taunt his failure to make an electoral breakthrough. As the dust settled Labor’s Chukka Umunna called for his party’s ruling National Executive to set up a “proper post-mortem,” warning the results could not give it confidence it would win the next General Election.

  • Saturday, May 5th 2018 - 08:26 UTC

    England local elections: May relieved, Corbyn questioned and Lib-Dem surging

    Theresa May visited Wandsworth hailing as a success the fact that Labour had failed to capture a borough that has been under Conservative control for 40 years.

    Britain’s two main parties emerged from May 3 local elections in England in a draw, with Labor making gains but failing to capture target councils from the Conservatives. Ukip (Independent party) was almost wiped out, losing all but three of its 126 seats, but the Liberal Democrats had a good night, gaining 75 seats and winning control of four more councils.

  • Thursday, May 3rd 2018 - 08:33 UTC

    Customs union controversy remains at the heart of the UK cabinet

    Downing Street said the meeting acknowledged there were “challenges” to the existing proposals but that both the options put forward are still on the table

    Theresa May has asked officials to draw up “revised proposals” for post-Brexit customs arrangements after a key meeting with her most senior ministers. The Brexit sub committee met on Wednesday to try to agree on a new model to replace the UK's membership of the customs union.

  • Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 - 08:36 UTC

    No peace for PM May: Brexiteer MPs deliver an ultimatum on customs union

    Allegedly chancellor Philip Hammond favors a customs partnership whereby UK n collects the EU's tariffs on goods coming from other countries on the EU's behalf

    Senior Brexiteer MPs have delivered an “ultimatum” demanding Prime Minister Theresa May drops one of the government's preferred post-Brexit customs options. A 30-page document passed to the BBC says a “customs partnership” would make meaningful trade deals “impossible” and render the International Trade Department “obsolete”.

  • Monday, April 30th 2018 - 20:28 UTC

    Sajid Javid, second generation migrant appointed Home Secretary

    The new Home Secretary started with a pledge to the Windrush generation: “This never should have been the case and I will do whatever it takes to put it right.”

    Sajid Javid has promised to “do whatever it takes” to put right problems faced by the Windrush generation after he succeeded Amber Rudd as United Kingdom's home secretary. Mr Javid said as a second generation migrant he was “angry” at the treatment of those caught up in the saga. He also disowned the “hostile environment” tag attached to the government's migration policy.

  • Monday, April 30th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

    Local elections in England; London voters expected to punish Theresa May

    The elections are seen as a bellwether of public sentiment and polls show voters are ready to deliver a critical verdict on May’s leadership and her party’s austerity

    Voters in London are expected to punish Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party at local government elections this week which could embolden critics of her Brexit strategy, but are not expected to trigger her downfall.

  • Monday, April 30th 2018 - 08:09 UTC

    UK Home Secretary resigns amid immigration and quotas scandal

    Ms Rudd phoned PM May to inform of her decision following a week of growing pressure over an immigration scandal and increasing calls for her to quit.

    Britain's interior minister, Home Secretary, Amber Rudd resigned on Sunday amid claims she misled lawmakers over whether her department held targets for removing illegal immigrants in the country. “The prime minister has tonight accepted the resignation of the home secretary,” said a spokesman for the office of premier Theresa May.

  • Friday, April 27th 2018 - 12:12 UTC

    Tories divided on the customs union and PM May on the brink

    Although the vote is not binding on the government, many politicians believe it will influence May's future thinking on a deal she wants with the European Union

    British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered her biggest Brexit blow so far when MPs on Thursday backed a call in the House of Commons for Britain to stay in a European customs union. A debate, promoted by the main opposition Labour Party, was agreed unanimously after a four hour discussion in the House of Commons.