Tag: Yvette Cooper

• Friday, April 27th 2018 - 12:12 UTC

  Tories divided on the customs union and PM May on the brink

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered her biggest Brexit blow so far when MPs on Thursday backed a call in the House of Commons for Britain to stay in a European customs union. A debate, promoted by the main opposition Labour Party, was agreed unanimously after a four hour discussion in the House of Commons.

• Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 06:48 UTC

  UK Parliament expected to grill PM Cameron for police cuts in the wake of rioting

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to come under renewed pressure to reverse the coalition government's police cuts in the wake of riots sweeping the country.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2010 - 17:08 UTC

  UK unemployed reach 2.5 million in February, highest since 1994

  

  The number of people unemployed in the UK rose by 43,000 to 2.5 million during the three months to February, official figures have shown. The jobless total is now at its highest since 1994.