Tag: Scotland Brexit

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 11:41 UTC

  Johnson's decision to temporary suspend parliament “unlawful”, rules Scotland's highest court

  

  Scotland's highest court of appeal ruled on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament for five weeks is unlawful, the lawmaker who led the challenge said.

• Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 08:09 UTC

  Boris, the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - It has been suggested that Boris Johnson (who becomes the prime minister of the United Kingdom, UK) is what you would get if Donald Trump had been educated at Eton and Oxford. Maybe, although there is a great gulf between Trump’s bombastic self-promotion and Johnson’s self-deprecating, rather shambolic persona.

• 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.

• 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.

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 06:00 UTC

  May/Sturgeon meeting confirm the divide between the two leaders over Brexit

  

  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Prime Minister Theresa May have met for talks in London after clashing over a second Scottish independence vote. The Downing Street summit was part of what Mrs. May called an “enhanced role” for the Scottish government in Brexit.

• Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 - 07:28 UTC

  Sturgeon to London to meet Mrs. May; First Minister favors extension of Article 50

  

  Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is heading to London for Brexit talks with Prime Minister Theresa May. Mrs. May is attempting to build support for her withdrawal plan and is holding talks with opposition parties and the Scottish and Welsh governments.

• Friday, June 22nd 2018 - 08:22 UTC

  “Power grab” controversy at the British/Irish Council agenda in Guernsey

  

  Nicola Sturgeon is to meet senior UK government politicians for the first time since accusing them of “ripping up” the devolution settlement. The first minister will hold talks with Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington in Guernsey.

• Sunday, October 8th 2017 - 09:15 UTC

  Scotland and Ireland allies in Brexit negotiations, will argue to keep an open Irish border

  

  Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland and Ireland are allies in the Brexit negotiations. Scotland's first minister told business leaders in Dublin she will argue for the Irish border to remain open in the wake of the UK's split from Europe. She added the Republic and Scotland were united on virtually every issue of substance relating to Brexit.

• Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 21:26 UTC

  Brexit divorce bill: “I’m not hearing any whistling, just the clock ticking” says EU chief negotiator

  

  European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator has slapped down Boris Johnson over his claim that Brussels could “go whistle” if it expected large sums from Britain as part of the withdrawal agreement.

• Wednesday, June 28th 2017 - 03:20 UTC

  Sturgeon puts independence referendum off until better days

  

  Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Tuesday admitted she needed to “reset” her referendum strategy and that she had abandoned her demands for a new independence referendum before the signing of the Brexit deal.