British PM Johnson calls for 12th December election to break Brexit deadlock
LondonReuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Thursday for a general election on 12th December to break Britain’s Brexit impasse, conceding for the first time he will not meet his “do or die” deadline to leave the European Union next week. Johnson said in a letter to opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn he would give […]
Over to EU on Brexit delay, Johnson says after parliament rejects swift decision
London, UKReuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday it was up to the EU to decide whether it wanted to delay Brexit and for how long, after a defeat in parliament made ratification of his deal by the 31st October deadline almost impossible. As the clock ticks down to the deadline for Britain’s […]
Johnson faces perilous Brexit ratification after deal vote blocked
London, UKReuters UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a potentially perilous ratification of his Brexit divorce deal in the British parliament after the speaker refused to allow a vote on it on Monday. With just 10 days left until the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union on 31st October, the divorce is […]
Brexit will happen on 31st October despite PM’s unsigned delay request, UK says
London, UKReuters Britain will leave the European Union on 31st October despite an unsigned letter that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced by his opponents to send to the bloc requesting a Brexit delay, the government said on Sunday. The Brexit maelstrom has spun wildly in the past week between the possibility of an orderly […]
Brexit day of reckoning: PM Johnson battles further delay
London, UKReuters UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson appealed to lawmakers to back his last-minute Brexit deal in an extraordinary sitting of the British parliament on Saturday after his plans were plunged into chaos by his opponents’ moves to derail the legislation. More than three years since the United Kingdom voted 52 to 48 per cent […]
On climate change, Britons are shaky on facts, strong on action – study
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation From the amount of plastic recyled to how record-breaking recent temperatures are, the British public’s grasp of the facts about climate change remain shaky, researchers said Thursday. In a survey looking at public misperceptions about the environment, researchers at King’s College London found two-thirds of people surveyed agreed with the British Parliament […]
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…
Labour abuses a “risk worth taking” for fashion firms, UK lawmakers say
Thomson Reuters Foundation Fashion workers in Britain are being cheated of fair wages as lack of tough action make abuses “a risk worth taking” for factory owners, lawmakers said on Tuesday. Ministers were accused of failing to act following reports of some workers being paid as little as £3.50 per hour, less than half the […]
UK parliamentary group calls out 27 countries for “significant” religious freedom violations
World Watch Monitor A “Commentary on the Current State of Freedom of Religion or Belief” presented by a group of British parliamentarians on Monday highlights 27 countries where people’s religious freedom has been denied and abused in the past year. The report, presented by the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief on the 70th anniversary […]
UK aid funded Chinese films, not world’s poorest, lawmakers say
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Not enough British aid goes to the world’s poorest, with funds spent on projects to develop China’s film industry and museums, parliamentarians said on Tuesday, as the sector grapples to restore its credibility after a major sex abuse scandal. The International Development Committee said some £600 million ($US801 million) of development […]