UK and EU leaders to meet amid hope of Brexit trade spat fixIn a joint statement on Sunday the U.K. and the EU said European Commission President von der Leyen will travel to Britain on Monday so the...
27 Feb, 2023, 12.37 AM IST
UK PM Rishi Sunak sacks Tory party chief over tax penalty rowZahawi, who was a minister without portfolio as the chief of the governing Tory party, had faced fierce pressure in recent days to quit ove...
29 Jan, 2023, 03.31 PM IST
Britain denies report it wants closer ties with European UnionThe U.K. government said "Brexit means we will never again have to accept a relationship with Europe that would see a return to freedom of ...
21 Nov, 2022, 12.47 AM IST
Who is Liz Truss? The next British Prime MinisterLiz Truss was elected as the next prime minister of Britain on Monday. The nation got its PM at the time of an immense cost-of-living crisi...
05 Sep, 2022, 09.33 PM IST
UK presses on with Brexit rules rewrite; European Union calls it illegalBritish unionists there say the checks are fraying the bonds between Northern Ireland and the rest of the U.K., seen by some unionists as a...
27 Jun, 2022, 01.30 PM IST
Sinn Fein set for historic win in Northern Ireland electionA Sinn Fein win would be historic because Unionist parties have led the legislature since Northern Ireland was formed as a Protestant-major...
07 May, 2022, 09.28 PM IST
Theresa May gets standing ovation as she bows out as UK PMJohnson, who will become the 14th British Prime Minister to be appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, will inherit some of the similar complexiti...
24 Jul, 2019, 07.26 PM IST
Boris Johnson tops first round of poll for British PMThree contenders – Mark Harper, Andrea Leadsom and Esther McVey – were knocked out of the race after failing to secure the minimum requirem...
13 Jun, 2019, 07.57 PM IST
Breaking the deadlock over Brexit: Is Britain heading for a general election?According to a possible timetable set out by the Institute for Government, an election could be held as soon as mid-late May.
01 Apr, 2019, 12.17 PM IST
Theresa May wants Irish treaty to break Brexit impasse: PaperBritish Prime Minister Theresa May plans to seek a bilateral treaty with the Irish government as a way to remove the contentious backstop a...
20 Jan, 2019, 09.52 AM IST
Change tack or face defeat, Brexit critics tell PM MayThe vote in parliament is gearing up to be the biggest showdown in the lengthy negotiations to leave the EU, Britain’s biggest shift in for...
11 Nov, 2018, 11.22 PM IST
Britain's Theresa May backtracks on announcement of DUP dealThe reversal by May's office adds a further layer of confusion to an already embattled administration that gambled and lost by calling a ge...
12 Jun, 2017, 12.22 AM IST
May finalises cabinet amid minority govt talks with the DemocratsTheresa May reportedly abandoned plans for a major reshuffle of her cabinet to keep her senior Tory party colleagues on her side.
10 Jun, 2017, 07.24 PM IST
Trump offers 'support' to May after polls setbackPresident Trump emphasised his commitment to the United States-United Kingdom special relationship and said that he looks forward to work w...
10 Jun, 2017, 01.50 PM IST
The lady’s not for pussyfootingShe was a shoo-in to succeed David Cameron, so her propensity to boot out the unnecessary and her distaste for flipflops — she even turned ...
07 Oct, 2016, 01.33 AM IST
Northern Ireland Sikh poll candidate forced to remove turban in DubaiNorthern Ireland's first-ever Sikh candidate contesting the UK general election has complained that he was allegedly forced to remove his t...
04 May, 2015, 10.13 PM IST
General elections: Rajasthan's NUZP relying on traditional media to promote agendaWhile all the other parties are aggressively organising public meetings, doing door-to-door visits, star campaigners’ rallies, etc.,NUZP fo...
08 Apr, 2014, 05.36 AM IST