Tag: Britain
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Russia angered as Britain’s navy keeps eye on ‘ship of shame’
Russia has slammed comments by British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon calling Moscow's flagship aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov "a ship of shame". Fallon on Wednesday said British warships and warplanes tracked Russia's only aircraft carrier through the English Channel. The carrier and its escort, the guided missile cruiser Petr Velikiy, are on their way back to …
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January 27, 2017 -
Trump to welcome May as US-UK relation enters new era
US President Donald Trump will on Friday welcome British Prime Minister Theresa May, first foreign leader to visit the Oval Office. Both the new US President and the British Premier, who took office in July last year, have strong political incentives, CNN reported. May has told Britons their country will be a robust global trading …
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January 27, 2017 -
MPs call on May to stand up to Trump over torture remarks
British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing growing pressure, including from high-profile Conservatives, to warn US President Donald Trump that the British government considers his comments about torture to be unacceptable. MPs and peers lined up to urge May to use her first meeting with the US President to take a stand, amid claims that …
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January 26, 2017 -
She may or she may not and that is her dilemma
Politics is a quirky affair. It calls for strange bedfellows at the same time leads to bedfellows becoming strange. The referendum conducted by the initially jubilant, later disgruntled former Prime Minister David Cameron threw Britain into the global economic gauntlet where it seems to be struggling to save its tattered loins. The referendum was the …
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January 22, 2017 -
Ms May speaks
Six months after stepping into 10 Downing Street, the British Prime Minister has eventually signalled her intent to enable Brexit to attain fruition. In course of the presentation at London’s Lancaster House, Theresa May has stopped short of attributing the reasons for the seven-month delay in spelling out the roadmap, let alone the resultant confusion …
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January 22, 2017 -
US President Trump recognises importance of NATO: British PM
British Prime Minister Theresa May said that she believed US President Donald Trump "recognises the importance and significance of NATO", despite him days earlier dubbing the military alliance obsolete. In an interview with the Financial Times newspaper, May said: "I'm also confident the USA will recognise the importance of the cooperation we have in Europe …
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January 21, 2017 -
Ireland welcomes ‘greater clarity’ on Brexit
Ireland has welcomed the "greater clarity" on Britain's proposed approach to the Brexit negotiation process. In a decisive speech on Tuesday that sets a course for a clean break with the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May promised to quit the EU single market and seek a free trade agreement with the European Union …
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January 18, 2017 -
Ireland welcomes ‘greater clarity’ on Brexit
Ireland has welcomed the "greater clarity" on Britain's proposed approach to the Brexit negotiation process. In a decisive speech on Tuesday that sets a course for a clean break with the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May promised to quit the EU single market and seek a free trade agreement with the European Union …
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January 18, 2017 -
Trump hails Brexit, vows swift trade deal with Britain
US President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview that Britain's exit from the European Union will turn out to be "a great thing" and pledged to strike a swift trade deal with Britain. "I think Brexit is going to end up being a great thing," Trump told the Times of London newspaper during an interview …
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January 16, 2017 -
Theresa May to make major Brexit speech next week
British Prime Minister Theresa May will unveil more on her Brexit strategy in her long-awaited speech next Tuesday that will be keenly watched globally for the country's future ties with Europe and its resolve to remain a global and outward-looking nation. May, who assumed office after David Cameron resigned following the Brexit vote, has been under pressure …
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January 13, 2017 -
Villagers evacuated as Britain faces severe flood warnings
Seaside residents in southern England were ordered to evacuate on Friday as Britain faced severe flood warnings, after snow caused flights to be cancelled. Police officers went door-to-door in the village of Jaywick, southeastern England, on Thursday to warn residents they would be evacuated on Saturday ahead of heavy rain and high winds. The order came as …
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January 13, 2017 -
Britain appoints new EU ambassador
The British government will appoint senior diplomat Tim Barrow as its new ambassador to the European Union (EU), the media reported. The decision to name a new ambassador to the EU has come one day after his predecessor decided to step down in a surprising manner, Xinhua news agency reported citing the British media on …
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January 5, 2017 -
‘Terrorist’ wins battle to stay in Britain
A wheelchair-bound Algerian "militant" with alleged links to Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden on Tuesday won a 21-year legal battle to stay in Britain, the media reported. A judge ruled that the threat of deportation had been bad for the mental health of the man, known only as 'G', The Telegraph said. The government …
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January 3, 2017 -
‘Terrorist’ wins battle to stay in Britain
A wheelchair-bound Algerian "militant" with alleged links to Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden on Tuesday won a 21-year legal battle to stay in Britain, the media reported. A judge ruled that the threat of deportation had been bad for the mental health of the man, known only as 'G', The Telegraph said. The government …
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January 3, 2017 -
Britain to invite Trump to meet the Queen
A formal invitation for Trump to make Britain one of his first foreign stops will be issued once he is sworn in as president on January 20, 2017.
November 21, 2016 -
Britain, France snub EU talks on Trump
British and French foreign ministers are to miss special talks with their EU counterparts to discuss Trump's US election win over how to deal with the new president.
November 13, 2016