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Tag: UK Government

  • Monday, February 18th 2019 - 08:57 UTC

    UK Government guarantees EU funding programs in Gibraltar

    Until UK leaves the EU, UK remains a member state, with all the rights and obligations that includes

    In November, the European Union and the United Kingdom concluded the terms of an agreement for the orderly departure of the UK from the European Union. Gibraltar was part of that agreement. The Withdrawal Agreement includes a transitional phase until the end of 2020, which also covers Gibraltar.

  • Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 09:01 UTC

    Mrs. May willing to support amendments but insists in no delay for the Brexit withdrawal date

    Tory MPs will be told to vote for Sir Graham Brady's proposal when the Commons votes on a series of amendments to Theresa May's plan on Tuesday

    The United Kingdom government will support a backbench amendment to the Brexit deal that calls for the planned Irish backstop to be replaced by “alternative arrangements”. Tory MPs will be told to vote for Sir Graham Brady's proposal when the Commons votes on a series of amendments to Theresa May's plan on Tuesday.

  • Monday, December 10th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

    European Court of Justice will rule if UK can cancel Brexit on its own despite 27 EU members

    A group of anti-Brexit politicians and campaigners has argued that the UK should be able to unilaterally halt the Brexit process if it wants to do so.

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is to rule on whether or not the UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members. A group of anti-Brexit politicians and campaigners has argued that the UK should be able to unilaterally halt the Brexit process if it wants to do so.

  • Friday, November 9th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

    Brexit and Article 50 to be referred to the European Court of Justice

    Lord Carloway, Scotland’s most senior judge, refused the application on Thursday and the case will proceed to the CJEU in the current timescale

    The European Court of Justice will be asked if the UK can unilaterally stop Brexit after the UK Government was refused an appeal by Scotland’s highest court. The Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled in September to refer the question of whether the UK can unilaterally revoke its Article 50 request to leave the European Union to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) after a case brought by a cross-party group of politicians.

  • Tuesday, November 6th 2018 - 08:22 UTC

    “Business as usual with Iran, and take advantage”, UK government tells British companies

    UK “regrets” the US president’s move to restore restrictions on Tehran that were lifted when it signed up to a nuclear deal in 2015

    Britain will continue to expand trade relations with Iran despite Donald Trump’s decision to re-impose sanctions on the state, Downing Street has said. The government “regrets” the US president’s move to restore restrictions on Tehran that were lifted when it signed up to a nuclear deal in 2015, and believes the agreement makes the world a safer place, No 10 insisted.

  • Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:28 UTC

    UK government watchdog warns Britain is not ready for a no-deal Brexit

    Criminal gangs could exploit any border weaknesses and queues and delays were likely at border crossings, according to the UK National Audit Office

    Britain will “pay the price” of a no-deal Brexit because complicated new border controls may not be ready in time, a UK government watchdog has warned. Thousands of UK exporters did not have enough time to prepare for new border rules, the National Audit Office said.

  • Saturday, September 22nd 2018 - 08:47 UTC

    New battle front for Brexit: revocation of Article 50 addressed to the European Court

    This is the most significant legal development in the Brexit process since the High Court ruled Parliament had to legislate before Government could invoke Article 50

    The European Court will be asked if the UK can unilaterally revoke its Article 50 request to leave the European Union, following a “bombshell” ruling from Scotland’s highest court. In what campaigners described as a “case that could decide the fate of the nation”, the Court of Session in Edinburgh announced it would refer the question on to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU).

  • Tuesday, July 10th 2018 - 07:20 UTC

    Quick review of Brexit events and possible outcomes

    May came to power shortly after the Brexit vote, promising to be a steady hand in the negotiations.

    A huge political fight has erupted in the UK government over Brexit, Britain’s controversial decision to break away from the European Union, and it could bring down Prime Minister Theresa May. In the last 24 hours, three members of May's cabinet — Foreign Minister Boris Johnson, Brexit Minister David Davis, and the minister for the Department for Exiting the EU, Steve Baker — quit the government in protest over May’s handling of negotiations with the European Union.

  • Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 08:43 UTC

    UK government to publish details of the fishing industry after Brexit

    There were protests when it was revealed that the UK would continue to be bound by the Common Fisheries Policy during the post-Brexit transition period. JAMES GLOSSOP

    The UK government is to publish details of how it wants to manage the fishing industry after Brexit. Ministers promised the UK would “take back control of our waters” when it leaves the EU's Common Fisheries Policy.

  • Saturday, June 23rd 2018 - 09:09 UTC

    Scotland withdraws consent to any further Brexit legislation until “devolution system is fixed”

    Scottish First Minister accused the UK government of “ripping up” the devolution settlement. (GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT—AFP/Getty Images)

    Holyrood will not give consent to any further Brexit legislation until the “broken” devolution system is fixed, Scotland's Brexit Minister has said. Michael Russell added the Scottish government no longer trusted UK ministers after they pushed through the Brexit bill last week. He was speaking as Nicola Sturgeon held talks in Guernsey with UK Cabinet Minister David Lidington.