Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Bank holiday proclaimed for the coronation of King Charles III

  

  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has decided to proclaim an additional bank holiday to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III next year.

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 09:12 UTC

  New UK ambassador to Brazil

  

  Ms Stephanie Al-Qaq has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil in succession to Mr Peter Wilson CMG. Ms Al-Qaq will take up her appointment during November 2022.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 11:03 UTC

  Chagos: Mauritius and UK agree military base on Diego García will remain, says Foreign Secretary

  

  The UK and Mauritius have agreed to hold talks on the future of the disputed British Indian Ocean Overseas Territory/Chagos Islands, and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the countries agreed that the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia will continue to operate whatever the results of the talks.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  Strong lobbying to boost defense spending from Secretary Wallace and Speaker of the House

  

  UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace will urge Jeremy Hunt to boost defense spending during a crunch meeting with the Chancellor. Speaking to Forces News, Ben Wallace says he will “make sure that, in this difficult economic time, defense gets its fair share” at their meeting on Thursday.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Ex BoE governor blames much of UK's economic challenges on Brexit

  

  Former Bank of England governor, Mark Carney said that the fall in the pound and shrinking economy after the UK left the European Union, Brexit, had added to “inflationary pressure”.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 10:47 UTC

  UK Chagos Devolution: Argentina urges bilateral negotiations on Falklands' sovereignty

  

  As was expected the Argentine reaction to Britain's negotiations with the Republic of Mauritius for the return of the Chagos archipelago, including Diego García island, has been immediate with a long release from the Foreign Ministry, once again calling for full negotiations on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Paraguay denies negotiations with UK regarding migrants

  

  Paraguayan authorities Thursday denied press reports that British Home Secretary Suella Braverman had been brokering a deal whereby migrants arriving in the United Kingdom through the English Channel would be relocated to the South American country.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 10:40 UTC

  Falklands Legislative Assembly reaffirms rights to self-determination amid Chagos sovereignty negotiations

  

  Members of the Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly made on Thursday an official release commenting on the announcement made by the UK government over the decision to begin negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) / Chagos Archipelago.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 20:13 UTC

  PM Sunak now says he will attend COP27

  

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finally changed his mind once again and announced Wednesday that he will be attending the COP27 Climate Summit later this week in Egypt.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Princess Anne will visit the Falkland Islands November 17 to 22

  

  The Governor of the Falkland Islands has announced that Her Royal Highness, Princess Royal will be visiting the Falkland Islands between November 17 and 22. Her Royal Highness will be accompanied by her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.