Tag: United Kingdom

• Wednesday, July 26th 2017 - 05:28 UTC

  Three Brexiteers off to US/Mexico, Australia and Germany for trade talks

  

  Three senior cabinet ministers will push the UK's Brexit agenda on three different continents. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox will travel from the US to meet Mexican counterparts to discuss trading relationships.

• Monday, July 24th 2017 - 08:22 UTC

  Brenda Hale, named first woman president of the UK Supreme Court

  

  Brenda Hale was appointed as the UK Supreme Court's first female president on Friday, July 21st. The former deputy president of the court for four years will take on the role as the thirteenth President of the Supreme Court on October 2nd, following a line of twelve all-male predecessors.

• Monday, July 24th 2017 - 06:49 UTC

  First full-scale floating wind farm begins to take shape off Scotland

  

  The world's first full-scale floating wind farm has started to take shape off the north-east coast of Scotland. The revolutionary technology will allow wind power to be harvested in waters too deep for the current conventional bottom-standing turbines used.

• Monday, July 24th 2017 - 06:36 UTC

  Corbyn, “the greatest rebel ever”, invited to avoid de-selection of MPs

  

  A former Labour chief whip has urged Jeremy Corbyn to “reflect” on Tony Blair's approach when party leader by ruling out the de-selection of MPs. Baroness Hilary Armstrong told the BBC Mr Corbyn was “the greatest rebel ever” as a backbencher but Mr Blair was reluctant to discipline him. She said the then prime minister felt that Labour was “a broad church”.

• Sunday, July 23rd 2017 - 12:23 UTC

  Bank of America moves European operations to “natural location” Dublin

  

  The Bank of America announced Friday that Dublin will be the new base for its European Union operations following Britain’s decision last year to split from the EU. Brian Moynihan, CEO of the Charlotte-based bank, made the announcement during a trip to the Irish capital city. It becomes the latest large U.S. bank in recent weeks to disclose plans for continuing to serve clients in EU countries following the so-called Brexit vote in 2016.

• Saturday, July 22nd 2017 - 12:31 UTC

  Hammond reportedly told Goldman Sachs he favors a Brexit lengthy transition period

  

  Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond reportedly told the board of U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs that he was pushing for a lengthy transition period after Britain leaves the European Union, a source familiar with the talks said. The source said Hammond made a presentation to the Goldman Sachs board on June 29 when CEO Lloyd Blankfein was in London for the annual board meeting.

• Friday, July 21st 2017 - 09:26 UTC

  Scotland and Wales dispute Tories £ 1bn for North Ireland's DUP

  

  The Scottish and Welsh governments have begun a formal dispute with Westminster over the Tories’ £1 billion deal with the Democratic Unionist Party. The devolved administrations have invoked formal dispute resolution procedures over the coalition agreement of PM Theresa May's government, which includes £1 billion in new funding for Northern Ireland.

• Friday, July 21st 2017 - 09:02 UTC

  Senior Tories support PM May and the removal of any plotter cabinet minister

  

  Theresa May has issued a warning to her Cabinet ministers that none of them is “un-sackable”. The Prime Minister’s comment comes after she was forced to upbraid senior colleagues after an outbreak of vicious briefing against Chancellor Philip Hammond.

• Friday, July 21st 2017 - 08:49 UTC

  Brexit second round with EU ends with “fundamental disagreements”

  

  The second round of Brexit talks has ended with “fundamental” disagreements remaining between Britain and the European Union on citizens’ rights and a stand-off over the so-called “divorce bill”.

• Thursday, July 20th 2017 - 23:46 UTC

  Following days of leaks and 'backbiting', Theresa May calls for responsibility from the cabinet

  

  Britain's embattled Prime Minister Theresa May has urged senior ministers to come together and keep the details of their meetings private in an effort to halt the leaks emanating from government officials. May made the plea Tuesday after a week in which British media has been awash with stories quoting unnamed cabinet sources as well as constant speculation over her leadership.