Tag: Jeremy Corbyn

Labour sees membership surge amid leadership race

The five contenders need the support of 5 per cent of local parties or at least three affiliates by February 14 to make the final ballot.

January 25, 2020

Boris Johnson govt loses 1st parliamentary votes since election

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson led government has lost three votes in the House of Lords over its Brexit legislation, its first defeats since it was re-elected by a majority in the December 2019 general election. The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which paves the way for the UK to leave the EU with a...

January 21, 2020

Boris Johnson confident of securing tariff-free deal with EU

Johnson's visit came three days after Northern Ireland's two major parties, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Fein, agreed on a draft deal to restore a power-sharing government, breaking a three-year political deadlock in the region.

January 14, 2020

Myopic world will need better vision in 2020

The Conservative victory in Britain over Labour was a clear sign that leadership matters.

December 22, 2019

UK MPs back Boris Johnson’s plan to leave EU on Jan 31

Johnson insists a trade deal with the EU can be in place by the end of the transition period, but critics say this timescale is unrealistic.

December 21, 2019

‘Will work 24 hours a day, flat out’ to make Brexit happen: UK PM Boris Johnson

On Tuesday, UK has an option to extend the transition but Johnson refuses to, and intends to enshrine the 2020 date in legislation, his office said.

December 18, 2019

UK PM Boris Johnson to present Brexit bill to MPs this week

Earlier on Monday, PM Johnson spoke to US President Donald Trump in a telephonic conversation and discussed bilateral ties.

December 17, 2019

‘No ifs, No buts’: After huge win UK PM Boris Johnson promises Brexit by Jan 31

"We have won votes and the trust of people who have never voted Conservative before," Johnson said

December 13, 2019

Boris Johnson party takes big lead, Jeremy Corbyn concedes defeat in UK polls

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needed 326 seats for an absolute majority.

December 13, 2019

UK elections: Parties make last pitches on final campaign day

The Brexit issue is threatening to hurt Labour in its traditional working-class heartlands, which mostly voted to leave the EU.

December 11, 2019

Boris Johnson, Donald Trump plotting to sell UK health service: Jeremy Corbyn

The UK goes to the polls on December 12, with Johnson hoping to secure a majority to be able to push through his divorce deal to take the country out of the European Union.

November 28, 2019

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to stay neutral in ‘Brexit’ vote

PM Boris Johnson later asked how Corbyn could be "indifferent" on such a vital issue. But Johnson faced questions of his own about whether he could be trusted.

November 23, 2019

UK’s Labour may propose windfall tax on oil industry

Labour's manifesto is likely to lay a special emphasis on public transport, including restoration of axed bus routes.

November 21, 2019

UK PM Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn clash over Brexit in first TV debate

Johnson is hopeful that the December 12 election will break the long impasse over Brexit and give his party a majority so he can extricate Britain from the European Union.

November 20, 2019

UK PM Boris Johnson surges ahead of Jeremy Corbyn in new poll

Johnson is hopeful that the December 12 election will break the long impasse over Brexit and give his party a majority so he can extricate Britain from the European Union.

November 17, 2019

British MP Keith Vaz resigns from Parliament amid drug scandal

The watchdog said his suggestion that the men were there to discuss redecorating the London flat was "ludicrous".

November 12, 2019

UK elections: Labour party considers letting employees set their own work hours

The early December elections were announced after the Brexit deadline was extended from October 31 to January 31 after PM Boris Johnson failed to pass his Brexit deal. 

November 8, 2019