BRITAIN

Outgoing parliament deals new Brexit blow to British PM

1:36 pm September 10, 2019

London: Beleaguered British Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to continue with his attempts to strike a new Brexit deal with Brussels, after losing yet another parliamentary vote on Tuesday to hold an early election. Johnson slammed the opposition for voting against his call for a snap poll next month, in the final minutes of a […]

British Airways says almost all UK flights cancelled over strike

12:20 pm September 9, 2019

London: British Airways said Monday it has been forced to cancel almost all its UK flights on the first day of a two-day strike by pilots. “After many months of trying to resolve the pay dispute, we are extremely sorry that it has come to this,” BA said in a statement. The airline said it […]

Ex-UK minister says Johnson not trying to get a Brexit deal

7:07 pm September 8, 2019

London: A senior minister who quit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet said Sunday that the government is making little or no effort to secure a Brexit agreement with the European Union, despite Johnson’s insistence that he wants a deal. Amber Rudd said “there is no evidence of a deal. There are no formal negotiations […]

2 arrested after violent clashes as Pakistani groups lead Kashmir protest in UK

3:55 pm September 4, 2019

London: Two people remain in custody after being arrested during clashes as thousands of protesters led by British Pakistani groups descended upon the Indian High Commission here against the scrapping of special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The ‘Kashmir Freedom March’ began at Parliament Square on Tuesday and moved towards India House, with protesters waving […]

British PM Johnson weakened by party defections over Brexit

2:59 am September 4, 2019

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered key defections from his party Tuesday, losing a working majority in Parliament and weakening his position as he tried to prevent lawmakers from blocking his Brexit plans. On a day of high drama and acerbic debate in the House of Commons, lawmakers returned from their summer recess to […]