Tag: United Kingdom

• Wednesday, October 7th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

  Britain may boycott winter Olympics over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims

  

  British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab suggested Britain may boycott the Olympics for the first time, over China's treatment of the Uighur Muslims, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. The suggestion comes as a growing number of nations urge Beijing to respect human rights of the minority Uighurs.

• Monday, October 5th 2020 - 09:36 UTC

  Gibraltar issues Technical Notice on Aviation in the event of no agreement with EU

  

  The Government of Gibraltar has issued a fourth Technical Notice, this time on the subject of Aviation, in the event that there is no agreement on the future relationship of Gibraltar with the European Union.

• Monday, October 5th 2020 - 09:01 UTC

  Johnson does not want to end Brexit transition without a new trade deal, but can live with such an outcome

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not particularly wish for the Brexit transition period to end without a new trade deal in place but believes that Britain could live with such an outcome, he said on Sunday.

• Saturday, October 3rd 2020 - 08:36 UTC

  Boris Johnson’s Cunning Plan; If PM Johnson is Blackadder, who is his Baldrick?

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – “I’ve got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel,” said Blackadder’s sidekick Baldrick in the BBC’s brilliant historical comedy series ‘Blackadder.’ In fact, he said, “I have a cunning plan” in almost every episode, but the plans hardly ever worked, and it became a popular catch-phrase.

• Saturday, October 3rd 2020 - 08:36 UTC

  Merkel and UK remain optimistic on a post Brexit-deal, but “the fisheries gap is unfortunately very large”

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had no breakthrough to announce on Friday as a week of EU talks with Britain ended, but remained optimistic that sealing a deal on a post-Brexit trade relationship was still possible before the end of the year.

• Friday, October 2nd 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Wales demanding UK government replace the promised EU after Brexit funds

  

  “Negligible” progress has been made by the UK government to replace EU funds in Wales after Brexit, according to a committee of cross-party MPs. Former Welsh Secretary and senior Conservative MP Stephen Crabb said the situation was “simply unacceptable.”

• Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Johnson yields to Parliament rebellion over powers to introduce more coronavirus restrictions

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government defused a rebellion on Wednesday over its sweeping powers to introduce coronavirus restrictions, promising angry lawmakers more say over the introduction over any new national measures.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  UK considered building asylum processing centers in Ascension and St Helena

  

  British Home Secretary Priti Patel ordered officials to explore plans for building an asylum processing centre on a remote volcanic island in the south Atlantic – more than 4,000 miles from the UK, it has been reported.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  EU and Britain on collision course following approval of UK bill on internal market after Brexit

  

  British lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a bill to regulate the UK's internal market after Brexit, defying a looming EU ultimatum as the two sides entered a final week of tense talks. Despite deep disquiet even from some members of the ruling Conservatives, the House of Commons passed the bill by 340 votes to 256.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Gibraltar warns of potential perfect storm with Brexit and COVID-19

  

  Gibraltar Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia has said that the combination of leaving the European Union and the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential makings of a perfect storm, the consequences of which will be felt for years to come.