3 month agoTheresa May makes statement urging MPs to back her new Brexit plan, saying rejecting it will lead to "division and deadlock", and the risk of leaving the EU without a deal, or not leaving at all
UK PM Theresa May: 'We need to see Brexit through.'
May: London and its allies will prepare the appropriate response if chemical weapons attacks against the population of Idlib by Asssad regime confirmed
3 month agoPound falls further
British Steel collapses, costing thousands of jobs: unions
3 month agoLondon Stansted Airport looks to be closed, all flights are diverting
3 month agoBritish pound falls again
The European Parliament is to investigate Nigel Farage over Arron Banks expenses paid to him whilst he was a serving MEP, and never declared. This following our Channel 4 News investigation aired last week.
3 month agoUK Prime Minister says she will offer Parliament a vote on holding a 2nd Brexit referendum; Sterling near session high vs. dollar
3 month agoShe says if MPs want a Second #EUReferendum they can have a vote on it But they must first pass her Withdrawal Agreement Bill at second reading
Theresa May is announcing she is offering members of parliament a *new* Brexit deal
'One last chance' to leave the eu with a deal - says @theresa_may Govt will be under a legal obligation to complete work on 'alternative arrangments' to the backstop by the end of the 2020
PM's speech is called 'A new Brexit deal - seeking common ground in Parliament'
"Several" @RoyalAirForce F35s have left UK destined for RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. Described as "routine training" and not directly related to Op Shader or Iran tensions
Penny Mordaunt criticises the use of chemical weapons by President Assad in Syria and says the UK remains "firm in its resolve" to respond appropriately to the use of chemical weapons.
3 month agoVIDEO: Nigel Farage 'milkshaked' in Newcastle
British Foreign Secretary: The best solution to the crisis in the Middle East is the retreat of Iran from its destabilizing activities.
British Foreign Secretary Hunt says if US interests are attacked, they will retaliate, and that is something that the Iranians need to think about very, very carefully
3 month agoManchester Airport (MAN) has ran out of fuel. Due to aircraft stand congestion, no arrivals until 20:00 UTC, according to Eurocontrol. Flights are diverting; some airlines are operating positioning flights to alternate airports
UK advises against all travel for British-Iranian dual nationals and for Iranian nationals who work for organisations seen as linked to UK government. Follows conviction this week of a British Council employee. Means even essential travel to Iran be avoided by dual nationals.
3 month agoThe Guardian's editor has just issued this new guidance to all staff on language to use when writing about climate change and the environment.
British PM: Government negotiations with opposition Labor Party about BREXIT ended without agreement
Official - @jeremycorbyn writes to @theresa_may saying brexit talks have 'gone as far as they can'
British Foreign Secretary: We agree with the U.S. assessment on Iran's grave threat
Contingency plans in case the UK decides it has to remove personnel from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait or Qatar have started to be activated, though this is only at a very early stage and is currently precautionary in case the crisis escalates, sources said.
UK raises threat level for personnel in Iraq due to 'heightened risk from Iran'
3 month agoUnited States Navy Los Angles-class USS Olympia (SSN-717) arriving at HM Naval Base Gibraltar
3 month agoUK MoD explains Maj. Gen. Ghika's comments: "the UK has long been clear about our concerns over Iran's destabilizing behavior in the region"
Eight-vehicle crash on A90 near Stonehaven
3 month agoCENTCOM is pushing back on a statement made by a senior British general that "there has been no increased threat from Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria.". CENTCOM says comments "run counter to the identified credible threats available to intelligence from U.S. and allies."
