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Montevideo, June 7th 2025 - 08:56 UTC

Tag: Brexit

  • Friday, June 24th 2016 - 08:07 UTC

    Vote Leave Chief and ex London mayor expected to go for PM Cameron post

    “I will be advocating Vote Leave - or whatever the team is called, I understand there are a lot of them - because I want a better deal for the people of this country”

    When Boris Johnson announced in February that he would back the UK campaign to Leave the European Union, it transformed the debate. Johnson is popular with the public and within his party. By becoming the official head of Vote Leave, he gave the weight of the establishment to a campaign previously spear-headed by fringe political figures such as Nigel Farage and George Galloway.

  • Friday, June 24th 2016 - 07:43 UTC

    “Leave” win tremors: sterling falls; Bank of England on full alert; “EUexit” domino calls

    England and Wales voted strongly for Brexit, while London, Scotland and Northern Ireland backed staying in the EU.

    The UK has voted on Thursday, 23 June, to leave the European Union after 43 years in a historic referendum. Leave won by 51,9% to 48,1% with England and Wales voting strongly for Brexit, while London, Scotland and Northern Ireland backed staying in the EU.

  • Thursday, June 23rd 2016 - 08:32 UTC

    Cameron vows to return to Gibraltar and reaffirms commitment to the Rock

    “First of all I wanted to say I have always stood up for Gibraltar and I always will as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. That is my guarantee to you”

    British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to return to Gibraltar, as he underscored his commitment to always stand up for the Rock. In a recorded address for the people of Gibraltar, PM Cameron said he wanted to return to the Rock because he admired this community, its achievements and its positive commitment to the EU.

  • Thursday, June 23rd 2016 - 07:50 UTC

    Brexit referendum: race too close to call, say pollsters

    Two polls showed “Leave” had the slimmest of leads, but a third showed the “Remain” ahead and betting markets indicated a pro-EU vote was more likely.

    Minister David Cameron invoked Britain's wartime spirit in a last-ditch bid to win votes on Wednesday on the eve of a knife-edge referendum on European Union membership that has put the continent on alert.

  • Thursday, June 23rd 2016 - 07:35 UTC

    Britons going to the polls for a historic referendum; results by Friday breakfast

    It is only the third nationwide referendum in UK history and comes after a four-month battle for votes between the Leave and Remain campaigns.

    UK is set to go to the polls in a historic referendum on whether the country should remain a member of the European Union or leave. Polling stations are open between 07:00 BST and 22:00 BST. An estimated 46,499,537 people are entitled to take part in the vote - a record number for a UK poll.

  • Thursday, June 23rd 2016 - 02:56 UTC

    Renewables the focus of EU Energy Week in the Falklands

    MLA Michael Poole visited the Sand Bay Wind Farm last week to discuss the benefits of renewable energy.

    The Power & Electrical Department hosted an open day last week at their Sand Bay Wind Farm to showcase the work being undertaken by the Falkland Island’s Government (FIG) to utilise and promote renewable energy sources. The open day, which included guided tours and demonstrations, formed part of wider initiatives recently undertaken by FIG to address issues surrounding climate change.

  • Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 04:59 UTC

    Brexit: Investor Soros anticipates sterling would “decline precipitously”

    “The value of the pound would decline precipitously,” writes Soros. “It would have an immediate and dramatic impact on markets, investment, prices and jobs”.

    Legendary investor George Soros has warned of “serious consequences” for British jobs and finances if the country leaves the EU. Writing in The Guardian, he said sterling would “decline precipitously” if the Leave camp won Thursday's vote.

  • Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 04:33 UTC

    Brexit: The apocalypse

    Brexit could become the beginning of the destruction of EU and Western political civilization in its entirety, said Donald Tusk, the president of the European Union

    By Gwynne Dyer - How’s this for apocalyptic? “As a historian I fear Brexit [a British vote to leave the European Union in the referendum on June 23] could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also Western political civilization in its entirety,” said Donald Tusk, the president of the European Union, in an interview published on Monday in the German newspaper Bild.

  • Monday, June 20th 2016 - 08:24 UTC

    “Kiss chain” in support of Remain, and a vote of love for tolerance and unity

    “A vote for Remain is a vote for love, tolerance and unity in our diversity,” commented Alice Jay, Avaaz campaign director in a statement.

    A long line of people kissed each other outside parliament in London on Sunday in a show of love to urge Britain to remain in the European Union.Campaigners said that over 420 people had taken part in the “kiss chain” in London, as other mass kissing events took place in Berlin, Paris and Rome.

  • Monday, June 20th 2016 - 05:34 UTC

    France wants strong immediate action from European Council if UK votes Leave

    “You are in or out... The EU Council should give the British an ultimatum about their intentions, and France’s president will be very clear about that,” Macron said

    French economy minister Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday the EU should act quickly and firmly if Britain votes next week to leave the European Union. Britain’s EU referendum will be held on Thursday, with an EU summit set for a few days later on June 28 at which Macron said EU leaders should take a firm stand with regard to the UK.