Tag: United Kingdom

• Saturday, September 9th 2017 - 20:54 UTC

  Sir Alan Duncan in Gibraltar to celebrate the Rock's National Day

  

  The United Kingdom will stand by Gibraltar, its people and its economy for as long as Gibraltarians wish to remain British, Sir Alan Duncan said ahead of an official visit to the Rock. Britain’s Minister for Europe at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office arrived at the Rock on Saturday and will spend the weekend in Gibraltar celebrating National Day, 10 September, and the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum.

• Friday, September 8th 2017 - 19:42 UTC

  HMS Prince of Wales officially named at Rosyth Naval Dockyard

  

  The United Kingdom's second aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, was officially named at Rosyth Naval Dockyard on Friday. Prince Charles, the man who shares a title with the £3bn vessel, will watch as his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Rothesay, carries out the ceremony.

• Thursday, September 7th 2017 - 08:34 UTC

  Clyde shipbuilding unions furious with MoD over building of new frigates

  

  Shipbuilding unions have accused the UK Minister of Defense of reneging on a promise to build five new navy frigates on the Clyde. It came as Defense Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced that five Type 31e frigates could be built and assembled across several UK shipyards.

• Thursday, September 7th 2017 - 08:23 UTC

  Battle of Brexit Repeal Bill begins; Labour objects since it “grabs power from Parliament”

  

  Britain's Labour will vote against the Brexit Repeal Bill because it will allow ministers to “grab power from Parliament” to slash rights at work and cut protection for consumers and the environment. The party’s statement came as Brexit Secretary David Davis was preparing to deliver a House of Commons statement on a summer of negotiations which the European Union claims has failed to deliver “decisive” progress.

• Thursday, September 7th 2017 - 07:14 UTC

  UK Overseas Territories have 4 million sq. km. of marine protected areas.

  

  The United Kingdom is showcasing its expertise in marine conservation and protection at the 4th International Congress of Marine Protected Areas in La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile, which extends until next 8 September.

• Wednesday, September 6th 2017 - 07:57 UTC

  Archbishop of Canterbury says UK economic model is failing with a growing gap between rich and poor

  

  Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, says Britain's economic model is broken, as the gap between the richest and poorest parts of the UK widens. Britain stands at a watershed and must make “fundamental choices” about the direction of the economy, he said.

• Wednesday, September 6th 2017 - 07:38 UTC

  UK leaked paper targets cutting low skilled migrants from Europe in post-Brexit

  

  Proposals aimed at cutting the numbers of low-skilled migrants from Europe following Brexit have been disclosed in a leaked Home Office paper. The document, obtained by The Guardian, suggests free movement will end upon exit in March 2019 and the UK will adopt a “more selective approach” based on the UK's economic and social needs.

• Wednesday, September 6th 2017 - 06:40 UTC

  Falklands' Darwin cemetery holds 121 single unmarked graves reveals Red Cross

  

  Humanitarian exhumation tasks at the Darwin cemetery in the Falkland Islands unearthed 121 body remains of Argentine combatants, and not 123 as originally expected, revealed the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, during a media conference in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2017 - 08:36 UTC

  With Commons back from recess, Brexit talks expected to intensify

  

  Brexit Secretary David Davis is to update MPs on last week's negotiations with the European Union later. Davis will make a statement in the House of Commons about the progress of the third round of Brexit talks. It comes after the prime minister said the UK is ready to “intensify” talks rather than stick to its one-week-a-month schedule.

• Monday, September 4th 2017 - 16:36 UTC

  EU Brexit negotiator: “educating” UK about the price it would pay for leaving the “EU club”

  

  The EU's Brexit negotiator has said he sees the process as an opportunity to “teach the British people and others what leaving the EU means”. Michel Barnier said he would never resort to blackmail but saw it as his job to “educate” the UK about the price it would pay for leaving the EU “club”.