Tag: United Kingdom

• Tuesday, January 23rd 2024 - 10:03 UTC

  Lords call for the UK/Rwanda treaty to be delayed to improve asylum procedures

  

  The House of Lords has called for the new UK-Rwanda treaty to be delayed until Kigali improves its asylum procedures. Peers backed a motion calling the government not to ratify the treaty by 214 votes to 171, but the motion is not binding on the government, according to a report from BBC.

• Thursday, January 18th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

  South Georgia flag flies in London to celebrate Possession Day

  

  This Wednesday 17 January, the flag of UK Overseas Territory South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands proudly flew over King Charles Street in London to celebrate South Georgia Possession Day. English explorer captain James Cook aboard HMS Resolution named the Island 'Isle of Georgia' in honor of the then Monarch, King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

• Thursday, January 18th 2024 - 10:10 UTC

  PM Sunak relief: Rwanda Bill approved by Commons but stiffer battle expected at Lords

  

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has succeeded in getting his key Rwanda bill through the House of Commons after a Tory rebellion failed to materialize, BBC reports. But the bill must now go to the House of Lords, another stiff battle.

• Wednesday, January 17th 2024 - 19:18 UTC

  Argentina and UK explore economic ties and Falklands resolution in Davos meeting

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, signalling a commitment to enhance bilateral trade relations and address the dispute over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands. Both nations engaged in a conflict over this territory in 1982, when Argentina invaded the South Atlantic islands. Since then, the South American country has maintained its claim to sovereignty.

• Wednesday, January 17th 2024 - 10:48 UTC

  UK: Crucial vote on Rwanda bill this Wednesday; blow to PM Sunak's authority

  

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a crucial vote on his Rwanda bill this Wednesday, after two Conservative deputy chairmen and a ministerial aide resigned to rebel over the issue. BBC has reported that on Tuesday Lee Anderson, Brendan Clarke-Smith and Jane Stevenson stepped down to vote for changes they said would toughen up the legislation.

• Thursday, January 11th 2024 - 17:23 UTC

  Falklands' Legislative Assembly honors Margaret Thatcher

  

  The Chair of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly MLA John Birmingham attended the Margaret Thatcher Memorial in Stanley on Wednesday to pay respects to the former Prime Minister, laying a bouquet at the memorial.

• Thursday, January 11th 2024 - 17:21 UTC

  Falklands: military vehicle road traffic accident at Mount Pleasant Peak

  

  The Falkland Islands government is reporting that there has been a road traffic accident at Mount Pleasant Peak involving a military vehicle. The road is closed from the first gate on the track. Casualties have been taken to King Edward Memorial Hospital in Stanley and MPC Medical Centre.

• Thursday, January 11th 2024 - 10:31 UTC

  UK Defense minister, “Royal Marines are absolutely essential”

  

  The UK Defense Secretary has told MPs he has asked the head of the Royal Navy to come up with a plan for future Royal Marines deployments. News reports have suggested that HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark could be retired to free up sailors for other vessels, amid a recruitment crisis.

• Wednesday, January 10th 2024 - 11:34 UTC

  Falklands Representative honors Margaret Thatcher on annual memorial day

  

  In observance of Margaret Thatcher Day, Richard Hyslop, Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK & Europe, paid respects to the late Baroness Thatcher. He laid a bouquet of flowers on her grave, representing the gratitude of the Falklands for her role in the liberation of the Islands during 1982 conflict in the South Atlantic.

• Thursday, January 4th 2024 - 10:58 UTC

  Argentina: Malvinas claim recognizes Islanders “interests” and a “mature relation” with Britain

  

  The third of January has been an iconic date for Argentina's claim over the Falkland Islands, since on that day but in 1833, the “United Kingdom forcibly occupied the Malvinas Islands over which ”a recently independent Argentine Nation was exercising sovereignty, given her condition of heir to such possessions of Spain in South America.”