Tag: Jeremy Corbyn PM

Sunday, March 24th 2019 - 06:11 UTC
Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon joins the march and tells PM May “put it back to the people”

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has joined hundreds of thousands of people on a march in London to demand a second Brexit referendum. She spoke to crowds gathered at the end of a rally organizer of the “Put It To The People” campaign say more than a million people attended.
Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 07:10 UTC
Brexit deadline: Commons votes on leaving the EU without a deal after PM May's deal was again rejected

Theresa May's EU withdrawal deal has been rejected by MPs by an overwhelming majority for a second time, with just 17 days to go to Brexit. On Tuesday MPs voted down the prime minister's deal by 149 - a smaller margin than when they rejected it in January.
Monday, February 11th 2019 - 07:16 UTC
Epistolary exchange between PM Mrs. May and Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn

Theresa May has responded to Jeremy Corbyn's letter setting out his five demands for a Brexit deal. The prime minister queried his call for the UK to stay in a customs union with the EU - but welcomed more talks with Labour on a Brexit agreement.
Tuesday, January 22nd 2019 - 08:07 UTC
Brexit: PM May pledges a more flexible, open, inclusive approach involving Parliament

Theresa May has promised to take a more “flexible, open and inclusive” approach to involve Parliament in negotiating a future relationship with the EU as she seeks to revive her Withdrawal Agreement.
Thursday, January 17th 2019 - 07:31 UTC
PM May wins no-confidence vote; calls on all parties to work constructively to forward Brexit

Theresa May has called on MPs to “put self-interest aside” and “work constructively together” to find a way forward for Brexit. Earlier, the prime minister won a vote of no confidence by 325 to 306, as rebel Tory MPs and the DUP backed her to stay in No 10. But just 24 hours before, both groups ensured her Brexit plan was voted down.
Wednesday, January 16th 2019 - 05:57 UTC
PM May Brexit deal pulverized by Parliament; Corbyn tables a no confidence vote for this Wednesday

Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was rejected in Parliament by 230 votes - the largest defeat for a sitting government in history. MPs voted by 432 votes to 202 to reject the deal, which sets out the terms of Britain's exit from the EU on 29 March.
Monday, December 10th 2018 - 18:24 UTC
PM May and EU trapped in “Brussels optimism”; Brexit deal debate suspended

Theresa May says she has called off Tuesday's crucial vote on her Brexit deal because it “would be rejected by a significant margin”. She said MPs backed much of the deal she has struck with the EU but there was concern over the Northern Irish backstop.
Saturday, December 1st 2018 - 22:54 UTC
Corbyn-supportive AMLO sworn in as Mexico's president

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been sworn in as Mexico's new president, after his landslide win in July. The 65-year old AMLO, as he is more commonly referred to, is starting his six-year term with a promise to end corruption, poverty and extreme violence.
Monday, September 24th 2018 - 09:18 UTC
Brexit: Labour conference expected to vote keeping “all options on the table”

British Labour party members are to vote on keeping “all options on the table” on Brexit, including possibly campaigning for a new referendum at their conference. Party power brokers have agreed on the wording for Tuesday's motion on what the party should do about Brexit if it cannot get a general election.
Saturday, August 4th 2018 - 12:44 UTC
Jeremy Corbyn: Labour is not a threat to Jewish life in Britain

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said “people who dish out anti-Semitic poison need to understand: you do not do it in my name”. In an article for The Guardian he said anti-Semitism was a “real problem” that Labour was “working to overcome”. But he did not give in to demands to adopt all the examples of anti-Semitism cited by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).