Brexit Poses Challenges to Britain’s Economy
British unemployment has hit a 45-year low, official data showed Tuesday, but the economy still risks falling into a deep recession due to the turmoil created by Brexit.
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Swedish Prosecutors Interview New Witnesses in Assange Case
Swedish prosecutors have interviewed two new witnesses in probing a 2010 rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the Prosecution Authority said Monday.
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China Arrests Brit on Mainland, Canada Reacts With Travel Bar
Accountants in Hong Kong marched Friday in support of the pro-democracy movement, and the Canadian Consulate banned its staff from leaving the city on official business after a British Consulate employee was arrested in mainland China.
Read moreBritain Holds Emergency Session on Seized Tanker
British Prime Minister Theresa May will chair an emergency security session on Monday to discuss how to respond to Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
Read moreHouse of Commons Tries to Stop No-Deal Brexit
With Britain set to get a new pro-Brexit leader within days, the House of Commons on Thursday erected a roadblock in the path of any attempt by the incoming prime minister to take the country out of the European Union without a divorce deal.
Read moreIran Admits It Seized a Foreign Tanker and Crew
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard forces have seized a foreign oil tanker accused of smuggling oil with a crew of 12, Iran’s state TV reported Thursday, days after an oil tanker based in the United Arab Emirates disappeared from trackers in Iranian territorial waters.
Read moreBritain Sending Destroyer to Persian Gulf
Iran on Friday demanded the British navy release an Iranian oil tanker seized last week off Gibraltar, accusing London of playing a “dangerous game” and threatening retribution, while London said it was sending a destroyer to the Persian Gulf.
Read moreBritain Says Iran Tried to Block Tanker in Gulf
The British navy said it prevented three Iranian paramilitary vessels from impeding the passage of a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Thursday, a day after Iran’s president warned of repercussions for the seizure of its own supertanker.
Read moreUK Ambassador Calls Trump Administration ‘Clumsy and Inept’
Britain’s ambassador to the United States described the Trump administration as “diplomatically clumsy and inept” and said he doubted it would become “substantially more normal,” according to a leaked diplomatic cable published Sunday.
Read moreTory Contest Splits Between Deal and No-Deal Camps
Think of Rory Stewart as British Prime Minister Theresa May’s little torpedo cast into the Tory fight over who will replace her, Great Britain’s second female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher. The prime minister is backing a toothy and petite 46-year-old Scottish member of Parliament, former diplomat and her Cabinet’s Secretary of State for International Development, Rory Stewart, as her best successor — and her best shot at stopping Boris Johnson, an ally of President Donald Trump and one of her chief opponents, from taking over at No. 10 Downing Street.
Read moreMay Out as Tory Leader, but Brexit Battle Continues
British Prime Minister Theresa May formally stepped down as Conservative Party leader on Friday, defeated by the Brexit conundrum.
Read moreThe Race Is On to Become Next British Prime Minister
Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement that she will leave 10 Downing Street has set off a fierce competition to succeed her as Conservative Party leader — and as the next prime minister.
Read moreMay Faces Her Own Exit as Compromises Fall Flat
“Desperate, deluded, doomed.” In three words spread across its front page, a conservative British newspaper on Wednesday morning summed up the state of play for embattled Prime Minister Theresa May after she presented a new Brexit deal with compromises she hopes will win, at last, the support of the House of Commons.
Read moreUK Heads Toward New Brexit Vote, Possibly New Leader
The United Kingdom’s great debate over Brexit is headed toward a dramatic new phase in the coming weeks after British Prime Minister Theresa May said she will step down if the House of Commons shoots down her divorce deal with the European Union one more time.
Read moreReporter’s Death Spurs Bid to Restore N. Ireland Government
Britain and Ireland are making a new push to restore Northern Ireland’s collapsed government, as politicians face mounting criticism after the killing of a journalist by a banned militant group.
Read moreHappy Birthday: Queen Elizabeth II Turns 93
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 93rd birthday on Easter Sunday, attending a service with other senior royals at St. George’s Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle, west of London.
Read moreUK Parliament Rejects Alternatives to May’s Brexit Deal
Britain’s Parliament has spoken — and it has said no, again. Lawmakers seeking a way out of the country’s Brexit morass on Monday rejected four alternatives to the government’s unpopular European Union divorce deal that would have softened or even halted Britain’s departure.
Read moreBritain Crash-Out of EU Likely as Brexit Deal Is Rejected Again
Imperiled British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered another heavy blow on Friday when the House of Commons again rejected her divorce deal with the European Union, raising the prospect that new elections may be needed to break the impasse.
Read moreUK Government Defiant as Parliament Takes Control of Brexit
British lawmakers were preparing to blow open the Brexit process and put a host of rejected options back on the table — including keeping the U.K. close to the European Union or even remaining a member — as Prime Minister Theresa May defiantly insisted Tuesday that Parliament should approve her twice-defeated divorce deal instead.
Read moreUK’s May: Parliament Support Too Low for 3rd Brexit Vote
British Prime Minister Theresa May conceded Monday that Parliament would defeat her twice-rejected Brexit divorce deal again if she put it to a new vote, but said she still hopes to change lawmakers’ minds and get the agreement approved.
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