Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and former Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey have also confirmed their intentions to stand, the BBC reported.
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Delaying Brexit won’t solve anything, Theresa May tells MPs
London: Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday told her MPs that moves to prevent the UK from leaving the EU will not “solve the situation” or rule out a no-deal Brexit in the future. “The decision remains the same — the deal, no-deal or no Brexit,” she said at Prime[Read More…]
UK govt survives no-confidence vote by tiny margin
London, British Prime Minister Theresa May won a confidence vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday, averting any immediate risk of an early general election. The vote of no-confidence, put forward by the main opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, was lost by 325 votes to 306. It meant the[Read More…]
British Prime Minister Theresa May survives no-confidence motion
London: The Conservative government of Prime Minister Theresa May survived a vote of no-confidence on Wednesday in the lower house of the UK Parliament. Members of the House of Commons voted 325-306 against the motion brought by the leader of the main opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, in the wake[Read More…]
UK MP quits in protest at May’s Brexit deal: Report
London: The UK’s minister for universities and science Sam Gyimah has resigned in protest at Theresa May’s Brexit deal, it was reported here on Friday. Local newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported that Gyimah called the Brexit deal “naive” and said any deal struck with Brussels will be “EU first”, reports[Read More…]
British parliament vote on Brexit deal to be held on Dec 11
London: British parliament vote on Brexit deal will be held on Dec 11, British Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed on Monday. “I’m looking ahead to December 11 and to when this House will be faced with the decision as to whether or not it wishes to deliver on the vote[Read More…]
May names Steve Barclay as new Brexit Secretary
London: UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday chose a replacement Brexit secretary a day after the previous incumbent quit over the Conservative Party leader’s provisional deal on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. Sanctions are coming: Trump goes all Game Of Thrones, warns Iran May brought Stephen Barclay,[Read More…]
UK announces draft agreement with EU on Brexit
London: Negotiators from the United Kingdom and the European Union have formulated a draft Brexit agreement, the office of Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday. A special Cabinet meeting has been set for Wednesday to “consider the draft agreement the negotiating teams have reached in Brussels, and to decide on[Read More…]
Khashoggi murder suspects will be stripped of visas: Theresa May
London: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday cast doubt on Saudi Arabia’s explanation on the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey and said her country would revoke or block visas for the suspects behind the alleged premeditated slaying. May’s comments came while she addressed lawmakers in the[Read More…]
UK Brexit plans ‘pure illusion’: Donald Tusk
London: Britain’s approach to the next stage of Brexit negotiations seems to be based on “pure illusion”, European Council President Donald Tusk has said. Tusk told a news conference in Brussels that the UK was still trying to “cherry pick” its future relationship with the European Union (EU), BBC reported[Read More…]
Britain open to pay 40 billion euros for Brexit divorce bill
Amidst discussions on Brexit, a media reported stated that Britain is open to paying up to 40 billion euros ($47.1 billion) towards a so-called Brexit divorce bill to the European Union as long as a future UK-EU trade deal can be secured. Three separate sources within the UK civil service[Read More…]
Britons in large number opting for German citizenship before Brexit
A large number of Britons took German citizenship in 2016 with the UK voting to leave the European Union, as per the German Federal Statistics Office. Notably, German officials granted citizenship to 2,865 UK nationals last year. In 2015, only 600 were granted German citizenship. Only 3.9 percent of Britons,[Read More…]
Manchester blast: PM Theresa May confirms suspected suicide bomber
According to the British police, the suspected suicide bomber of the tragic Manchester blast, that claimed 22 lives, has been suspected a 22-year-old Salman Abedi. He was born in Manchester in 1994 to parents of Libyan origin, US security officials said, citing British intelligence officials. UK Prime Minister Theresa May[Read More…]
Islamic State claims responsibility for Manchester concert blast that killed 22
In the deadliest attack that has happened in the United Kingdom, the Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the Manchester Arena bombing, according to a news agency linked to the terrorist organisation. The suicide bomber was carrying a heavy explosive and detonated himself inside the Manchester Arena on Monday[Read More…]
UK: Labour party to scrap Brexit plan if elected
Theresa May announces general election on June 8
British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced an early general election on June 8. May, who succeeded David Cameron on July 13, 2016 just three weeks after Brexit vote, had reportedly said that she would not call for an early election. May said she needs an early election because other[Read More…]
Britain launches EU exit process
London terror attack: Killer identified as Khalid Masood
The man who executed the terror attack on the UK on Thursday has been identified as Khalid Masood, who was once linked to violent extremism. Khalid has been believed to have been inspired by Islamist ideologies, said Theresa May while revealing the attackers’ identity. May vowed that Britain’s freedoms and[Read More…]
UK Parliament attack: ISIS claims responsibility
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the Westminster attack that left three victims dead, including a police officer, outside of London’s Parliament building on Wednesday. “The perpetrator of the attacks yesterday in front of the British Parliament in London is an Islamic State soldier and he carried out the operation in[Read More…]
UK parliament ‘terrorist’ attack: Five dead, around 40 injured
UK’s Houses of Parliament came under attack on Wednesday from a knife-wielding assailant who plunged a vehicle through a crowd of people on Westminster Bridge and then he brutally stabs an officer to death. This is one of the deadliest attacks in Britain after the attack of 2005 which killed[Read More…]
Queen Elizabeth II signs Brexit bill
Theresa May rejects petition calling to ban Trump’s UK visit
China invites May to attend the Silk Road summit
More than a million sign petition to prevent Trump’s UK visit
The online petition to stop US President Donald Trump’s official UK visit has gathered more than a million signatures. Following Trump’s Muslim ban, the petition has garnered huge support online. British PM Theresa May announced the visit during her recent US trip. The petition alleged that Donald Trump’s UK visit[Read More…]
US and Britain reassure their healthy relationship
US President Donald Trump says that alliance between America and Britain have “never been stronger”, welcoming Theresa May to the white house. “Great days lie ahead for our two peoples and our two countries. On behalf of our nation, I thank you for joining us here today as a really[Read More…]