Tag: United Kingdom

• Friday, June 24th 2016 - 18:26 UTC

  Boris Johnson softens Brexit speech: “We are part of Europe; we're not pulling up a drawbridge”

  

  Boris Johnson has insisted the UK is not “turning its back” on Europe after its decision to vote to leave the EU. The decision would not make the UK any less tolerant nor outward looking and would not reduce opportunities for young people, the ex-London mayor said.

• Friday, June 24th 2016 - 08:07 UTC

  Vote Leave Chief and ex London mayor expected to go for PM Cameron post

  

  When Boris Johnson announced in February that he would back the UK campaign to Leave the European Union, it transformed the debate. Johnson is popular with the public and within his party. By becoming the official head of Vote Leave, he gave the weight of the establishment to a campaign previously spear-headed by fringe political figures such as Nigel Farage and George Galloway.

• Friday, June 24th 2016 - 07:43 UTC

  “Leave” win tremors: sterling falls; Bank of England on full alert; “EUexit” domino calls

  

  The UK has voted on Thursday, 23 June, to leave the European Union after 43 years in a historic referendum. Leave won by 51,9% to 48,1% with England and Wales voting strongly for Brexit, while London, Scotland and Northern Ireland backed staying in the EU.

• Friday, June 24th 2016 - 04:00 UTC

  Falklands are not recognized as a “people” and the principle of self determination does not apply, argues Malcorra

  

  With a less aggressive tone but with the same determination, Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra (and hopeful UN Secretary General), argued that the principle of self-determination is not absolute and does not apply to the disputed Falkland/Malvinas Islands, since the principle of territorial integrity of States prevails, and the inhabitants of the Malvinas are not recognized as a “people”.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2016 - 08:32 UTC

  Cameron vows to return to Gibraltar and reaffirms commitment to the Rock

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to return to Gibraltar, as he underscored his commitment to always stand up for the Rock. In a recorded address for the people of Gibraltar, PM Cameron said he wanted to return to the Rock because he admired this community, its achievements and its positive commitment to the EU.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2016 - 07:35 UTC

  Britons going to the polls for a historic referendum; results by Friday breakfast

  

  UK is set to go to the polls in a historic referendum on whether the country should remain a member of the European Union or leave. Polling stations are open between 07:00 BST and 22:00 BST. An estimated 46,499,537 people are entitled to take part in the vote - a record number for a UK poll.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 05:40 UTC

  British Antarctic Territory marks Mid-Winter's Day

  

  The flag of the British Antarctic Territory was flying over the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Tuesday,. 21st June to mark mid point of Antarctic winter. 21st June is Mid-Winter’s Day in the British Antarctic Territory.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 05:20 UTC

  Swire and Ecuadorean foreign minister discuss Julian Assange's case in London

  

  UK Minister for the Americas Hugo Swire MP, met with the new Ecuadorean Foreign Minister, Guillaume Long, in London on Monday to discuss assistance in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake that struck the Andean country in April.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 04:59 UTC

  Brexit: Investor Soros anticipates sterling would “decline precipitously”

  

  Legendary investor George Soros has warned of “serious consequences” for British jobs and finances if the country leaves the EU. Writing in The Guardian, he said sterling would “decline precipitously” if the Leave camp won Thursday's vote.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 - 04:33 UTC

  Brexit: The apocalypse

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - How’s this for apocalyptic? “As a historian I fear Brexit [a British vote to leave the European Union in the referendum on June 23] could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also Western political civilization in its entirety,” said Donald Tusk, the president of the European Union, in an interview published on Monday in the German newspaper Bild.