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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prime Minister Theresa May’s government will publish draft legislation in the first week of June that would allow Brexit to proceed if approved by parliament, a Downing Street spokesman announced on Tuesday. The statement came after talks between May and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on a possible compromise that would end a deadlock on Brexit in parliament. May met with Corbyn “to make clear our determination to bring the […]
Asian equity markets mostly fell on Thursday, April 11, with few catalysts to drive buying and investors still on edge over a brewing trade battle between the United States and Europe. White House threats this week to hammer $11 billion worth of EU goods with tariffs jolted markets, which have been rallying this year on optimism that China and the US were close to ending their own battle. The warning revived concerns about US President […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Prime Minister Theresa May said Thursday that Britain might still manage to execute an orderly departure from the European Union by May 22, despite winning a six-month reprieve from EU leaders. “What this extension enables us to do is to go through the process we’ve set up,” May said. “If we’re able to do that before May 22, then we won’t have to hold European Parliamentary Elections.” © Agence France-Presse
by Dave CLARK and Christian SPILLMANN BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — European leaders agreed with Britain on Thursday to delay Brexit by up to six months, saving the continent from what could have been a chaotic no-deal departure at the end of the week. The deal struck during late night talks in Brussels means that if London remains in the EU after May 22, British voters will have to take part in European elections. Prime Minister […]
by James Pheby Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May meets the leaders of Germany and France on Tuesday in a last-gasp bid to keep her country from crashing out of the European Union later this week. Her huddles with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and President Emmanuel Macron in Paris come on the eve of another tension-packed summit in Brussels focused on the fate of the 46-year-old partnership. […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets were mixed Monday but investors remain broadly upbeat after a strong US jobs report that eased concerns about the world’s top economy, while the pound edged up at the start of another crucial week in the Brexit saga. The gains built on last week’s rally that was fuelled by optimistic tones from China and the United States on trade talks, with top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow […]
by Joe JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday conceded that concluding a Brexit deal with the main opposition will need “compromise on both sides” as she faced criticism for being inflexible. The embattled leader opened negotiations this week with the Labour Party in a bid to end months of political crisis over her divorce deal struck with European leaders last year but repeatedly rejected by MPs. However after […]
by Ouerdya AIT ABDELMALEK LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prime Minister Theresa May’s cuts an increasingly lonely figure after her decision this week to turn to opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn to break the Brexit deadlock sparked a torrent of criticism from Conservatives. The beleaguered leader wrote to Tory MPs on Wednesday to insist that several dozen Tories’ stubborn resistance to her EU divorce deal had left her with little choice but to look to Labour […]
by Dmitry ZAKS Britain’s government redoubled its efforts Thursday to win over the main opposition party in a last-gasp bid to avoid a chaotic exit from the European Union next week. The latest round of talks came after lawmakers tried to safeguard against a doomsday ending to the 46-year partnership by fast-tracking a bill Wednesday night seeking to delay Brexit. May is racing against the clock in a desperate search for votes that could push […]
by David COURBET| Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)’s chief candidate for European elections, Joerg Meuthen, expects big gains for nationalist parties but thinks they will have trouble forming a united front to advance an agenda. Meuthen, one of two leaders of the anti-immigrant, anti-Islam AfD, said diverging interests and clashing personalities would likely prevent a “patriotic alliance” forming in the European Parliament after the May polls. “I expect […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British government conceded Tuesday that any further Brexit delay would likely mean preparing for European Parliament elections next month — but said it could then cancel them at the last minute. Prime Minister Theresa May announced she would ask the EU next week to delay Brexit for a second time, beyond April 12, to try again to get her divorce deal agreed and ratified in the British parliament. “We […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British MPs voted against four possible alternative plans for Brexit on Monday after also rejecting the government’s deal with the EU three times. Proposed alternatives for retaining much closer economic ties after leaving the European Union, holding a second referendum or stopping Brexit to prevent a no-deal departure all failed to win a majority of votes in parliament. The second referendum proposal garnered the most votes in favour — 280 […]
