Tag: United Kingdom

• 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.

• Monday, October 31st 2022 - 10:37 UTC

  Rishi Sunak congratulates Lula: “I look forward to working together on the issues that matter”

  

  United Kingdom's new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, congratulated elected-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his victory in Brazil's election against incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro, saying he looked forward to coordinating on issues including protecting the planet's natural resources.

• Monday, October 31st 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  The cost of political instability has left its toll in the value of UK bonds

  

  Since the start of 2022, and with the increasing political instability situation in the United Kingdom. more than £1.3 trillion has been wiped off the value of UK bonds, following a major sell-off across bond markets, according to figures released at the end of last week's trading.

• Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  UK: Sunak to announce strategy two weeks later than planned

  

  Britain's newly-appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Wednesday announced he was postponing the presentation of his plan to curb the country's current crisis and set Nov. 17 instead of Oct. 31 for the official launch.