Tag: United Kingdom

• Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  “No deal Brexit” deepens gap in Westminster; PM May warned “dozens” of loyal Tory MPs could rebel

  

  Dozens of normally loyal Conservative MPs could rebel against the government in a bid to prevent a “no-deal” Brexit, Downing Street has been warned. Leaders of the Brexit Delivery Group of both Leavers and Remainers say MPs may back alternatives if Mrs Theresa May's reworked deal cannot command a Commons majority.

• Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 08:31 UTC

  Equal marriage controversy reaches BOTs: 5 out of 14 reluctant to approve the initiative

  

  A report from the UK Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has called on the government to extend equal marriage to the British Overseas Territories. Although equal marriage was legalized in England and Wales in 2013, and Scotland in 2014, the laws did not automatically extend to the British Overseas Territories, which include Bermuda, the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar.

• Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 15:33 UTC

  Labour and Tories face more resignations with Independent Group growing

  

  British Labour and Conservatives parties could face more resignations, with members of the new Independent Group saying they expect more MPs to join them. Ex-Tory MP Heidi Allen told ITV's Peston program “a third” of Tory MPs were fed up with the party's direction.

• Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:38 UTC

  Corbyn tells Labour quitters they should “resign and put themselves up for election”

  

  Labour MPs who have quit the party should “resign and put themselves up for election”, Jeremy Corbyn has said. In a Twitter video, the Labour leader said it was the “democratic thing to do” because they wanted to “abandon the policies on which they were elected”.

• Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:19 UTC

  Three Tories abandon the party and join Independent Group over “disastrous handling of Brexit”

  

  Three pro-EU lawmakers from Britain's ruling Conservatives quit over the “disastrous handling of Brexit” on Wednesday, in a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May's attempts to unite her party around plans to leave the European Union.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:23 UTC

  British OTs Attorneys General Conference in Cayman, the last before UK leaves the EU

  

  The two-day Overseas Territories Attorneys General Conference 2019 kicked off Tuesday morning, with AGs and other delegates from 13 jurisdictions gathering in Cayman to discuss issues of mutual interest. The issues scheduled to be discussed included Brexit, anti-corruption, natural disasters, criminal justice and human rights.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:16 UTC

  UK supermarkets stockpiling ahead of Brexit on March 29; shortages and higher prices forecasted

  

  Britons could face shortages of fresh food, price rises and less variety if the country leaves the European Union next month without agreeing trade terms, food industry officials say.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:01 UTC

  Europe's biggest bank slower profits blamed on tepid growth in China and UK

  

  HSBC warned it may have to delay some investments this year as Europe's biggest bank missed 2018 profit forecasts due to slowing growth in its two home markets of China and Britain. HSBC reported a drop in fourth-quarter revenue amid tumbling stock markets that sapped customer's confidence in investing.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  Eighth Labour MP joins Independent Group: blasts Stalinist clique which surrounds Corbyn

  

  Joan Ryan has become the eighth British Labour MP to quit the party in the past 48 hours, citing its tolerance of a “culture of anti-Jewish racism”. The Enfield North MP said she was “horrified, appalled and angered” by Labor's failure to tackle anti-Semitism, saying its leadership allowed “Jews to be abused with impunity”.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  Brexit melee: Mrs. May to Brussels to meet Juncker; on Thursday Corbyn talks to Barnier

  

  Theresa May will return to Brussels on Wednesday to continue talks on her Brexit deal. She will meet the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker. Earlier, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay updated Cabinet on talks with the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier.