Tag: John Bercow

UK government under pressure to publish Brexit papers

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – The British government came under pressure on Wednesday to publish papers detailing the potential impact of Brexit, after MPs appealed to a rare parliamentary power. The opposition Labour party tabled the “humble address” motion in which they called for the government to publish its assessment of 58 sectors, including tourism and nuclear. London’s Brexit department has so far refused to make their findings public, claiming that doing so could harm its negotiating […]

UK speaker opposes a Trump address to parliament

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The Speaker of Britain’s House of Commons said Monday he was “strongly opposed” to allowing Donald Trump to address members of parliament during the US president’s state visit later this year. John Bercow said such a speech was “not an automatic right, it is an earned honour” — and one he would object to following Trump’s ban on refugees and travellers from seven mainly Muslim countries. “Before the imposition of […]