Tag: Theresa May

• Thursday, August 11th 2016 - 04:52 UTC

  Falklands air links and oil talks between UK and Argentina confirmed by Malcorra

  

  Foreign minister Susana Malcorra confirmed on Wednesday that Argentina and the United Kingdom are holding talks, “moving to a more productive phase” which includes making progress towards new “air links between the Falkland Islands and third countries” plus the removal of “restrictive hydrocarbons measures”.

• Thursday, July 14th 2016 - 03:54 UTC

  May pledges to work “for all not just the privileged few”; Johnson foreign secretary and Hammond chancellor

  

  New Prime Minister Theresa May has made Boris Johnson, the former London mayor who led the Brexit campaign, foreign secretary in her new government. He replaces Philip Hammond, who becomes chancellor and ex-Energy Secretary Amber Rudd is home secretary and Euro skeptic David Davis is the Brexit secretary. Ex-chancellor George Osborne was not included apparently because his “brand” was seen as “too tarnished”.

• Friday, July 1st 2016 - 10:07 UTC

  Theresa May stands out among Tory leader contenders; round of voting begins Tuesday

  

  Theresa May's bid to become Britain's Conservative leader has won the support of two more cabinet ministers and the Daily Mail. Michael Fallon and Patrick McLoughlin now say they back the home secretary.

• Friday, April 29th 2016 - 06:27 UTC

  ''Vote Leave'' Chair says leaving the EU will not affect UK protection of Overseas Territories

  

  Withdrawal from the European Union will not affect the protection the UK provides for its overseas territories, the chair of Vote Leave, Gisela Stuart, has told MPs in the House of Commons.

• Thursday, October 8th 2015 - 09:02 UTC

  Osborne emerges as potential successor of Cameron as head of Conservatives

  

  British finance minister George Osborne has emerged as a potential successor to David Cameron as head of the Conservatives amid buzz at the party's annual conference over who the favorite might be.

• Saturday, May 9th 2015 - 09:23 UTC

  PM Cameron confirms economic policy: names Osborne first secretary of state

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron reappointed George Osborne as his finance minister on Friday and gave him a bigger cabinet role after Britain's economic recovery helped their party to an unexpectedly big election victory.

• Saturday, August 30th 2014 - 11:03 UTC

  Britain raises terrorism level to 'severe' in response to possible attacks

  

  Britain raised its terrorism threat level on Friday to “severe”, the second highest level, in response to possible attacks being planned in Syria and Iraq, Home Secretary (interior minister) Theresa May said.

• Tuesday, August 19th 2014 - 08:45 UTC

  UK Home Office loses arbitration and is ordered to pay Raytheon £224m

  

  The UK Home Office has been told to pay £224m to a major US corporation it sacked for failing to deliver a controversial secure borders program. Ministers will pay Raytheon £50m in damages, plus other costs. The order to make the payments comes from a binding arbitration tribunal. Home Affairs Committee chairman Keith Vaz called it a “catastrophic result”.

• Monday, May 13th 2013 - 04:03 UTC

  Two Tory ministers prepared to vote for Britain to leave the EU

  

  Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has become the second cabinet minister to say he would vote for Britain to leave the EU if a referendum were held now. But, like education secretary Michael Gove, he said David Cameron must be given a chance to bring powers back from Brussels before deciding.

• Monday, March 18th 2013 - 08:07 UTC

  PM Cameron stops plans to impose visa restrictions on Brazilian tourists

  

  Plans to impose visa restrictions on Brazilian tourists have been put on hold by Home Secretary Theresa May. Like US, Canadian or Australian citizens, Brazilians can visit the UK for up to six months without a visa.