Tag: United Kingdom

• Tuesday, December 11th 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  Operation to rescue Brexit deal: PM May flies to Holland, Germany and Brussels

  

  Theresa May will meet European leaders and EU officials later for talks aimed at rescuing her Brexit deal. She will hold talks with Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Germany's Angela Merkel after postponing MPs' final vote on the deal. The UK PM has said she needs “further assurances” about the Northern Ireland border plan to get Commons backing.

• Tuesday, December 11th 2018 - 07:37 UTC

  Argentina, UK to co-chair LGBT rights organisation for two years

  

  Argentina and the United Kingdom have been chosen Monday to co-chair the Equal Rights Coalition for two years starting next June, to succeed Chile and Canada at the helm of the first-ever intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the protection of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBT) people around the world.

• Monday, December 10th 2018 - 18:30 UTC

  Europe Court of Justice rules UK can cancel Brexit without altering terms of her membership

  

  The European Court of Justice has ruled the UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members. The ECJ judges ruled this could be done without altering the terms of Britain's membership.

• Monday, December 10th 2018 - 18:24 UTC

  PM May and EU trapped in “Brussels optimism”; Brexit deal debate suspended

  

  Theresa May says she has called off Tuesday's crucial vote on her Brexit deal because it “would be rejected by a significant margin”. She said MPs backed much of the deal she has struck with the EU but there was concern over the Northern Irish backstop.

• Monday, December 10th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

  European Court of Justice will rule if UK can cancel Brexit on its own despite 27 EU members

  

  The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is to rule on whether or not the UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members. A group of anti-Brexit politicians and campaigners has argued that the UK should be able to unilaterally halt the Brexit process if it wants to do so.

• Monday, December 10th 2018 - 06:58 UTC

  Red Cross underlines the significance of the remains' identification process in the Falklands

  

  The head of the International Red Cross humanitarian project, Morris Tidball-Binz, who led the identification process of Argentine combatants fallen in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict and buried in the Falkland Islands, said that the fact the dead can rest in peace, “is a fundamental step to build confidence among nations”, such is the case of Argentina and the United Kingdom.

• Monday, December 10th 2018 - 06:02 UTC

  Mrs. May expected to lose the Tuesday vote on her Brexit deal, but will stay on

  

  Commons vote on Tuesday will not be delayed, the Brexit Secretary has said, amid growing calls for the PM to go back to Brussels to renegotiate. Stephen Barclay also said Theresa May could stay in post if, as expected, MPs reject her Brexit plan.

• Saturday, December 8th 2018 - 09:26 UTC

  Gibraltar urges a “stop Brexit completely” if PM May's Brexit deal stumbles

  

  The Gibraltar Government would urge the UK to “stop Brexit completely” if MPs vote against Prime Minister Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement next week, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said. Speaking to GBC after returning to Gibraltar from London, Picardo highlighted two important developments this week which he said had opened up new possibilities as the UK Parliament grapples with the Brexit divorce deal this week.

• Saturday, December 8th 2018 - 09:22 UTC

  The idea of a “Norway plus” plan is floated ahead of Tuesday's Brexit vote

  

  The UK should pursue the so-called “Norway plus” option - if Theresa May's Brexit plan is rejected by MPs on Tuesday, according to Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd. In an interview with The Times, Ms Rudd said she still supported the PM's plan - but added a variation of Norway's set-up was the best alternative.

• Friday, December 7th 2018 - 10:12 UTC

  Calls for a second Brexit referendum in the next 22 months to avoid Parliament gridlock

  

  Parliament will be “gridlocked” no matter what the Brexit deal, former Cabinet minister Justine Greening warned as she urged the Government to “ask the people” to break the impasse. The Tory former education secretary told MPs a referendum could be held in the next 22 weeks as she derided Theresa May’s current plan.