FILE PHOTO: British Labour politician John McDonnell speaks to media outside the BBC headquarters after appearing on the Andrew Marr show in London, Britain July 7, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls(Reuters) – The finance chief of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has said privately that the party should campaign to prevent Brexit, the Sunday Times newspaper reported…
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PM Johnson seeks legal advice on five-week parliament closure – The Observer
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Biarritz airport in Anglet for the G7 summit, France, August 24, 2019. REUTERS/Regis DuvignauLONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked his attorney general whether parliament can be shut down for five weeks from Sept. 9 in what appears to be an attempt to stop lawmakers…
Johnson tells Trump: Lower your trade barriers to seal UK deal
BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson used a pre-G7 summit phone call to U.S. President Donald Trump to demand he lower trade barriers and open up parts of the U.S. economy to British firms, citing a wide range of markets from cars to cauliflowers. U.S. President Donald Trump greets British Foreign Secretary Boris…
UK economy headed for stagnation in third quarter – BoE’s Carney
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said Britain’s economy appeared to be on course to stagnate in the current quarter, and underlying growth still looked muted even when the effect of Brexit volatility was stripped out. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney…
Barnier – EU waiting for ‘realistic, operational & compatible’ proposals from UK
FILE PHOTO: European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier arrives at a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk (not pictured) in Brussels, Belgium, August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File PhotoBRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he was ready to examine “realistic” proposals from Britain regarding its departure from the bloc, while…
Johnson says Britain will send back migrants who cross channel illegally
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (not seen) before a meeting on Brexit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File PhotoLONDON (Reuters) – Britain will send back migrants who illegally try to cross the channel from France, Prime Minister Boris…