Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, October 2nd 2017 - 10:18 UTC

  Theresa May apologizes for June election as she tries to motivate Conservatives

  

  Apologizing for losing her Conservative Party's majority at a June election, Prime Minister Theresa May responded to her critics on Sunday by saying she had the right strategy to lead Britain and win a Brexit deal.

• Saturday, September 30th 2017 - 13:27 UTC

  Theresa May strongly defends free market capitalism during Band of England event

  

  Britain's Theresa May has defended free market capitalism in a speech marking 20 years since the Bank of England was given the right to set interest rates. She said Britons should never forget the value of a free market economy.

• Thursday, September 28th 2017 - 21:58 UTC

  UK supports Bombardier and warns Boeing dispute could jeopardize defense contracts

  

  Boeing's trade dispute with Bombardier “could jeopardize” its defense contracts with the UK government, the UK's defense secretary has warned. Sir Michael Fallon made the comments after the US opted to impose a tax on the C-Series jet made by Bombardier.

• Thursday, September 28th 2017 - 07:30 UTC

  “Labour on the threshold of power”, and “Tories hanging on their fingertips”, Corbyn tells the conference

  

  Jeremy Corbyn was given a rapturous reception from Labour delegates in Brighton as he told them that the party was now the “government-in-waiting”. The Labour leader had to wait several minutes before delivering his keynote speech as the familiar chant of “Oh Jeremy Corbyn” rang round the conference hall.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2017 - 20:09 UTC

  UK does not support referendum being held in the Kurdish Region of Iraq

  

  The United Kingdom does not support the referendum held in the Kurdish Region of Iraq and continues to back the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq, underlined Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who insisted any referendum should be agreed with the Government of Iraq.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2017 - 07:22 UTC

  Jeremy Corbyn discards prospect of a second Brexit referendum

  

  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has played down the prospect of the party offering a second referendum on the Brexit deal, after Mayor of London Sadiq Khan suggested it was “possible” it might be included in the next Labour manifesto. And in comments which may dismay Labour supporters of EU membership, the party leader said that he saw “positives” in Brexit.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2017 - 07:11 UTC

  EU negotiator Tusk praises PM May's more realistic tone, following Downing Street meeting

  

  The UK has abandoned the idea of having its Brexit “cake and eating it”, European Council president Donald Tusk has said. Mr. Tusk made the comments after Downing Street talks with Prime Minister Theresa May on Britain’s EU withdrawal.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2017 - 06:43 UTC

  UK Export Finance is increasing its support for British trade with Uruguay

  

  UK Export Finance (UKEF) support available for trade with Uruguay is increasing to up to £4 billion, meaning an additional £2.25 billion in support for UK companies exporting to Uruguay and for Uruguayan buyers of UK goods and services. This finance can be used to support projects across numerous sectors including infrastructure.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2017 - 20:10 UTC

  Taoiseach Varadkar and Theresa May rule out a “hard border” in Ireland

  

  Brexit divorce talks have so far made insufficient progress to allow starting negotiations on a post-withdrawal trade deal, Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said after meeting British prime minister Theresa May in Downing Street. But Mr Varadkar stressed that there was still time for the situation to be resolved before the 27 remaining EU members make a decision on the matter in October.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2017 - 18:17 UTC

  Labour conference forced to address Brexit to calm pro/EU MPS and ensure party unity

  

  UK Labour activists have backed a statement clarifying the party’s position on Brexit. The eleventh-hour statement was waved through by a show of hands in the main conference hall, after another day of division in the party over Britain’s EU withdrawal.