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UK government adviser sacked over comments on Islamophobia

Apr 11, 2019 01:24

The UK government has decided to sack a senior adviser after he suggested in an interview that the problem of Islamophobia is not real.
Poll shows Labour is surging in run-up to UK elections

Apr 11, 2019 01:20

Results of a bombshell poll released in the UK shows support for the ruling Conservative Party has plummeted significantly as the opposition Labour Party surges in the run-up to the upcoming local elections.
US fines Standard Chartered $1.1bn over Iran transactions

Apr 11, 2019 00:35

London-based Standard Chartered has been fined $1.1 billion by US authorities for allegedly breaching sanctions against Iran and other countries.
Tory Islamophobes team up against Javid to block his premiership bid

Apr 10, 2019 01:08

A row over institutionalized Islamophopbia in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has deepened as supporters threaten to block a potential bid by Interior Minister Sajid Javid to become next British prime minister.
EU likely to give Britain long delay to Brexit: Report

Apr 10, 2019 01:02

Reports from a meeting of European Union foreign ministers show member states are mostly opposed to a demand by Britain for another short delay to a withdrawal deadline imposed by the bloc, as top diplomats insist any extension to UK membership should be a long one accompanying some strict conditions.
Confidence in UK governing system at 15-yr low: Research

Apr 08, 2019 07:48

British voters want a strong leader, who is willing to break the rules and force through wide-scale reform after three years of Brexit crisis pushed confidence in the political system to a 15-year low, a research shows.
UK Labour says no immediate chance for compromise on Brexit deal

Apr 08, 2019 03:48

Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has ruled out any immediate chances of reaching a compromise on government’s European Union withdrawal agreement, accusing Prime Minister Theresa May of wasting time by insisting on her red lines.
Pope blames US, Europe for deaths of people in war zones

Apr 07, 2019 01:28

Pope Francis says arms sales by the United States and Europe are to blame for the deaths of people, including children, in such places as Yemen, Syria, and Afghanistan.
May: Compromise with opposition only way to secure Brexit

Apr 07, 2019 01:01

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that the longer it takes to find a compromise with the opposition Labour Party to secure a parliamentary majority for a Brexit deal, the less likely it is that Britain will leave the European Union.
UK opposition leader: I'm waiting for May to move Brexit 'red lines'

Apr 07, 2019 00:52

British Prime Minister Theresa May has yet to move the “red lines” that have blocked a deal for Britain to leave the EU, opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Saturday, after May launched talks with him in a last-ditch bid to save Brexit.