Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, June 11th 2018 - 07:28 UTC

  Argentina/Falklands “constructive spirit” will be tested at the UN C24 presentations

  

  The constructive spirit and pragmatic attitude towards Argentina/United Kingdom relations and shared interests seems to have spilled positively to international forae, for example the latest OAS general assembly declaration regarding the Malvinas Islands, which does not mention “militarization of the South Atlantic or nuclear arms”, as was common in the Kirchner couple years, and rather keeps to the traditional annual disputed sovereignty claim under the umbrella of the United Nations.

• Friday, June 8th 2018 - 07:13 UTC

  Boris Johnson anticipates Brexit “meltdown” and admits to admiring Trump...and his methods

  

  Boris Johnson reportedly warned there may be a Brexit “meltdown” in comments made at a private dinner this week. The UK foreign secretary also referred to the Treasury as the “heart of Remain”, according to a report by Buzzfeed.

• Friday, June 8th 2018 - 06:58 UTC

  Theresa May fighting to keep Brexit plans on track: major debate next Tuesday in the Commons

  

  Theresa May has been fighting to keep her Brexit plans on track despite a Cabinet row over proposals for the Irish border and a potential revolt in the Commons. The UK’s proposals for a “backstop” arrangement for the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland are to be published “shortly”, although Brexit Secretary David Davis understood to have concerns about some of the details.

• Thursday, June 7th 2018 - 08:58 UTC

  On TUC's 150th anniversary, UK trade union membership dropped by a quarter among the under-30

  

  Trade union membership in the United Kingdom has dropped by a quarter among under-30s since the turn of the century, according to figures from the Trades Union Congress. As the TUC marks its 150th anniversary, the union body has revealed the number of people under 30 who are members of a trade union has fallen from just over 20% in 2001 to 15% in 2017.

• Thursday, June 7th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

  The terrorism 2004/2016 bill cost the UK 43.7bn Euros, says Rand Europe

  

  Terrorism has hit the UK’s economy harder than any other EU country in recent years, according to a study. Analysis found the UK lost an estimated 43.7 billion Euros (£38.3 billion) in GDP terms due to terrorist activity from 2004 to 2016, according to a report published by the Press Association.

• Thursday, June 7th 2018 - 08:08 UTC

  Theresa May confirms her trip to Argentina next December for the G20 summit

  

  UK Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed on Tuesday to Argentine cabinet chief Marcos Peña that she will be attending the G20 summit scheduled for next December in Buenos Aires. Mrs. May turned up at an office where her principal private secretary Peter Hill was holding a meeting with Peña at 10 Downing Street.

• Thursday, June 7th 2018 - 07:50 UTC

  Highest rejection level to leaving the EU, records latest UK opinion poll

  

  Disagreement with Britain’s decision to quit the European Union has reached its highest point since the 2016 Brexit referendum, according to a new UK poll. The YouGov survey found 47% of voters thought the decision to leave was wrong, against just 40% who said it was the right thing to do – the widest margin since the weekly survey began two years ago.

• Thursday, June 7th 2018 - 07:32 UTC

  UK fully recognizes the priorities of Gibraltar, ministers tell the Rock delegation

  

  The UK said it continued to work with Gibraltar towards a Brexit deal that “fully recognizes the priorities of the Rock”. The Department for Exiting the European Union made the statement after the seventh meeting of the Joint Ministerial Council between the United Kingdom and Gibraltar Governments, which took place in London at the Cabinet Office on Monday morning.

• Wednesday, June 6th 2018 - 14:09 UTC

  Falkland Islands Reception in London

  

  Marking another successful year, the Annual Falkland Islands Government Reception took place on Tuesday 5th June at Middle Temple, London. Islanders in Britain, their friends and supporters, politicians, and veterans of the 1982 war of liberation met in high spirits.

• Wednesday, June 6th 2018 - 07:51 UTC

  OAS reiterates call for Falklands dialogue and praises Argentine constructive approach towards inhabitants of the Malvinas

  

  The Organization of American States, OAS, general assembly which concluded on Tuesday in Washington with strong statements condemning Venezuela and calling for peace and understanding in Nicaragua, also included a statement on the Malvinas Islands submitted by Argentina.