Tag: Labour Party (UK)

• Tuesday, July 10th 2018 - 06:38 UTC

  May reshuffles cabinet and warns that a divided Tory party could lead to a Corbyn government

  

  Theresa May will chair her new-look cabinet on Tuesday morning after a string of resignations over her Brexit strategy left her government in crisis. Mrs. May was forced to carry out a reshuffle of her top team after Boris Johnson and David Davis both quit.

• Tuesday, July 3rd 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  Unite, Labor's biggest single donor does not discard a referendum on the Brexit deal

  

  The leader of Britain's biggest trade union says he will fight for another EU referendum if his members want one. Unite's Len McCluskey, a close ally of Jeremy Corbyn, said policy would be decided by a vote at the union's conference on Tuesday.

• Monday, June 25th 2018 - 08:39 UTC

  Brexit debate in the streets of London: tens of thousands march for, and against leaving the EU

  

  Tens of thousands of people have marched on Saturday in central London to demand a final vote on any UK exit deal, on the second anniversary of the Brexit vote. Organizers of the People's Vote march say Brexit is “not a done deal” and people must “make their voices heard”. Meanwhile, hundreds attended a pro-Brexit counter-protest. It came as senior Cabinet ministers, including Liam Fox and David Davis, insisted the UK is prepared to walk away from talks without an agreement.

• Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 - 07:00 UTC

  Ex-London mayor resigns from Labour party following anti-Semitism controversy

  

  Ken Livingstone has said he is resigning from the Labour Party. The ex-London mayor has been suspended since 2016 in a row over allegations of anti-Semitism following comments he made about Hitler and Zionism.

• Friday, May 11th 2018 - 06:00 UTC

  “Lords should not undermine the will of the majority” that voted for Brexit

  

  Peers should not undermine the will of those who voted Brexit, a senior minister has said after the UK Government suffered 14 defeats over key legislation. Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom said the Lords has made significant improvements to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, which transfers EU law into UK law, linked to devolution.

• Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:06 UTC

  Theresa May determined to deliver Brexit, but her cabinet remains divided, and so is opposition Labour

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May insisted she had the “determination to deliver Brexit” as she came under pressure from both wings of the Tory party to change course.

• Saturday, May 5th 2018 - 08:26 UTC

  England local elections: May relieved, Corbyn questioned and Lib-Dem surging

  

  Britain’s two main parties emerged from May 3 local elections in England in a draw, with Labor making gains but failing to capture target councils from the Conservatives. Ukip (Independent party) was almost wiped out, losing all but three of its 126 seats, but the Liberal Democrats had a good night, gaining 75 seats and winning control of four more councils.

• Monday, April 30th 2018 - 08:18 UTC

  Sunday Times claims massive Russian twitter support of Labour in last general election

  

  Thousands of Russian Twitter accounts were used to rally support for Labour in the closing stages of last year’s general election, it has been claimed. The Sunday Times said an investigation it conducted in conjunction with Swansea University had identified 6,500 Russian accounts tweeting supportive messages for Labour and denigrating the Conservatives.

• Friday, April 27th 2018 - 12:12 UTC

  Tories divided on the customs union and PM May on the brink

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered her biggest Brexit blow so far when MPs on Thursday backed a call in the House of Commons for Britain to stay in a European customs union. A debate, promoted by the main opposition Labour Party, was agreed unanimously after a four hour discussion in the House of Commons.

• Thursday, April 26th 2018 - 09:04 UTC

  UK could consider an extension of Brexit talks if Parliament rejects withdrawal deal

  

  Brexit Secretary David Davis has suggested the UK government could consider asking for Brexit negotiations to be extended if Parliament votes down the withdrawal deal later this year. Speaking to the Exiting the EU Committee on Wednesday, Davis conceded that it would not be impossible to prolong Article 50 negotiations, having previously said that the deal would “fall” if MPs vote it down.