Tag: United Kingdom

• Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Changes to Northern Ireland Protocol by London could lead to a trade war, warns Brussels

  

  The European Union has announced that it will respond with all measures at its disposal if the British government pushes ahead with unilateral changes to the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. UK has said it wants to change the legally binding treaty that it signed less than two years ago.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Monkeypox in UK, apparently from Nigeria: extensive contact tracing in Britain

  

  On 7 May 2022, WHO was informed of a confirmed case of monkeypox in an individual who travelled from the United Kingdom to Nigeria. The case developed a rash on 29 April 2022 and returned to the United Kingdom on 4 May. Monkeypox was suspected and the case was immediately isolated.

• Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  UK signs defense deals with Sweden and Finland, ahead of the two countries decision on joining NATO

  

  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday signed defense deals with Sweden and Finland committing UK aid, including military support, in the event of an attack. Johnson made the pledge during a brief tour to the two Nordic nations, where he met first Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson at her official countryside residence; then Finnish President Sauli Niinistö in Helsinki.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 21:38 UTC

  Prince of Wales reads Queen's Speech at House of Lords for the first time

  

  The Prince of Wales has for the first time since 1963 replaced his mother Queen Elizabeth II at the reading of the monarch's traditional “Queen's Speech” before the House of Lords.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  UK defense contracts worth more than £2bn awarded for Dreadnaught nuclear submarines program

  

  United Kingdom Defense contracts worth more than £2bn have been awarded to BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to begin the third major phase of the future submarine nuclear deterrent program, Dreadnought. With the overall program supporting around 30,000 jobs across the UK, from design through to build, Delivery Phase 3 (DP3) represents the most significant stage of the Dreadnought program so far.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Macron proposes new political union for Europe which would include Ukraine and the United Kingdom

  

  Speaking before the European Parliament in Strasbourg and later in Berlin, French president Emmanuel Macron proposed a new “European political community,” which would include both members and non-members of the EU, and thus incorporating Ukraine and even possibly the United Kingdom.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 09:03 UTC

  Prince Charles will read Queen's speech at the opening of Parliament

  

  The Queen will not attend the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday, Buckingham Palace has announced. Her Majesty was due to deliver the traditional address, but less than 24-hours before the ceremony the decision was taken she would not attend - with Prince Charles set to read the Queen's Speech on her behalf.

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Chilean president will address the Falklands issue with Boris Johnson in Egypt

  

  Chilean president Gabriel Boric will be talking about the Falklands and South Sandwich Islands sovereignty claims with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Argentine president Alberto Fernandez during the next COP27 scheduled for November.

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Labour has a five-point lead over Conservatives following local elections

  

  With most local votes now counted across England, it appears that Labour have achieved their best overall win in ten plus years, points out Politco.

• Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 08:00 UTC

  Only working members of the Royal Family at the Trooping the Color balcony on June 2nd

  

  The Queen has limited the Platinum Jubilee Trooping the Color balcony appearance to working members of the Royal Family. The Duke of York, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will therefore be omitted from the Royal line-up.