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Scotland Seeks New Vote On Independence As U.K. Hurtles Toward Brexit : NPR
Scottish National Party leader and Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is calling for a second referendum on Scottish independence, saying voters endorsed the idea during the U.K.’s recent elections. Sturgeon is seen here Thursday at Bute House in Edinburgh. WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption WPA Pool/Getty Images Scottish National Party leader and Scotland’s …
Here’s how sterling will now trade as Britain breaks its Brexit deadlock
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds enter Downing Street as the Conservatives celebrate a sweeping election victory on December 13, 2019 in London, England. Peter Summers | Getty Images News | Getty Images Sterling will go into the first quarter of 2020 with some upside potential, according to currency experts, after a …
U.K. Election Updates: Victorious Johnson Vows to Finish Brexit
Conservatives celebrate their biggest win since Margaret Thatcher. With all but one district declared on Friday morning, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives had won 364 seats — 47 more than they won in the last election, in 2017. The victory is the party’s biggest since Margaret Thatcher captured a third term in 1987 — “literally …
MITCH BENN: Please forgive me breaking my Christmas embargo | Latest Brexit news and top stories
PUBLISHED: 14:22 28 November 2019 | UPDATED: 15:12 28 November 2019 Mitch Benn Christmas carol concert on the quayside always goes down well each year at St Katharine’s. Picture: Lucy Young © Lucy Young MITCH BENN on doing everything he can to make sure politicians don’t ruin his Christmas without a fight. Email this article …
‘We’re at breaking point’: will UK scientists’ big ideas survive Brexit? | Education
Professor Jurriaan Ton, a Dutch expert in plant science at Sheffield University, feels British. His son was born here, his family love Yorkshire, and after more than a decade of producing highly cited research in the UK he has invested “massively” in the resources needed to make his blue skies research a success. But if …
It’s not just Britain that’s breaking up, Europe is too | Martin Kettle | Opinion
Arguably the most surreal event during the general election campaign is scheduled for the week before polling day. On 3 December, Nato leaders, including Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, will gather at a Buckingham Palace reception. The next day, the Nato chiefs will meet in a luxury – but thankfully non-Trump-owned – hotel outside Watford. …
Brexit: General election fight ‘will be tough’, PM says
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s Helen Catt explains Tuesday’s developments in Parliament Boris Johnson has said he is ready to fight a “tough” general election after MPs voted for a 12 December poll. The legislation approved by MPs on Tuesday will later begin its passage through the House of Lords, …
Britain looks set for an early election in attempt to break Brexit deadlock
LONDON — The United Kingdom looks to be heading for an early general election days before Christmas, the latest attempt to break the country’s Brexit deadlock. The House of Commons is set to vote Tuesday night on whether to hold an early ballot in mid-December — which would be the country’s first general election in …
Brexit: Boris Johnson to make fresh general election bid
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBrexit: What happened on Monday? Boris Johnson will try for a fourth time to secure an early general election, after MPs rejected his plan. The prime minister will publish a bill proposing a poll on 12 December that would only need a simple majority to succeed – …
Live: Brexit extension announced as Boris Johnson pushes for December election
Boris Johnson arrives at Downing Street on Monday. Leon Neal/Getty Images For the past few days, leaders in Europe and Westminster have been locked in a standoff — the EU wanting to hear the UK’s next steps before granting an extension, and British politicians awaiting a verdict from Brussels before deciding on an early election. …
