Winning big, Johnson on course to deliver swift Brexit
London, UKReuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to take Britain out of the European Union in matter of weeks. For Johnson, whose 20-week tenure in power has been marked by chaotic scenes in parliament and stark division on the streets over Britain’s tortuous departure from […]
United Kingdom votes to decide the fate of Brexit, again
London, UKReuters Voters go to the polls on Thursday in an election that will pave the way for Brexit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson or propel Britain towards another referendum that could ultimately reverse the decision to leave the European Union. After failing to deliver Brexit by a 31st October deadline, Johnson called the 12th […]
UK ELECTION: CHIEF RABBI’S ATTACK ON ANTI-SEMITISM KEYS RECKONING OVER FAITH
CATHERINE PEPINSTER, writing for Religion News Service, reports from the UK…
London holds vigil after attack thrusts security to election fore
London, UKReuters London held a vigil on Monday for two people killed near London Bridge by a convicted terrorist who had been released early from prison, an incident that thrust criminal justice to the centre of a campaign 10 days before a national election. Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, both former students active […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressured on jail terms after London Bridge attack
London, UKReuters The London Bridge attack pushed law and order towards the top of the British political agenda on Saturday, with days to go before a snap election, after police said the assailant had previously been convicted of terrorism offences but freed early from prison. Usman Khan, wearing a fake suicide vest and wielding knives, […]
UK’s Johnson begins election battle, vowing Brexit and casting rival as “Stalin”
LondonReuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson officially kicks off his election campaign on Wednesday with a promise to “get Brexit done” in contrast to his main rival, whom he compared to Soviet leader Josef Stalin. Britons will go to the polls on 12th December after parliament agreed to an early election last week, seeking to […]
Healthcare may trump Brexit in battle for British vote
London, UKReuters As Britain’s “Brexit election” campaign swings into action, it may not be the country’s exit from the European Union which takes centre stage but another national obsession – the health service. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cast the 12th December election as necessary to break the deadlock in parliament over Brexit, telling voters […]
British election campaign kicks off on no-Brexit day
London, UKReuters On the day Britain was supposed to have left the European Union, voters instead faced the start of an election campaign, with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pledging to overthrow a “rigged system” he said was run by billionaires and tax dodgers. After failing to deliver Brexit by the 31st October deadline, Prime […]
British PM Johnson gambles on a snap election to break Brexit deadlock
London, UKReuters Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally won parliamentary approval for a gamble on a snap ballot that he hopes will break the deadlock over Brexit. Just two days before the third Brexit deadline of 31st October will be missed despite Johnson’s “do […]
Britain set for 12th December election to break the Brexit deadlock
London, UKReuters Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval from parliament on Tuesday for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock. After the European Union granted a third delay to the divorce that was originally supposed to take place on 29th March, […]