Tag: Jeremy Hunt

• Saturday, July 6th 2019 - 12:50 UTC

  Brexit and Conservative nationalism: fantasy collides with reality next October

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - Oscar Wilde described fox-hunting as “the unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible.” Brexit may be similarly defined as the unhinged in pursuit of the infeasible.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  From Scotland, PM May will call for the strengthening unity and bonds of UK

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May will urge her successor on Thursday to strengthen the bonds between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in a veiled criticism of those in her party who are widely thought to prefer Brexit to the union.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 08:29 UTC

  China and UK clash over the protests in ex-British colony Hong Kong

  

  China bluntly told Britain on Wednesday to “refrain from further interference” and London summoned Beijing's ambassador for a dressing down in a rapidly-escalating diplomatic feud over Hong Kong.

• Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 11:50 UTC

  Theresa May will announce a review of devolution when she visits Scotland

  

  Prime minister Theresa May is to announce a review of UK government departments to make sure they work in the best interests of devolution. Mrs. May will make the announcement during a visit to Scotland this week in one of her final visits as prime minister.

• Monday, July 1st 2019 - 07:20 UTC

  Johnson and Hunt promise to spend billions as they pitch for Theresa May's job

  

  Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt vowed to spend billions of pounds on public services, infrastructure and tax cuts on Sunday as the two men battling to become prime minister pitched themselves as the best candidate to take on the opposition Labour Party.

• Friday, June 21st 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  Now the race (and Brexit challenge) is down to Boris and Jeremy

  

  Fervent Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson and foreign minister Jeremy Hunt emerged on Thursday as the only two candidates left in the race to become British prime minister, with the flamboyant Johnson odds-on favorite to win next month.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Brexit divide persists among hopefuls to replace Theresa May

  

  Several hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favourite Boris Johnson on Sunday questioning his pledge to leave the European Union by the end of October no matter what.

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:22 UTC

  Germany willing to renegotiate Brexit deal, reports foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt

  

  
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, a contender to replace Theresa May as prime minister, said on Sunday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had indicated the EU would be willing to renegotiate the Brexit divorce deal.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 09:37 UTC

  Trump bets strongly on Brexit and anticipates a “phenomenal trade deal” with UK

  

  United States President Donald Trump emerged from a meeting on Tuesday with outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May talking up a “phenomenal trade deal” between the two countries once the United Kingdom leaves the European Union. But he also hinted that any such deal would have to include opening up Britain's cherished National Health Service (NHS) - a proposition certain to stir controversy.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 06:24 UTC

  “Absolute priority” for UK government to leave the EU by 23 May to avoid European elections

  

  It is an “absolute priority” for the government to leave the EU by 23 May to avoid having to take part in European elections, Jeremy Hunt has said. The foreign secretary said the public would find it “hugely disappointing” to be asked to send MEPs to Brussels.