Tag: Britain

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

Russia accuses Britain and US over ‘grotesque’ spy poisoning

Russia on Wednesday accused British and US secret services of being behind the poisoning of a Russian former double agent as the world’s chemical weapons watchdog held a closed-door meeting on the incident at Moscow’s request. Russian foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin in a speech in Moscow said the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and …

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April 4, 2018

EU may exclude Britain from its satellite programme

The European Commission plans to exclude Britain from its Galileo satellite programme after Brexit due to security concerns, the media reported. In a letter from the Commission to the British government, the EU said British businesses may no longer be able to bid on the Galileo project and the British military might also not be …

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March 28, 2018

Flawed parallels with an epic tragedy

What in the name of God prompts pseudo-Churchills to play fast and loose with the Second World War? First of all, it was Theresa May saying that “not since” the Second World War had nerve agents been used in Europe. Then Boris Johnson did his poseur act against Russia under the wing of a replica …

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March 24, 2018

The Brexit Transition

Monday’s agreement in Brussels between Britain and the European Union is another milestone on the still rather uncertain road to Brexit. The momentous transition will last for nearly two years ~ beginning on Brexit Day, 29 March 2019 and then to continue till 31 December 2020. The striking feature of the agreement must be that …

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March 23, 2018

Spy poisoning: May says state-sponsored attacks unacceptable

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday once again blamed Russia for its alleged role in a nerve agent attack against a former spy in England, warning that any state-sponsored attack on British soil would be met with consequences. At the Conservative Party Spring Forum, she said her government had anticipated Russia’s decision earlier in …

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March 18, 2018

Spy poisoning: Putin most likely behind attack, says Britain

Russian President Vladimir Putin is “overwhelmingly likely” to have ordered the nerve agent attack on an ex-spy and his daughter, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said. Johnson said “our quarrel is with Putin’s Kremlin, and with his decision” over the Salisbury incident, BBC reported on Friday. Russia denies involvement and said the accusations against …

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March 17, 2018

Britain to build new chemical weapons defence centre

Britain’s Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced plans to build a new $67 million Chemical Weapons Defence Centre. It will be based at Porton Down in Wiltshire, home of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, and will be built on what Williamson described as Britain’s world class expertise. He said the new centre will maintain …

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March 16, 2018

Nerve agent strikes

Britain and Russia have entered a phase of a tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats across the Atlantic; yet this is only the surface of a sinister issue. Theresa May’s robust announcement to expel 23 Russian diplomats for the attempted murder of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury has swiftly been retaliated by the Kremlin which has …

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March 16, 2018

Get to the bottom of spy case in Britain: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Britain should get to the bottom of the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal before discussing the issue with Moscow. “Get to the bottom of things there, then we’ll discuss this,” Xinhua quoted Putin as saying. Skripal, 66, was sentenced in Russia in 2006 to …

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March 13, 2018

Brexit will not divide Britain: May

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday rejected any plans that would mean a Brexit border between Northern Ireland and neighbouring Irish Republic. Speaking to MPs in the House of Commons during her weekly questions, May said no British prime minister could ever agree to a Brexit treaty that would see borders dividing any parts …

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March 1, 2018

Labour Party’s Brexit plan sparks debate in Britain

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson claimed on Monday that Britain would become a colony of the European Union (EU) under a potential trade deal outlined by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. The Brexit-supporting cabinet minister joined a chorus of what was divided opinion after Corbyn, leader of Britain’s main opposition party, outlined Labour’s Brexit strategy, reports …

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February 27, 2018

Blast in Leicester in Britain triggers police alert

Police have declared a “major incident” after reports of an explosion in Leicester in Britain. Emergency services were called on Sunday to reports of a blast in the Hinckley Road area in Leicester. They were conducting a search and rescue operation at the scene, BBC reported. Carlisle Street and part of Hinckley Road have been …

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February 26, 2018

‘Britain must decide on future relationship with EU’

The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said that the time has come for Britain to make its choice about its future relationship with the EU once it leaves the bloc. Barnier on Monday made his comments here as a new round of tough talks started in London to thrash out a future …

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February 6, 2018

Britain draw level with Spain in Davis Cup tie

Cameron Norrie pulled off a big upset on his Davis Cup debut, defeating Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut to help Britain draw level at 1-1 in their World Group first-round tie.

February 3, 2018