Tag: UK
Britain’s new leader – #BrexiteerBorisJohnson to be prime minister
Image copyright: REUTERS Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Halloween, will replace Theresa May as prime minister after winning the leadership of the Conservative Party on Tuesday (23 July), write Guy Faulconbridge and Elizabeth Piper. His victory catapults the […]
Britain’s anti-#Brexit Liberal Democrats name Jo Swinson as new leader
Britain’s anti-Brexit Liberal Democrat party named lawmaker Jo Swinson (pictured) as its new leader on Monday (22 July), as the party looks to translate a surge in voter support for its pro-European Union agenda into influence in a deadlocked parliament, write William James and Kylie MacLellan. Swinson, 39, won just under 48,000 votes, beating her […]
PM front-runner Boris Johnson says trade deal can break #Brexit deadlock
Boris Johnson, favoured to become Britain’s new prime minister, said on Sunday (21 July) the country could agree a free trade deal to leave the European Union that would remove the need for one of the more problematic parts of a previous agreement, writes Elizabeth Piper. In his weekly column in The Telegraph newspaper, Johnson […]
Britain’s #May to make a statement on Wednesday before resigning – spokesman
British Prime Minister Theresa May will make a statement on Wednesday afternoon (24 July) before leaving her official Downing Street residence to tender her resignation to Queen Elizabeth, her spokesman said on Monday (22 July), write William James and Elizabeth Piper. Britain’s new prime minister will take office on Wednesday, shortly after May officially stands […]
UK minister quits before Johnson becomes PM, decries ‘dark cloud’ of #Brexit
A minister and longstanding critic of Boris Johnson quit on Monday (22 July), the latest resignation before the presumed new prime minister takes office with a “do or die” pledge to take Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal, write William James and Elizabeth Piper. The resignation of Alan Duncan, a junior […]
Britain’s new PM must focus on getting small firms ready for no deal – #Brexit minister
Britain’s new prime minister will have to work to help smaller companies prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay (pictured) said on Sunday (21 July), describing the sector’s preparations as less advanced, writes Elizabeth Piper. “There is a difference between the preparation of many large firms and the current position of many […]
Britain should stop talking about no-deal #Brexit, says minister Ellwood
British Junior Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood (pictured) on Sunday (21 July) told other politicians, including those hoping to become the country’s new prime minister, to stop talking about a no-deal Brexit, saying that option did not offer a solution, writes Elizabeth Piper. Ellwood would not say if he would resign his position if Boris Johnson, […]