Tag: brexit
Theresa May urged to stand up for BBC after ‘Trump style’...
Theresa May has been urged to distance her Government from “Trump-style” anti-democratic attacks on the BBC after the public broadcaster was accused of bias...
Brexit process to begin on March 29, says UK government
LONDON: Britain's government says it will trigger Article 50, signalling Britain's departure from the European Union, on March 29.
The Department for Exiting the European...
Scottish independence: Sturgeon softens stance on possible independence vote timing
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Sunday softened her stance on the potential timing of a second independence referendum after Prime Minister Theresa May...
Scotland demands new independence vote before Brexit: Sturgeon
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday demanded a new independence referendum to be held in late 2018 or early 2019, once the terms...
Ian McEwan clarifies remarks likening Brexit vote to Third Reich
Ian McEwan has clarified remarks he made about Brexit last week in which he was reported as saying that the British referendum reminded him...
Rights of EU citizens in UK must be Brexit talks’...
EU citizens in Britain are the victims of “political games” and their rights must be the first item in the exit talks, the European...
Scottish SNP government ‘seriously considering 2nd independence referendum next year’
The Scottish government is seriously considering a second independence referendum next year, it has been claimed.
Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP is increasingly confident it would win a...
Former PM Blair begins ‘mission’ to change minds on Brexit
LONDON: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will outline his “mission” to persuade people to “rise up” and change their minds on Brexit on Friday,...
Government says will not allow MPs to block Brexit
LONDON: MPs seeking to change Theresa May's Brexit strategy will not be able to block Britain from leaving the European Union, May's spokeswoman said...
May opposes interventions in sovereign countries; says US, UK must lead...
Britain and the United States should never again intervene in other sovereign countries’ affairs with the aim to “remake the world in our own...
May meets Trump with eye on Brexit future
LONDON: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May will this week be the first foreign leader to meet with Donald Trump since his inauguration, aiming to discuss...
UK’s top court set for landmark Brexit ruling
The British government's Brexit plan will be put to the test on Tuesday with a landmark court ruling on whether it has the right...
May braces for new Brexit battle over court ruling
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a landmark court ruling on Tuesday that could put a dent in her Brexit plans by handing...
Hammond holds Blair responsible for Brexit vote
Tony Blair’s failure to control the flow of workers from eastern Europe fuelled the anti-immigration sentiment that led to the UK’s Brexit vote, the...
Britain will leave EU single market: UK finance minister
LONDON - British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Tuesday that the country would not seek to remain part of the European Union's single...
Britain threatens to undercut EU if Brexit plans fail
LONDON: Britain warned on Sunday it might undercut the EU economically if it cannot obtain both single market access and immigration controls, as Prime...
UK lawmakers want Brexit plan by mid-February
LONDON: The British government must publish a detailed plan for Brexit by mid-February, setting out its position on future membership of the European Union’s...
