Tag: European Union

• Saturday, September 14th 2019 - 10:52 UTC

  Man who set the forest on fire, admits another Brexit referendum might be needed

  

  Former British prime minister David Cameron, who took the decision in 2016 to hold a referendum on the country's membership of the European Union, said another vote may be needed to resolve the Brexit impasse.

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 18:40 UTC

  “Operation Yellowhammer” released: what can be expected in a “no deal” Brexit

  

  A 'no-deal' Brexit could snarl cross-Channel trade routes, disrupting supplies of medicines and fresh food while protests spread across Britain, according to a worst-case scenario reluctantly released by the government on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, September 11th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  PM Johnson insists he will not request an extension to Brexit, despite parliament, which is suspended until 14 October

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he would not request an extension to Brexit, hours after a law came into force demanding that he delay Britain’s departure from the European Union until 2020 unless he can strike a divorce deal. 

• Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  EU strengthens trade relations with Cuba to counter a raft of US lawsuits against European firms

  

  EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday reaffirmed the bloc's drive to deepen trade with Cuba and counter a wave of lawsuits against European firms as Washington increases pressure on the communist-run island.

• Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  Parliament rejects a snap election and demands government publish all documents related to a “no deal” Brexit

  

  British MPs rejected a second attempt by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday to call an early election to break the Brexit deadlock, in a final show of defiance before he controversially suspends parliament. After a tumultuous few days that exposed Johnson's weakness in the face of hostile lawmakers, the House of Commons again refused to grant a snap poll that might have bolstered his position.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  PM Johnson defeated; parliament now has to decide what's more urgent a vote on Brexit or a snap election

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson raised the prospect of a snap election on Tuesday after he suffered a major parliamentary defeat over his Brexit strategy that could delay Britain's exit from the European Union.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:34 UTC

  Brexit: Corbyn says UK needs a general election; ex PM Tony Blair warns of “an elephant trap”

  

  Jeremy Corbyn says the UK “needs” a general election, despite warnings from Tony Blair that it could prove a “trap” for Labour. Mr Corbyn said his “priority” was to work towards blocking a no-deal Brexit, with an election afterwards.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Decisive debate in UK parliament with a general election 14 October in the cards

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call an election for Oct 14 if MPs vote against his Brexit strategy, a top official said on Monday on the eve of a parliamentary showdown. MPs from Johnson's own Conservative Party are preparing to join opposition lawmakers in a vote on Tuesday to try to force him to delay Brexit if he cannot strike an agreement with Brussels in the next few weeks.

• Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  Tens of thousands in UK cities protest the suspension of parliament

  

  Tens of thousands of protesters hit the streets across the UK on Saturday to show their opposition to government moves to close parliament ahead of the Brexit deadline on October 31.

• Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 08:57 UTC

  EU reiterates: no changes to the divorce deal agreed with Britain

  

  EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said the bloc will not change the divorce deal agreed with Britain and that he is “not optimistic” of avoiding a no-deal outcome.