United Kingdom

Corbyn should be part of May’s Brexit negotiation team: EP’s coordinator

Jul 18, 2017 04:08

British Prime Minister Theresa May should make Jeremy Corbyn, the Leader of the opposition Labour Party, a member of her team negotiating the country’s divorce from the European Union, a top EU official says.
UK, EU negotiators sit down for second round of Brexit talks

Jul 17, 2017 11:19

British and European negotiators have reconvened in the Belgian capital Brussels to kick off the second round of marathon talks on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU).
UK losing millions on flawed F-35 fighter jets: Report

Jul 17, 2017 11:14

The British Royal Air Force (RAF) is spending millions of pounds on flawed F-35 Lightning II jets that it might never be able to fly properly, a new report has revealed.
Brexit causing 'severe damage', must be halted: Blair

Jul 16, 2017 04:27

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned against Britain's planned exit from the European Union, saying stopping Brexit was "necessary."
UK profiting from Yemeni civilians’ suffering: HRW

Jul 12, 2017 05:03

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the United Kingdom is profiting from the suffering of Yemeni civilians by selling arms to Saudi Arabia.
Jeremy Corbyn says UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia 'unethical'

Jul 11, 2017 01:13

Britain’s opposition Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn has criticized a UK High Court ruling that allows London to continue arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
UK court ruling deadly blow to Yemeni civilians: Amnesty

Jul 11, 2017 01:11

Amnesty International says a recent UK court ruling that the British government is entitled to continue authorizing arms supplies to Saudi Arabia is a deadly blow to Yemeni civilians.
Firefighters lacked equipment during Grenfell Tower inferno

Jul 08, 2017 08:31

Firefighters who responded to the Grenfell Tower fire in London say a lack of suitable equipment and a series of other failings hindered the rescue operation.
US, UK, France boycott UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons

Jul 08, 2017 04:34

The United States, along with Britain and France, say they will never become party to a global treaty that was endorsed by 122 countries at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Labour takes 8-point lead over May’s Conservatives in new poll

Jul 08, 2017 04:04

Britain’s Labour Party has taken an eight-point lead over Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party, a new poll shows.