Tag: United Kingdom
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Confused, bamboozled
He indicated that Labour was unlikely to table a second referendum amendment during the passage of the bill, because tactically it was difficult for a motion from the leader of the opposition to gain cross-party support.
October 22, 2019 -
The New Deal
His cut-throat competition model complicates negotiations towards a level-playing field.
October 19, 2019 -
Booker Prize 2019: Atwood, Rushdie and four emerging authors up for prize
The winner of The Booker Prize receives £50,000 and, like all the shortlisted authors, a cheque for £2,500 and a designer bound copy of their book.
October 14, 2019 -
Boris Johnson asks French President to ‘push forward’ Brexit deal
With just 24 days before the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU, the future of Brexit, its most significant geopolitical move since World War Two, is uncertain.
October 7, 2019 -
Hyderabad Royals
Over seven decades, the deposit has accumulated interest and is now worth around £35 million.
October 4, 2019 -
No Brexit breakthrough in New York, says Boris Johnson
Johnson will meet European Union leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York including Germany's Angela Merkel and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.
September 23, 2019 -
British PM accuses Tehran of attacking Saudi oil facility
The attack by Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is bogged down in a five-year war, effectively shut down six percent of the global oil supply.
September 23, 2019 -
‘Manmohan Singh considered military action against Pak:’ David Cameron in his memoir
'For The Record' is a chronicle of 52-year-old former PM of UK, David Cameron's personal as well as professional life, specifically covering the period between 2010 and 2016 when he was in charge at Downing Street.
September 20, 2019 -
PNB Scam: Nirav Modi expected to be given confirmed date of trial by UK court
Nirav Modi was arrested by uniformed Scotland Yard officers on an extradition warrant on March 19 and has been in prison since.
September 19, 2019 -
Good news for Indian students as UK reintroduces two-year post-study work visa
The reintroduction of the graduate route is expected to boost the number of students going to Britain significantly.
September 11, 2019 -
UK parliament’s last act before suspension: Vote on early election
Last week, the House of Commons voted to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson from taking Britain out of European Union without a deal.
September 9, 2019 -
Global strike by British Airways pilots threaten flight operations
The UK flag carrier and its 4,300 pilots have been locked in a nine-month pay dispute that could disrupt or alter the travel plans of nearly 300,000 people.
September 9, 2019 -
Conservative Party MPs warned not to rebel against Boris’s govt ahead of Brexit
The UK is due to leave the European Union (EU) on October 31, with or without a deal.
September 2, 2019 -
Letter from Mr Johnson
It would be pertinent to recall that Mrs May’s hope that ways could be found, amid mutual trust of reconciling these objectives over time, had led Britain to propose such a backstop, to which the EU agreed.
August 23, 2019 -
Post-Brexit vote
Downing Street has refused to deny that a snap election would need to take place in the beginning of November if MPs forced a vote on a no-confidence motion against Mr Johnson in early September, but said the Prime Minister would ensure the UK had left the EU on 31 October.
August 11, 2019 -
UK, German advisories against travel to Kashmir irk valley leaders and tourism sector
The advisory, that has come following the state government asking pilgrims and tourists to leave Kashmir pointed out that terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in India.
August 3, 2019 -
Wasim Akram ’embarrassed, humiliated’ at Manchester airport for carrying insulin
The 53-year old was part of the commentary team at the just-concluded World Cup in England and Wales.
July 24, 2019