Tag: United Kingdom

Wednesday, January 16th 2019 - 05:57 UTC
PM May Brexit deal pulverized by Parliament; Corbyn tables a no confidence vote for this Wednesday

Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was rejected in Parliament by 230 votes - the largest defeat for a sitting government in history. MPs voted by 432 votes to 202 to reject the deal, which sets out the terms of Britain's exit from the EU on 29 March.
Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 11:07 UTC
UK Ambassador in BA: “Argentines are unique”

The United Kingdom's ambassador in Buenos Aires celebrated his birthday Monday harassed by his social media fans and followers, who kept him busy thanking each one.
Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 08:44 UTC
Theresa May and Parliament in their Brexit labyrinth

British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing likely defeat in Parliament when she asks MPs to approve her Brexit deal this Tuesday. That result would trigger huge uncertainty about the future of Britain's exit from the European Union.
Monday, January 14th 2019 - 09:03 UTC
Japanese firm prepared to halt construction of a £20bn nuclear reactor in Wales

The UK government's nuclear policy is under renewed scrutiny as the firm behind a £20bn reactor in Wales looks set to halt construction. Japanese media reports say Hitachi will suspend on its Horizon division's Wylfa Newydd plant this week. The company says no formal decision has yet been made.
Monday, January 14th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
PM May Monday speech to impede “catastrophic” defeat in Parliament and Labour no confidence vote

British Prime Minister Theresa May is making a last-ditch attempt to persuade MPs to back her Brexit deal as Tuesday's key Commons vote looms closer. She will use a speech on Monday to warn that Parliament is more likely to block Brexit than let the UK leave with no deal.
Saturday, January 12th 2019 - 10:46 UTC
Falkland Islands Representative in UK to retire next October

The Falkland Islands Government announced on Friday that Mrs Sukey Cameron MBE, the Falkland Islands Government Representative in the UK, is to retire in October 2019.
Friday, January 11th 2019 - 21:23 UTC
Ascension Island MPA; satellite data suggests conservation success likely

If United Nations goals are met, 10% of the world’s oceans could be marine reserves by 2020, but it has been suggested that many of these reserves will represent protection on paper but not in practice. However, new research trialling remote satellite monitoring of illegal fishing activity in the protected waters of Ascension Island from the Oxford Program of Sustainable Oceans suggests that here at least these “paper park” fears are not fully supported by evidence.
Friday, January 11th 2019 - 21:10 UTC
UK Transport minister in Chile to boost bilateral trade relations

Jesse Norman MP, the UK Minister of State for Transport, visited Chile last week focusing on strengthening the UK-Chile relations in areas of mutual interest including: Urban transport, ground and underground interconnectivity and electro-mobility.
Friday, January 11th 2019 - 09:01 UTC
Japan' s Abe to the rescue: The “whole world” wants UK to avoid a no-deal Brexit

The “whole world” wants the UK to avoid a no-deal Brexit, Japan's PM has claimed, after talks with Theresa May. Shinzo Abe pledged “total support” for the withdrawal agreement she has negotiated with the EU, which faces a crunch vote in the Commons on Tuesday.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Second defeat of May's Brexit deal in Commons vote: several Tories crossed lines

Rebel Conservative MPs joined forces on Wednesday with Labour to inflict a fresh blow on Theresa May's government in a Commons Brexit vote. It means the government will have to come up with revised plans within three days if Mrs May's EU withdrawal deal is rejected by MPs next week.