Tag: Nigel Farage

• Friday, May 31st 2019 - 08:57 UTC

  Ahead of UK visit, Trump praises Farage and Johnson: “they are friends of mine”

  

  United States president Donald Trump praised the two most high-profile proponents of Britain's departure from the European Union on Thursday ahead of his planned visit to London at a time of political turmoil following the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May.

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 08:40 UTC

  Farage's Brexit party the big winner in UK; Conservatives in disarray

  

  Anti-EU populist Nigel Farage's Brexit Party looked set to triumph on Sunday and the ruling Conservatives endure a historic blow in European Parliament elections in which Britain was never meant to vote.

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 08:39 UTC

  Europe's centre parties take significant electoral defeat

  

  Europeans turned their backs on traditional center-left and center-right candidates in Sunday's elections for the European Parliament, according to provisional results and their projections.

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 08:09 UTC

  Corbyn calls for a general election or a second Brexit referendum

  

  Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said the British public should be asked again to give its verdict on Brexit, either through a general election or a second referendum.

• Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  “Milkshake attacks” on discredited UK politicians as voters vent their fury over Brexit and EU elections

  

  The UK Electoral Commission said it will visit the offices of Nigel Farage's Brexit Party to review how it raises money after former Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for an investigation. The party leads polling ahead of Thursday's European elections as it attracts voters disgruntled at the failure of the mainstream parties to deliver Brexit.

• Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 13:30 UTC

  Nigel Farrage received £450,000 from the founder of pro-Brexit group Leave.EU

  

  Nigel Farage received £450,000 from the founder of pro-Brexit group Leave.EU in the year after the Brexit referendum. Items paid for by Arron Banks included Mr. Farage's London home, his car and trips to the US to meet Donald Trump.

• Monday, May 13th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Tories fifth ahead of EU elections; Farage Brexit party leads with 34%; PM May expected to announce departure

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives have slumped to fifth place in an opinion poll ahead of the May 23 European parliamentary election as pressure grows for her to set a date for her departure.

• 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, April 6th 2019 - 09:28 UTC

  New British passports no longer have “European Union” on the cover

  

  British passports are being issued without the words 'European Union' on the cover, despite the delay to Brexit. The new burgundy passports were introduced from 30 March, the day after the UK was supposed to leave the EU, but some people may still receive the old version until stocks run out.

• Wednesday, February 7th 2018 - 09:17 UTC

  Trump manages to unite the UK political system in praise of the healthcare system

  

  United States president Donald Trump has sparked a backlash from UK politicians by attacking the National Health Service. In a tweet criticising US Democrats pushing for a universal health system, he said “thousands of people are marching” in the UK because the NHS is “going broke and not working”. This was believed to be a reference to a Save the NHS march on Downing Street on Saturday, demanding more funding.