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Tag: Tim Barrow

  • Wednesday, March 29th 2017 - 17:21 UTC

    “An historic moment from which there can be no turning back”, May tells Parliament

    “This is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. Britain is leaving the European Union”.

    Prime Minister Theresa May has kicked off the two-year process of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in what she said was “an historic moment from which there can be no turning back”. Minutes after a letter informing the European Council of the UK’s intention to leave, Mrs May told the House of Commons that the Government was acting on “the democratic will of the British people” expressed in last year’s referendum vote for Brexit.

  • Thursday, January 5th 2017 - 10:06 UTC

    PM May names veteran diplomat as envoy to EU: overcomes mini Brexit turmoil

    Tim Barrow, political director at the Foreign Office, will take up the post next week following the abrupt departure of Ivan Rogers

    Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a senior career diplomat as envoy to the European Union on Wednesday to replace an ambassador who quit with a scathing resignation letter that exposed frustration among officials over her strategy. . Tim Barrow, political director at the Foreign Office, will take up the post next week following the abrupt departure of Ivan Rogers, who told staff in his resignation letter they should “speak the truth to those in power”.