Tag: Boris Johnson

• Wednesday, February 28th 2018 - 09:23 UTC

  North Ireland “hard border” controversy surfaces in in London and Brussels

  

  The British government has dismissed any prospect of a return to a “hard border” on the island of Ireland after Brexit. It followed the leak of a letter from Boris Johnson in which he appeared to contemplate future customs border checks after the UK leaves the EU.

• Tuesday, January 30th 2018 - 07:22 UTC

  Foreign Office planning to ban drilling and mining offshore BOTs in South Atlantic

  

  British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is expected to institute a ban on fishing, drilling and freight transport in British overseas territories in the South Atlantic in an effort to protect wildlife in the area. The South Sandwich Islands, which plays host to Antarctic scientists but has no permanent residents, lie around 1,500km east of the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, January 2nd 2018 - 06:33 UTC

  UK's foreign aid will go to projects that promote government aims and interests

  

  The UK's aid budget will be shifted to projects that promote its interests, the foreign secretary Boris Johnson said underlining the money will be “more sensibly distributed” to support foreign policy aims such as denying safe havens to Islamist militants.

• Wednesday, November 29th 2017 - 06:49 UTC

  Falklands' concerns put forward at meetings with Prime Minister May and Foreign Secretary Johnson

  

  Following a full day of activities in London in the framework of the annual British Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council meeting, the Falklands delegation said talks were very high level, and a wonderful opportunity to put forward the Islands concerns, such as Brexit, and listen to the issues faced by the other British Overseas Territories.

• Wednesday, November 29th 2017 - 06:45 UTC

  Karen Pierce first woman UK Permanent Representative to United Nations

  

  Karen Pierce, currently Director-General Political at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, has been appointed as the new UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations. . Karen is the first woman appointed to this role, and is uniquely suited for the position having previously served as Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, and more recently as the Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva.

• Friday, November 17th 2017 - 06:58 UTC

  Mugabe tarnished the jewel that is Zimbabwe, now is its chance to shine again

  

  By Boris Johnson - The most accurate description of Zimbabwe in the era of Robert Mugabe came from a fellow leader of the struggle against white rule. It was Samora Machel, then president of Mozambique and a fervent enemy of colonialism, who told Mugabe in 1980 that Zimbabwe was the “jewel of Africa”, adding: “Don’t tarnish it!”

• Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 10:00 UTC

  UK supports Mexico in the implementation of the energy sector reform

  

  United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, announced during the visit of the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luis Videgaray, that the UK is developing plans for new bilateral Prosperity programming of up to £60 million to support Mexico’s economic development and reform.

• Tuesday, November 14th 2017 - 09:44 UTC

  Sterling slides on concerns about UK leadership and rebel Tory MPs

  

  Sterling fell against the dollar and euro on Monday as investors worried about Theresa May's ability to stay on as British prime minister and get what they consider to be a good exit deal from the European Union.

• Friday, November 3rd 2017 - 08:08 UTC

  Foreign Secretary commits support for freedom of expression projects

  

  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has committed (Thursday 2 November) UK support for freedom of expression projects in countries where press freedom is curtailed.

• Tuesday, October 10th 2017 - 06:38 UTC

  Theresa May tells MPs to be prepared for every eventuality as a hard Brexit looms closer

  

  The UK has set out how it could operate as an “independent trading nation” after Brexit, even if no trade deal is reached with Brussels. Prime Minister Theresa May told MPs “real and tangible progress” had been made in Brexit talks, but the country must be prepared for “every eventuality”. However Labour said “no real progress has been made” since last June's referendum.