Tag: Britain
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France activates no-deal Brexit plan
EU countries with close UK ties have already begun preparing for its departure on 29 March without a deal
January 18, 2019 -
Jolt for Mrs May
Indeed, in an unusual conjunction of the opposition and a section of the ruling Tories, Labour and Conservative MPs have demonstrated the strength of parliamentary opposition to leaving the European Union without a deal.
January 12, 2019 -
People buying boats on Facebook Marketplace to reach Britain illegally: Report
On a single day, The Telegraph report said, it found online advertisements for 25 boats for sale, costing under €15,000, within a 40-mile radius of the French port city of Calais
December 31, 2018 -
A pregnant reprieve
A confidence vote in parliament is generally provoked by the actions of the leader; it is a quirk of Britain’s constitutional narrative that Thursday’s vote was necessitated by what she did not do.
December 18, 2018 -
A PM on the run!
The outlook for Brexit is as fogbound as the damp English winter. European Union leaders have let it be known that there can be “no further renegotiation of the terms of the United Kingdom’s departure”.
December 13, 2018 -
Brexit deadlock
There has been no headway at the Brussels summit to break the impasse over the Irish border, indeed the critical political facet to Britain stepping out of the European Union. However, on the equally crucial issue of trade, there appears to have been a measure of forward movement with the British Prime Minister hinting that …
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October 20, 2018 -
Britain still dogged by Brexit
At its annual conference in Liverpool, the British Labour Party came close this week to endorsing a second referendum on the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (EU), although it was not initially very clear exactly what question might be put to the vote. The electorate could be asked whether or not it accepts …
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September 27, 2018 -
Spy poisoning
Relations between Britain and Russia, soured since the “novichok poisoning” of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury last March, have plummeted by an exceptional degree with Theresa May’s startling disclosure in the House of Commons, of a kind that verily puts the Kremlin on notice. The two Russians, who were named and charged, have been …
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September 10, 2018 -
Twitter suspends 486 more accounts linked to Iran, Russia
Fewer than 100 of the 770 suspended accounts claimed to be located in the US and many of these were sharing divisive social commentary.
August 28, 2018 -
Anti-semitism in Britain
“Politics ain’t beanbag,” Chicago’s only black mayor Harold Washington, who faced tenacious and devious local foes, had good reason to remark. Beanbag is a carnival game, played more or less fairly and for paltry stakes. Politics is the amoral no-holds barred arena it is because the stakes are so high. Those enjoying power obviously are …
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August 27, 2018 -
Britain to decide on pro-Khalistan rally: India
Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a human rights advocacy group with radical leaning, has announced that it will hold what it calls a "London Declaration".
August 10, 2018 -
Still tough to be black in May’s ‘better Britain’
“If you’re black, you’re treated more harshly by the criminal justice system than if you’re white.” Those were the words of Theresa May as she stood outside Downing Street in her first speech as prime minister. It was a somewhat surprising acknowledgment from the leader of a party which is not exactly renowned for its …
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August 1, 2018 -
India may pip Great Britain to become 5th largest economy in 2019: Arun Jaitley
While India displayed significant improvement in 2017, rising international crude oil prices and global trade war would throw up challenges going forward.
July 13, 2018 -
Indian-origin hotelier in UK in legal battle with Britain’s Heathrow Airport
The hotelier has issued a UK High Court claim against the west London airport over his plans to build a 2,077-space nine-storey car park on a land he owns at Heathrow.
June 18, 2018 -
Britain to Donald Trump: Don’t ditch Iran nuclear deal
Britain has appealed to US President Donald Trump not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal as a key deadline approaches, saying that while it is not perfect there is no better alternative. The call came in an op-ed piece in The New York Times that was signed by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, ahead of a …
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May 7, 2018 -
India, Britain to boost anti-terror ties, work together in Indo-Pacific
India and Britain on Wednesday condemned terrorism in all its forms and agreed to strengthen cooperation to take "decisive and concerted actions"
April 18, 2018 -
C’wealth no priority for today’s UK
In Cabinet meetings, when Britain’s International Trade Secretary Liam Fox trumpets the benefits of trade deals with non-EU countries after Brexit, the Chancellor Philip Hammond has a habit of telling him: “I look forward to you explaining the benefits of more New Zealand lamb imports to Welsh hill farmers.” There, in a nutshell, lies the …
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April 15, 2018