Essay: How the UK’s new immigration law will put more people at risk of modern slavery
ALEX BALCH, of the University of Liverpool, says – in an article first published on The Conversation – that under the new bill, those who arrive in the UK irregularly will not be able to access protections under the Modern Slavery Act…
Updated: Britain’s new leader: Brexiteer Boris Johnson to be Prime Minister
Updated: 11pmLondonReuters Boris Johnson, the Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by the end of October, will replace Theresa May as Prime Minister after winning the leadership of the Conservative Party on Tuesday. His convincing victory catapults the United Kingdom towards a showdown with […]
Britain’s May urges world leaders to act on modern slavery
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Britain’s Prime Minister will on Tuesday urge global leaders to do more to tackle modern slavery, saying they have a “moral duty” to combat a crime estimated to affect more than 40 million people worldwide. Theresa May will pledge £10 million to stop children being exploited in agriculture in Africa and announce […]
UK’s May steps down as party chief, igniting leadership race
LondonReuters British Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down as leader of the governing Conservatives on Friday, officially triggering a contest to replace her that could see her party embrace a tougher stance on Brexit. May announced she would step down last month after failing to deliver Britain’s departure from the European Union on time, deepening […]
Trump, Macron honour D-Day veterans who fought through “fires of hell”
Colleville-sur-Mer, FranceReuters France will never forget the sacrifice of the Allied troops who liberated it from Nazi Germany, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, the 75th anniversary of the D-Day operation that helped bring World War II to an end. US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May joined Macron at separate ceremonies […]
“Bravery and sacrifice”: World leaders gather in south England to remember D-Day
Postmouth, UKReuters World leaders gather on the coast of southern England on Wednesday to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history and a feat that helped bring World War II to an end. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Theresa May will be joined for the commemorative events in […]
ESSAY: THERESA MAY RESIGNS AS BRITISH PRIME MINISTER – HERE’S WHERE IT ALL WENT WRONG
In an article first published on The Conversation, NICHOLAS ALLEN, of Royal Holloway at the University of London, looks at what led to the resignation of the British Prime Minister last Friday…
Archbishop of Canterbury pays tribute to outgoing British PM Theresa May
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has paid tribute to outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May following her announcement on Friday that she would be standing down on 7th June. In a statement released on Friday, the Archbishop, who is the senior bishop of the Church of England and the symbolic head of the worldwide […]
British PM Theresa May resigns, paving way for Brexit confrontation with EU
Updated: 10.15pm LondonReuters Fighting back tears, Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, setting up a contest that will install a new British prime minister who could pursue a cleaner break with the European Union. May’s departure deepens the Brexit crisis as a new leader, who should be in place by the end of […]
BREXIT: HOMELESS EUROPEANS LIVING IN BRITAIN AT RISK OF FURTHER DEPRIVATION
ADELA SULIMAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from London on the uncertain future facing thousands of Europeans living on the streets in the UK…