European Union

UK PM to outlaw Brexit extension beyond 2020

8:25 pm December 17, 2019

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to pass a law guaranteeing Britain’s Brexit transition period cannot run beyond the end of 2020, a source in his office said on Tuesday. Johnson won a big majority in last week’s election on a promise to take Britain out of the European Union by the end of January, […]

UK election rivals face off for final time ahead of poll

11:00 am December 7, 2019

London: The two men vying to be British prime minister in next week’s election exchanged trademark blows Friday over the familiar faultlines of Brexit and healthcare in the final head-to-head TV debate of the month-old campaign. In a lacklustre hour-long battle largely devoid of standout moments, Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeatedly criticised Labour leader Jeremy […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

Boris Johnson promises Australian-style visa policy from January 2021

8:41 pm November 29, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday promised to have a post-Brexit Australian-style points-based visa policy in place by January 1, 2021, which would block entry to unskilled people and cut immigration figures. In a speech on the General Election campaign trail in London, Johnson called for people to vote for a majority Conservative […]

Labour leader Corbyn would be ‘neutral’ in another Brexit vote

8:38 pm November 23, 2019

London: British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has revealed for the first time that he will remain neutral in the second Brexit referendum that he has vowed to hold if he becomes prime minister next month. “I will adopt a neutral stance so I can credibly carry out the result,” he told a special edition of […]

Trump rebukes ‘unstable’ Iran over internet shutdown

9:50 am November 22, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Iran of blocking the internet to cover up “death and tragedy” while the powerful Revolutionary Guards suggested that a wave of street protests is now over. Trump’s intervention on Twitter further raised the temperature over the turmoil in Iran, which is already reeling from US-led economic and diplomatic […]