Tag: United Kingdom

Monday, July 4th 2016 - 04:27 UTC
Chagos Islanders, forcibly removed 40 years ago, lose legal challenge to return

The former residents of the Chagos Islands who were forcibly removed from their homeland more than 40 years ago have lost their legal challenge to return. Families left the Indian Ocean islands in the 1960s and 70s to make way for a US Air Force base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the group of islands.
Friday, July 1st 2016 - 10:15 UTC
Tory infighting forces Boris Johnson to step down from leadership contest

Former London mayor Boris Johnson abruptly pulled out of the race to become Britain's prime minister that he was once favored to win, upending the contest less than a week after he led a campaign to take the country out of the EU.
Friday, July 1st 2016 - 10:07 UTC
Theresa May stands out among Tory leader contenders; round of voting begins Tuesday

Theresa May's bid to become Britain's Conservative leader has won the support of two more cabinet ministers and the Daily Mail. Michael Fallon and Patrick McLoughlin now say they back the home secretary.
Friday, July 1st 2016 - 07:11 UTC
Falklands: Red Cross clear on Argentine families' wishes of identifying remains at Darwin cemetery

Members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) currently visiting the Falkland Islands have stated they are quite clear on the wishes of the Argentine families, in relation to the potential future identification of remains of unknown Argentine soldiers in the Argentine memorial at Darwin.
Thursday, June 30th 2016 - 15:15 UTC
Convention on Biological Diversity extended to the Falkland Islands

The United Kingdom ratification to the Convention on Biological Diversity was formally extended to the Falkland Islands on Wednesday (June 29). The CBD is an agreement on environmental management and best practice and originated from the 1992 Rio Conference on environment and development.
Monday, June 27th 2016 - 10:06 UTC
UK ready to face the future from a position of strength, says Chancellor Osborne

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has said the UK is ready to face the future “from a position of strength” and indicated there will be no immediate emergency Budget. However he admitted there would still need to be an “adjustment” in the UK economy, and it was “perfectly sensible to wait for a new prime minister” before taking any such action.
Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:59 UTC
Corbyn's leadership questioned: Labour MPs submit no confidence motion

A motion of no confidence in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been submitted by two Labour MPs. Dame Margaret Hodge has submitted a motion - seconded by backbencher Ann Coffey - to the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), her office said.
Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:52 UTC
Northern Ireland calls for a referendum on a united Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness called for a referendum on a united Ireland shortly after the UK voted to leave the European Union.
Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:34 UTC
Ambassador Lyster-Binns confident the UK economy is large and strong

United Kingdom´s Leave victory did not come as a great surprise, since the race was too tight, but that was the decision of the people and the economy is large and strong, admitted British ambassador in Uruguay, Ben Lyster-Binns, in a television interview.
Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:29 UTC
UK´s Leave vote is of great concern for Argentina, admits Malcorra

The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union is of most concern to the administration of Argentine president Mauricio Macri, said foreign minister Susana Malcorra. “It is a shock for world institutions”, but it's too early to gauge the impact on the Falklands/Malvinas discussions.