Tag: Keir Starmer

• Monday, April 27th 2020 - 07:35 UTC

  Boris Johnson back at Downing Street: several urgent challenging decisions awaiting

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to his Downing Street residence on Sunday after recovering from COVID-19, ready to take the helm again with pressure growing for the government to explain how it will ease a month-old coronavirus lockdown.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Labour leadership succession race: pragmatic center or a radical “proud Socialist”

  

  Five MPs formally entered the race on Monday to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as leader of Britain's main opposition Labour party, and rebuild their movement after last month's disastrous election.

• Saturday, April 6th 2019 - 08:38 UTC

  Labour says no advance in Brexit talks with Mrs. May; EU demands viable plan before postponing exit

  

  Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Friday that talks with the government on a last-ditch Brexit deal had made no progress, as EU leaders said Prime Minister Theresa May had not convinced them that they should let Britain delay its departure next week.

• Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:26 UTC

  Raab and Brexit: Westminster accuses the minister of a “messy-U-turn”

  

  There was confusion in Westminster over how close an overall Brexit deal may be after Dominic Raab hinted a deal could be done within weeks. Mr. Raab was accused of a “messy U-turn” after he indicated he expected an EU withdrawal deal finalized by November 21, only for his department to later insist there was no set date.