Latest in Tag: UK Highlight
Latest in Tag: UK
Shoukry slams UK’s asylum offer to Muslim Brotherhood members
The UK issued an internal regulation this week, confirming Muslim Brotherhood members’ right to obtain asylum
Britain needs a competiveness shake-up
I love England. Always have and always will. I am never happier than when there is a carpet of snow covering the garden and fields surrounding my country home or just out for a stroll with friends along the lush green banks of the Thames watching the swans. Peace, perfect peace! Great Britain for me …
France EDF to go ahead with China-funded nuclear power station in UK
With existing debts of more than 37 billion euros, the board of France’s EDF energy company has voted to go ahead with building a 21-billion-euro nuclear power plant in the UK. The project faces technical challenges.
Has the public’s initial post-Brexit denial passed?
Britain’s decision to leave the EU fueled a rise in xenophobia and fears about the future. A month after the bombshell, DW talks to remain voters and EU nationals in the UK to see if they’ve come to terms with Brexit.
Brexit makes it harder to dole out EU climate burden
The European Union today announced which European countries will have to do what, to meet the bloc’s emissions reduction commitment. But the whole proposal will have to be torn up if the UK leaves the bloc.
UN climate-change envoy Mary Robinson criticizes UK, Germany
UN climate change envoy Mary Robinson has called the UK and Germany to account over their commitment to the terms of last year’s global agreement in Paris. She has accused them of backtracking.
Brexit will not negatively affect Egypt, UK trade relations: Donaldson
Current trade relations between Egypt and the UK will not worsen, but improve, says UK trade envoy
Brexit strategist Daniel Hannan: ‘Five years from now, Britain will be flourishing’
British Vote Leave strategist Daniel Hannan is this week’s guest on Conflict Zone, discussing whether the Brexit campaign misled voters, as some claim, and what he thinks future holds for post-Brexit UK.
Few Brexit regrets in Sunderland
Sunderland in north-eastern England has become the poster child for the post-industrial, working class anger that drove the Brexit vote, as Peter Geoghegan reports.
Brexit strains London’s ‘golden’ ties with Beijing
The UK has tried hard to strengthen its already robust economic relationship with Chinese politicians and businessmen. But many now question Britain’s future as an investment destination – and a gateway to the EU.
Plot to sideline Corbyn deepens divide in Labour Party
A plan to topple Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn appears set to plunge the party into a political civil war after UK voters opted for Brexit. Recriminations have mounted amid warnings that the party’s existence is at stake.
MP demands Bush, Blair referral to ICC over Iraq war
Egyptian parliament demands compensation for Iraq after Chilcot report says Iraq war was based on ‘flawed intelligence’
Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom to go head to head in UK
Conservative MPs have picked an experienced minister and a novice Brexiter as their leadership candidates. The selection of two women closed the door on Justice Secretary Michael Gove, Samira Shackle reports from London.
German firms to reduce investments in UK
Quite a lot of German companies look set to lower their investments in the UK after the British vote to leave the European Union. But much will depend on Brexit negotiations between the EU and Britain.
UK went to war in Iraq before diplomatic options were exhausted, says inquiry head John Chilcot
A seven-year inquiry into the UK’s involvement has concluded that London failed to exhaust all peaceful options. Ex-premier Tony Blair said he assumes “full responsibility” for any mistakes that arose from the conflict.
The UK’s Iraq Inquiry that took longer than the war
Two million words long, seven years in the making: The Chilcot Inquiry called 129 witnesses, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Blair can expect a critical review, but probably not a future court date.
Ireland in the sun after Brexit vote?
Ireland and the UK have not always been happy neighbors. Relations improved in the wake of the Good Friday peace accords, but as Gavan Reilly reports from Dublin, that could change following the UK’s Brexit.
What Brexit means for Jews and Israelis in the UK
Following Britain’s vote to leave the EU there has been a sharp rise in hate crimes in the UK.
Brexit: Why people are increasingly talking about the ‘Norway model’
After voting for Brexit, the UK has to negotiate its trade relations with the EU and other countries. In this context, the so-called ‘Norwegian model’ has emerged as a favorable option, but what does it actually mean?
UK’s growth to decrease 0.5% in 2016 following Brexit: FocusEconomics
The FocusEconomics consensus expects the UK economy to grow 0.3% in 2017
UK stocks erase all post-vote losses
London’s benchmark FTSE 100 stock index has erased all its post Brexit vote losses on a wave of bargain hunting activities. Energy and financial shares were among the biggest winners after slumping right after the vote.
Vodafone weighs moving headquarters out of UK
The British telecoms giant considers moving its headquarters in London out of the UK if post-Brexit negotiations with the EU won’t ensure access to the EU’s free movement of people, capital and goods.
Britain sees spike in hate crimes after Brexit vote
In the wake of last week’s Brexit vote, there’s been a sharp increase in hate crimes targeting European nationals in the UK. Experts warn of deep divisions opened up by the vote, as Samira Shackle reports from London.
S&P downgrades UK credit rating
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has removed the UK’s coveted top credit rating status because of its vote to leave the European Union. S&P was the last of the big three credit assessment agencies to do so.
How the UK could turn the Brexit ship around
The majority of voters chose to leave the EU, but there are four ways in which the UK could still remain part of the union. With the help of an economist and a law professor, DW explains how the UK could exit the Brexit
‘Only the UK can trigger Article 50,’ says George Osborne
In his first appearance since the UK voted to leave the EU, British Finance Minister George Osborne has sought to reassure financial markets. “No one should doubt our resolve to maintain fiscal stability,” Osborne said.
Brexit makes UK cheaper – and pricier – for EU citizens
Now what? When the United Kingdom completes its exit from the EU in the next two years, Britons and Europeans will have a lot to adjust to. Here’s a sampling of that.
Scotland seeks direct EU talks after Brexit vote as UK petitioners call for law change
Scotland’s administration is seeking immediate discussions with the EU to keep the country in the bloc. A million voters in the UK have called for a change in the law to require a 60 percent majority in an EU vote.
Shoukry, Kerry discuss Brexit consequences
The top diplomats also discussed regional updates, including the peace process
World adjusts to Brexit vote after initial shock
EU officials have called for the UK to start the exit process “as soon as possible” after voters decided to leave the bloc. But the US president said their decision speaks to the “challenges raised by globalization.”