Tag: Theresa May

• Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 08:56 UTC

  Lord Hague to the rescue of Theresa May warns Brexiteers ahead of Friday meeting

  

  Former Tory Party leader William Hague has issued a blunt warning to Cabinet Brexiteers not to push their demands for a clean break with the European Union too far. Ahead of crunch Cabinet talks at Chequers on Friday, Lord Hague said Parliament could force a “watered-down” Brexit on the Government if ministers fail to agree a compromise plan on Britain’s future customs relationship with the EU.

• Tuesday, July 3rd 2018 - 07:51 UTC

  British Chamber of Commerce says firms running out of patience with Brexit talks

  

  Firms are running out of patience over the lack of progress in the Brexit talks, a major business organization has warned Theresa May. The British Chambers of Commerce has published a list of 23 “real-world” questions that it says urgently need answers as the UK's EU exit approaches.

• Monday, July 2nd 2018 - 20:47 UTC

  Tension for the Brexit: Theresa May will meet with Angela Merkel and leaders of the EU

  

  The British Prime Minister, Theresa May, will visit Berlin and the Netherlands in the coming days to meet with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dutch authorities before assembling her government to finally decide what commercial relationship her country wants with the European Union (EU) in the future, commented her spokesman on Monday.

• Saturday, June 30th 2018 - 13:18 UTC

  EU leaders impatient with unresolved Brexit issues and UK's divided cabinet

  

  Europe’s leaders demanded clarity from Theresa May on her plans for a post-Brexit trade deal, highlighting unresolved issues including Northern Ireland as their impatience over the Prime Minister’s divided Cabinet became clear.

• Friday, June 29th 2018 - 03:49 UTC

  British defense wins major contract to build nine warships for Australia

  

  British defense giant BAE Systems has won a multi-million pound contract from the Australian government to build nine new warships, marking a significant victory for British military exports. BAE beat Italian and Spanish rivals to win a large slice of the £20bn spending program.

• Thursday, June 28th 2018 - 12:09 UTC

  UK and EU discuss Brexit in Brussels, as Belgium and England play a decisive match in Russia

  

  Theresa May has been warned that time is running out to secure a Brexit deal as she prepares to face the other 27 EU leaders at a summit in Brussels. The PM will brief all her counterparts for the last time before October, when both sides hope a deal will be done on the UK's March 2019 departure.

• Tuesday, June 26th 2018 - 09:03 UTC

  UK government under pressure to increase defense budget to 3% of GDP

  

  The British government must increase spending on the armed forces if Britain is to maintain its defense relationship with the United States, MPs have warned. The Commons Defense Committee said without further investment, UK forces would struggle to maintain “interoperability” with the US military, diminishing their usefulness as allies.

• 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.

• Monday, June 25th 2018 - 07:44 UTC

  UK government reacts to Brexit threats from business: “completely inappropriate” at negotiations critical moment

  

  Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that “threats” by business over Brexit are “completely inappropriate”. He was responding to warnings by Airbus and BMW that investments in the UK could be jeopardized by Brexit uncertainty.

• Friday, June 22nd 2018 - 08:52 UTC

  Unequivocal EU support for Dublin: no Brexit deal without agreement on the Irish border

  

  European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has warned the UK there will be no Brexit deal without agreement on the Irish border. On a visit to Dublin, Mr Juncker said fellow EU member states would not let Ireland be “isolated” on the impasse, insisting the demand for a resolution was a Europe-wide demand.