The pound plunged two percent Friday as Prime Minister Theresa May lost her majority in Britain’s general election, fuelling political uncertainty just days before the start of Brexit talks. May had called the snap vote in a bid to boost her party’s hold over Westminster and give her a stronger hand in talks with European Union leaders over the country’s detachment from the bloc. However, the leftist Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party slashed the ruling Conservatives’ […]
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UK press condemn Blair’ ‘arrogance’ over Iraq war
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Tony Blair pleaded with his critics to stop questioning his intentions over Britain’s disastrous war in Iraq, after a blistering verdict by the Chilcot inquiry — but commentators Thursday showed scant sympathy. “For his own sanity he still has to tell himself the world is ‘better and safer’ for him joining George Bush’s assault on Iraq. It is a monumental delusion,” said an editorial in The Sun, Britain’s top-selling paper. […]
UK Labor leader defies revolt over Brexit strategy
by Michael THURSTON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s opposition Labor party leader Jeremy Corbyn has insisted he will not quit despite the resignation of 11 members of his top team Sunday over his handling of the EU referendum campaign. Corbyn, widely criticized for his lukewarm support for the Remain camp, said he will not betray the trust of the party members who elected him, and vowed to “reshape” his shadow cabinet starting on Monday. […]
Mixed opinions in Australia after Malcom Turnbull topples Prime Minister Tony Abbott
(Reuters) — Australia woke on Tuesday (September 15) to the news that the ruling Liberal Party voted to oust Tony Abbott as prime minister in favour of Malcolm Turnbull, a multi-millionaire former tech entrepreneur who is hugely popular with the electorate. Abbott was deposed late on Monday (September 14) following months of opinion polls that showed his popularity with the public near rock bottom as Australia’s $1.5 trillion economy struggles to cope with the end […]





