Tag: Jeremy Corbyn

• Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 08:35 UTC

  UK divided by Brexit: Labour leader says no agreement possible with PM May's crumbling government

  

  Britain's withdrawal from the European Union was again in disarray on Friday after the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch talks dead due to Prime Minister Theresa May's crumbling government.

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• Wednesday, May 15th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  May and Corbyn Brexit legislation will be put before parliament first week of June

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May's government will publish draft legislation in the first week of June that would allow Brexit to proceed if approved by parliament, a Downing Street spokesman announced on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, May 14th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Brexit negotiator travels to Brussels, but both May and Labour leader Corbyn are questioned by their parties

  

  The British prime minister's chief Brexit negotiator, Olly Robbins, is travelling to Brussels to discuss changes to the political declaration on the UK's future relationship with the EU. The move is intended to meet a key Labour demand in cross-party talks to break the deadlock.

• Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 13:22 UTC

  Pompeo warns UK on intelligence sharing if Huawei is involved in a British network

  

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made a blistering attack against China as he stepped up pressure on Britain, warning that US intelligence-sharing could be risked by the involvement of a Chinese company in a new British telecommunications network.

• Monday, May 6th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Labour “does not trust PM May” after leaking details of Brexit cross party talks

  

  Labor's shadow chancellor says he does not trust Prime Minister Theresa May after details from cross-party talks on Brexit were leaked to the press. The PM has called on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to “put their differences aside” and agree a Brexit deal.

• Saturday, May 4th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Brexit frustration reflected in England's council voters' rejection of Tories and Labour

  

  Britain's two main parties suffered a drubbing on Friday in English local elections as voters vented their frustration with the prolonged Brexit deadlock.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 06:09 UTC

  Mrs. May trekking in Wales, but with no intent of repeating the Easter recess of 2017 snap inspiration

  

  Theresa May is spending part of her Easter break on a walking holiday in Wales, Downing Street has said. But - stand down everyone - Number 10 has insisted the prime minister is not considering calling a general election. Mrs. May famously decided to call a snap election during a walking holiday in Snowdonia in 2017 and went on to see her Commons majority wiped out.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 07:30 UTC

  PM May off to meet Merkel and Macron before EU summit

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday started a last-minute flurry of European diplomacy that includes visits to Paris and Berlin as she prepares for a make-or-break Brexit summit. Still struggling to get her EU divorce deal through parliament, May is hoping European Union leaders will agree on Wednesday to delay Brexit for a second time to stop Britain crashing out of the bloc two days later.

• Monday, April 8th 2019 - 08:38 UTC

  UK Jewish Labour Movement declare a no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn

  

  The Jewish Labour Movement, which is affiliated to Britain's main opposition Labour Party, passed a motion of no confidence in party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Sunday, over his handling of anti-Semitism complaints, Sky News reported.

• Monday, April 8th 2019 - 06:50 UTC

  Theresa May concedes that concluding a Brexit deal needs “compromise” from Tories and Labour

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday conceded that concluding a Brexit deal with the main opposition will need “compromise on both sides” as she faced criticism for being inflexible.