Tag: Theresa May

• Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 10:14 UTC

  Conservatives urge “unity of purpose” ahead of EU Withdrawal Bill third reading

  

  The Conservatives have urged MPs to show a “unity of purpose” and back their Brexit legislation in a key vote. The EU (Withdrawal) Bill gets its third reading in the House of Commons later before heading to the Lords.

• Tuesday, January 16th 2018 - 10:04 UTC

  Scotland reveals impact on its economy of UK leaving the European Union

  

  Scotland's economy would be £12.7bn a year worse off under a so-called hard Brexit, according to analysis by the Scottish government. The figure is contained in a paper on the impact of UK withdrawal from the European Union. It calculates the cost to Scotland of the UK leaving the single market with or without a trade deal.

• Thursday, January 11th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

  UK charm offensive in Germany to lobby for London's post Brexit financial services

  

  The German government on Wednesday sought to pour cold water over Britain's hopes of a bespoke post-Brexit arrangement for financial services. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman told reporters that Berlin's focus would remain on preserving a unified stance among the 27 EU nations as Brexit negotiations prepare to enter a critical phase. Britain's financial services industry is expected to be one the main battlegrounds in the next stage of talks.

• Wednesday, January 10th 2018 - 10:28 UTC

  UK Cabinet reshuffle makes government look “more like the country it serves”

  

  Theresa May has said her reshuffle makes the government look “more like the country it serves” with a “new generation” of ministers brought in. The PM has appointed several new faces to her ministerial team.

• Tuesday, January 9th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

  Juncker convinced Brexit will happen, but is concerned about budget shortfall

  

  European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker says he believes Brexit will go ahead and the EU should tackle its looming budget shortfall. “Don't believe those who say that it's not going to happen and that people in the UK have realized their error... I don't think that's going to be the case,” he told a Brussels conference.

• Sunday, December 31st 2017 - 06:09 UTC

  PM May New Year message: more Brexit, and promises of focus on schools, police and the NHS

  

  Britons will feel “renewed confidence and pride” in 2018, Prime Minister Theresa May has said in her New Year message. The prime minister said that while Brexit will be “crucial” in the coming year, it is “not the limit” of the government's ambitions, and it will focus on schools, the police and NHS to change people's daily lives.

• Saturday, December 23rd 2017 - 12:38 UTC

  Dublin does not accept direct rule from London in North Ireland

  

  The Irish government would expect to have a “real and meaningful involvement” in Northern Ireland if efforts to restore Stormont fail, the Irish prime minister has said. Leo Varadkar said he would not support a return to direct rule from London if time is called on talks to restore a power-sharing government in Belfast, and anticipated he would make a fresh bid for a deal in January.

• Saturday, December 23rd 2017 - 10:30 UTC

  Theresa May says she is more than “Madame Brexit”, and is “in for the long term”

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted she is more than “Madame Brexit,” having been given the title by Poland's prime minister. She said there were “other things” she wanted to achieve apart from delivering a successful exit from the EU - such as improvements to education and training, and insisted she was “in it for the long-term”, shrugging off suggestions she had had a bad year.

• Friday, December 22nd 2017 - 10:51 UTC

  Theresa May loses one of her closest allies in the cabinet to pornography allegations

  

  Damian Green, one of British Prime Minister Theresa May's closest allies, has been sacked from the cabinet after an inquiry found he had breached the ministerial code. He was “asked to quit” after he was found to have made “inaccurate and misleading” statements over what he knew about claims pornography was found on his office computer in 2008.

• Friday, December 22nd 2017 - 06:45 UTC

  Theresa May pledges no compromise on Falklands' right to self determination

  

  In a personal Christmas message to Falkland Islanders, Prime Minister Theresa May emphasized that she would not allow anyone to compromise Islanders’ right to self determination. Her full message follows: