With no clear winner emerging from Thursday’s parliamentary election, a wounded May signaled she would fight on, despite losing her majority in the House of Commons. Her Labour rival Jeremy Corbyn said she should step down, according to Reuters. With ...
Read More »Brexit: EU demands ‘serious UK response’ on citizens’ rights
“We need guarantees,” Tusk said in Brussels as 27 EU leaders backed the bloc’s Brexit negotiating guidelines, according to the BBC. The rights of EU citizens to live, work and study in the UK is one of three topics they ...
Read More »UK Prime Minister announces shock general election
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced the general election will be held on June 8 in an unexpected speech outside 10 Downing Street, according to Metro. Justifying the decision, Mrs May said: ‘The country is coming together but Westminster ...
Read More »Brexit begins: UK triggers Article 50 to begin EU divorce
Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, confirmed that the UK has triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, beginning a legal process that must end in two years’ time with Britain leaving the EU, according to CNN. “This is an ...
Read More »The Daily Mail is getting dragged for its ‘Legs-it’ front page
The front page was first published on Twitter on Monday night, instantly prompting a stream of criticism from politicians, journalists and members of the public, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Mashable. Alas, the sexist commentary didn’t stop at the front ...
Read More »Brexit: Theresa May to trigger process on March 29
Downing Street said she would write a letter to the EU’s 27 other members, adding that it expected negotiations to then begin as quickly as possible, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC. The move comes nine months after people ...
Read More »Brexit: Theresa May receives authority to trigger Article 50
Commons Speaker John Bercow told MPs: “I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent 1967, that her majesty has signified her royal assent to the following acts: Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2017, European ...
Read More »UK Parliament backs Brexit
The Queen will now sign it into law, clearing the way for May to trigger Article 50, beginning the process by which Britain will give up its EU membership, Joinfo.com reports with reference to CNN. May could begin the process ...
Read More »Scotland First Minister to seek second referendum on independence
Ms Sturgeon said she wanted a vote to be held between the autumn of 2018 and the spring of the following year, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC. That would coincide with the expected conclusion of the UK’s Brexit ...
Read More »UK government to reveal Brexit plan
The House the Commons voted Wednesday to allow the PM to begin the Brexit process, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC. MPs backed the European Union Bill by 498 votes to 114 on Wednesday night, with 47 Labour rebels ...
Read More »Brexit: Supreme Court rules UK Parliament must vote on whether government can start process
But the Supreme Court ruled the Scottish Parliament and Welsh and Northern Ireland assemblies did not need a say, the BBC reports. Brexit Secretary David Davis will make a statement to MPs at 12:30 GMT. During the Supreme Court hearing, ...
Read More »‘Hard Brexit’: May says Britain will leave EU single market
Setting out a vision that could chart Britain’s future for generations, May answered criticism that she has been coy about her plans with a direct pitch for a clean break, widely known in Britain as a “hard Brexit”, Reuters reports. ...
Read More »Theresa May vows to make success of Brexit as cabinet meets for first time
Theresa May has promised ahead of her first cabinet meeting that the government will not be “defined by Brexit” but will nonetheless make a success of the country’s departure from the EU, the Guardian reports. The prime minister, who campaigned ...
Read More »UK turns to Canada for advice on striking post-Brexit trade deals with EU
The UK has sought advice from Canada on how to cut a trade agreement with theEuropean Union following the Brexit vote, the Guardian reports. Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s trade minister who is scheduled to meet Liam Fox, the UK’s new secretary ...
Read More »Theresa May becomes new UK prime minister
On July 13, Theresa May arrived at Downing Street from Buckingham Palace, where she officially accepted the Queen’s invitation to form a new government, BBC reports. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Mrs May said it would be her mission to ...
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