Tag: United Kingdom

Monday, November 20th 2017 - 11:19 UTC
Ex Chilean Junta member and supporter of the UK effort during the Falklands conflict has died

Fernando Matthei Chile's ex commander of the Air Force and member of the military Junta, led by Augusto Pinchet, died on Sunday at the age of 92. The former pilot, was the father of Evelyn Matthei, who run and lost against Michelle Bachelet in the 2013 presidential election and since 2016 is mayor of Providencia, one of the main districts fo the capital Santiago.
Saturday, November 18th 2017 - 10:47 UTC
UK and France Home ministers emphasize security and law enforcement cooperation

UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd and the Minister of the Interior of France, Gerard Collomb, met in London on Friday and discussed a range of home affairs matters including joint efforts to fight terrorism, illegal migration, border security and efforts to tackle serious and organized crime.
Saturday, November 18th 2017 - 08:20 UTC
August, best month for UK inbound tourism: visitors spent £2.8 billion

Overseas visitors to the UK spent £2.8 billion in August, up 3% on the same month last year, and the highest ever. It was a record August for inbound visits to the UK, with 3.9 million visits, up 5% on the same month in 2016.
Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 10:00 UTC
UK supports Mexico in the implementation of the energy sector reform

United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, announced during the visit of the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luis Videgaray, that the UK is developing plans for new bilateral Prosperity programming of up to £60 million to support Mexico’s economic development and reform.
Wednesday, November 15th 2017 - 08:22 UTC
Parliament begins marathon debate on EU Withdrawal Bill...and PM's May leadership

The British parliament started hours of debate on Tuesday by arguing over when the two-year negotiating period for Brexit should end and whether there should be a fixed time at all.
Tuesday, November 14th 2017 - 09:44 UTC
Sterling slides on concerns about UK leadership and rebel Tory MPs

Sterling fell against the dollar and euro on Monday as investors worried about Theresa May's ability to stay on as British prime minister and get what they consider to be a good exit deal from the European Union.
Tuesday, November 14th 2017 - 09:16 UTC
PM May yields and announces Brexit deal will only hold if is approved by MPs and peers

The Brexit deal covering “withdrawal” issues will only hold if it is approved by MPs and peers in a new piece of legislation to put it into British law, David Davis has said. The Brexit Secretary announced a Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Bill, which MPs will be able to amend, to cover areas such as citizens’ rights, the so-called divorce bill and a transition period.
Monday, November 13th 2017 - 09:30 UTC
Prince Charles leads Remembrance Sunday ceremony while the Queen looks on

Queen Elizabeth watched on for the first time in her 65-year reign as Prince Charles led Remembrance Sunday commemorations at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Last month it was announced by Buckingham Palace that Queen Elizabeth asked the Prince of Wales, the heir to the throne, to take on the symbolic duty for the country to honor the country’s war dead.
Monday, November 13th 2017 - 09:14 UTC
Theresa May hosts “business summit” with EU/UK organizations

European business leaders will meet UK Prime Minister Theresa May later on Monday to voice concerns about the future of UK-EU trade. Experts from groups including the CBI and Business-Europe will stress the need for a transitional deal that preserves the status quo after Brexit.
Friday, November 10th 2017 - 21:11 UTC
Brexit has a date and will be written into law: 11pm GMP 29 March 2019

The date of Brexit will be written into law as Theresa May warned Tory rebels that the process of leaving the European Union will not be derailed. Amendments to legislation going through Parliament will spell out that the UK’s membership of the EU will end at 11pm GMT, midnight in Brussels, on 29 March 2019.