Russia report says UK government failed to investigate interference
The report says there were open source indications Russia sought to influence the Brexit campaign but that the British government had not sought deep evidence of meddling.
Topics: world-politics, hacking, federal-elections, united-kingdom, russian-federation
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham announces free trade talks with the UK Video
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Free trade talks with the United Kingdom will officially begin later this month, as Australia desperately seeks closer relationships with nations beyond China.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, international-aid-and-trade, government-and-politics, australia, united-kingdom
Coronavirus update: More than 14 million across Latin America unable to eat, UN warns
Severe food insecurity is expected to become a major issue for the region and affect more than four times the amount of people it did last year.
Topics: infectious-diseases-other, respiratory-diseases, health, covid-19, world-politics, epidemics-and-pandemics, lockdown, drug-use, australia, united-states, brazil, korea-republic-of, united-kingdom, india, european-union
Boris Johnson’s top adviser refuses to apologise for driving more than 400km during coronavirus lockdown
Dominic Cummings says he did not break UK lockdown rules and acted “reasonably” by driving from one end of England to the other, and then going on a 50km day trip to a local beauty spot.
Topics: covid-19, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom
Benedict Cumberbatch as Cummings in Brexit: The Uncivil War Video
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Benedict Cumberbatch stars as top aide Dominic Cummings in Brexit: The Uncivil War.
Topics: government-and-politics, documentary, comedy-film, united-kingdom
Five things you need to know about Dominic Cummings, the adviser causing trouble for Boris Johnson (photos)
By Alicia Nally
He orchestrated the successful Brexit campaign and helped the British Prime Minister into office. Here’s what we know about Dominic Cummings.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, covid-19, diseases-and-disorders, health, united-kingdom
Elgin Marbles, other treasures to become tense point in Brexit negotiations
A long-running dispute between Britain and Greece over ancient treasures spills into tensions over Brexit with a demand for the return of stolen cultural artefacts added to the draft of an EU negotiating mandate.
Topics: history, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, community-and-society, united-kingdom, greece, european-union
The European Union’s geographical centre is now in an unassuming field in Germany
A red and white pole set on a boulder in a field near the small town of Gadheim, a village of 80 people, now marks the new geographical centre of the bloc after the departure of the United Kingdom.
Topics: offbeat, human-interest, world-politics, government-and-politics, germany, european-union, united-kingdom
Britain officially out of the European Union Video
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Britain has officially left the European Union, with supporters counting down until the moment of Brexit.
Topics: world-politics, international-financial-institutions, united-kingdom
Boris Johnson addresses the nation on Brexit eve Video
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Boris Johnson acknowledges Britain is divided over leaving the EU on Brexit eve, but urges the country to unite and make the most of leaving the European Union.
Topics: world-politics, united-kingdom
Emotions run high as UK officially leaves the EU
The United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling the moment “the dawn of a new era” in a television address marking the occasion.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, united-kingdom, germany, gibraltar, european-union
Nigel Farage’s parting riposte to the European Parliament Video
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The European Union voted overwhelmingly to ratify the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
Topics: world-politics, states-and-territories, territorial-disputes, government-and-politics, united-kingdom
Boris Johnson is celebrating his Brexit victory. Here’s why the party won’t last Analysis
By Europe bureau chief Samantha Hawley in London
After almost four years of agony, marked by one referendum, two elections and three prime ministers, the split has been delivered and Brexit can be banished to the sidelines — but not for long, writes Samantha Hawley.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, trade, business-economics-and-finance, united-kingdom
British flag will be removed from EU on Friday when UK leaves the block
The European Parliament gives final approval to Britain’s divorce from the European Union, paving the way for the country to quit the bloc on Friday after nearly half a century.
Topics: government-and-politics, politics-and-government, world-politics, foreign-affairs, trade, international-aid-and-trade, united-kingdom, european-union, scotland
Brexit has happened. Now, what happens next? Explainer
By Peta Fuller and wires
It has taken years of political arguments, thwarted deals and negotiations but the UK is officially out of the European Union. But the difficult stage might be still to come.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom, european-union
An exclusive interview with former British Prime Minister David Cameron Video
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Former British prime minister David Cameron will be best remembered for calling the Brexit referendum. But he was also PM during some tumultuous period of world affairs, and was a leading advocate for strong international action on climate change. He spoke exclusively with Leigh Sales.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, climate-change, united-kingdom
Boris Johnson talks about crowd funding Big Ben ‘bongs’ for Brexit Video
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Boris Johnson talks about crowdfunding so that Big Ben, which is currently being refurbished can sound when Britain leaves the EU.
Topics: foreign-affairs, united-kingdom
Big Ben won’t bong for Brexit despite Boris Johnson’s crowdfunding campaign
Prime Minister Boris Johnson had proposed a crowdfunding campaign to allow the Big Ben bell in parliament’s clock tower to sound even though it has been largely silent since 2017 while renovation work is carried out on the tower.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom, european-union
British politicians approve Brexit bill for departure from EU
Britain passes a long-elusive milestone on the road to Brexit as the House of Commons approves a bill authorising the country’s departure from the European Union at the end of the month.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, trade, international-aid-and-trade, united-kingdom, european-union, scotland
The ASX in 2020: Experts reveal which stocks are hot, and which ones to avoid
By business reporter David Chau
Five experts give their takes on whether the ASX will surge again this year. Here’s what they had to say.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, stockmarket, markets, company-news, australia
Hungover and wearing his wife’s kimono, this barrister discovered a fox at his chicken coop. His day only got worse from there (photos)
Jolyon Maugham, a well-known figure in the UK’s anti-Brexit campaign, says he acted after the fox tried to get into a chicken coop in the garden of his London home.
Topics: animal-attacks, human-interest, law-crime-and-justice, animal-welfare, social-media, internet-culture, united-kingdom, england
Penyanyi Kylie Minogue Jadi Wajah Baru Pariwisata Australia
Oleh Lucia Stein
Iklan terbaru pariwisata Australia menampilkan Kylie Minogue dengan maksud agar menarik lebih banyak pengunjung asal Inggris.
Topics: tourism, lifestyle, australia
Brexit: Before and After
By Jacqueline Howard
The cogs of Brexit are turning again. It’s been such a saga that you’d be forgiven for forgetting what the issue was in first place, so let’s walk through the basics with this pocket explainer.
Topics: government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, united-kingdom, european-union
Boris Johnson wins Commons vote on Brexit deal in time for Christmas
Boris Johnson has won approval for his Brexit deal in the House of Commons, the first step towards fulfilling his election pledge to deliver Britain’s departure from the European Union by January 31.
Topics: territorial-disputes, history, leadership, trade, united-kingdom, european-union
We’re finally reaching Brexit’s endgame. Here’s what happens next Explainer
By Rebecca Armitage
After a landslide election victory, Boris Johnson is making good on his campaign promise to take the UK out of Europe. But while Britain will avoid a no-deal Brexit, something known as the “cliff edge” still looms.
Topics: government-and-politics, referendums, parliament, trade, united-kingdom
Queen Elizabeth opens UK Parliament with lengthy list of Boris Johnson’s Brexit promises (photos)
Queen Elizabeth II opens a new session of Britain’s Parliament, with a speech laying out Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to use his commanding majority to take Britain out of the European Union on January 31 and shake up the country’s public services.
Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, parliament, government-and-politics, business-economics-and-finance, united-kingdom
Can Boris Johnson say no to a referendum on Scotland? Explainer (photos)
By Emily Sakzewski
As the January 31 Brexit deadline draws closer, calls have ramped up for a referendum on whether Scotland should leave the UK. But who decides whether Scotland will get a vote?
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, referendums, community-and-society, history, united-kingdom, scotland
Scotland’s First Minister warns Boris Johnson cannot keep country in UK against its will
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warns Boris Johnson he cannot keep Scotland in the United Kingdom against the country’s will, after the re-elected Prime Minister opposes a request for a second independence referendum.
Topics: elections, history, territorial-disputes, government-and-politics, united-kingdom, scotland, england
UK Labour’s ‘red wall’ turned blue as voters fear more Brexit delays Analysis
By Nick Dole, in Bolsover, UK
The British seat of Bolsover had been held by Labour for 49 years until Thursday’s election, but voted for the Conservatives. It is a situation that repeated across much of Labour’s traditional working-class power base as voters push against Brexit delays.
Topics: government-and-politics, politics-and-government, world-politics, elections, england
“Brexit will not really get done” – breaking down the UK Election result Video
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While Brexit may have been the decisive issue for many voters in the UK Election, Girish Sawlani asks British political analyst Ian Dunt what other issues are on Boris Johnson’s agenda.
Kembali Jadi Perdana Menteri Inggris, Boris Johnson Janji Teruskan Brexit
Perdana Menteri Inggris yang baru saja terpilih kembali, Boris Johnson, mengatakan mayoritas Konservatif terbesar dalam jajak pendapat di negara itu sejak 1980-an membuktikan rakyat Inggris ingin Brexit terus berlanjut.
Boris Johnson addresses the nation after landslide victory Video
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson commits to withdrawing from the European Union, as well as a massive increase in funding for the National Health Service in his victory speech in London
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Johnson says election win shows Brexit is ‘irrefutable, irresistible, unarguable’ will of the people
Britain’s re-elected Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, says the largest Conservative majority in a poll since the 1980s proves that “getting Brexit done” is the will of the British people.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, elections, united-kingdom, scotland, england
‘A Conservative Government we didn’t vote for’: Scotland nationalists call for independence
Scotland’s First Minister says the United Kingdom’s election results show that her country should be given another choice on whether to remain with or leave the union.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, history, territorial-disputes, united-kingdom, england, scotland
Boris Johnson joins the likes of Margaret Thatcher while Labour grapples with ‘oblivion’ Analysis
By Europe correspondent Linton Besser in London
Boris Johnson has gone from a buffoon to a Tory statesman. He’s now got five years to get Brexit done and convince the UK it was worth all that pain, Linton Besser writes.
Topics: federal-election, government-and-politics, political-parties, referendums, united-kingdom
UK Labour savages ‘worse than useless’ Corbyn as electoral defeat unfolds
MPs facing defeat in former Labour strongholds publicly blame Jeremy Corbyn for the looming Conservative landslide, with calls for the party’s divisive leader to fall on his sword and resign.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, federal-election, world-politics, united-kingdom
Conservatives win UK election and will form majority government
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party officially wins the UK election, securing the required number of seats to govern with a majority.
Topics: elections, world-politics, united-kingdom, england
Labour counts cost after landslide win for Conservatives in UK election, as it happened
By Jack Hawke, Simon Smale, and Peter Marsh
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party won an absolute majority at the general election, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced he would step down. See how election day in the UK unfolded in our blog.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, united-kingdom, northern-ireland, scotland, wales, england
Britain is about to go to the polls again Video
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Britain is about to go to the polls for the second time in just over two years. The Brexit impasse has broken traditional politics in the UK, with both major parties fracturing.
Topics: world-politics, united-kingdom
Polls open in UK election, giving voters a Brexit choice between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn (photos)
UK voters are deciding who they want to resolve the impasse over Brexit in a parliamentary election seen as one of the most important since the end of World War II.
Topics: federal-elections, elections, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom
Five videos that explain Boris Johnson’s campaign — and one where it all went wrong Analysis
By Stephen Hutcheon and Michael Workman
In a lifetime spent in the public eye Boris Johnson has demonstrated that he can be at once both his own greatest asset and most accident-prone liability.
Topics: government-and-politics, politics-and-government, governance, united-kingdom
The weird traditions, exit polls and voting blocs that will determine the UK election
By chief election analyst Antony Green
Voters in the United Kingdom go to the polls today in what’s been called the most significant election in a generation. The ABC’s chief election analyst Antony Green looks at how the count will unfold.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom
The Brexit election is the Grinch of Christmas for UK voters Analysis
By Europe bureau chief Samantha Hawley in London
Brexit has yet to deliver a single positive for the British people and later today they’ll trudge to the polling booths in the cold and dark because of it, Samantha Hawley writes.
Topics: elections, referendums, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom
The UK’s toxic choice: a leader who won’t show up or one who can’t decide Opinion
By Nick Rowley
With the task of negotiating the Brexit labyrinth barely having begun, I fear this election will be the end of little and only the start of a further incoherent, toxic and unedifying period in British politics and history, writes Nick Rowley.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-elections, population-and-demographics, england
When will we know the UK election result and what does it mean for Brexit? Explainer
By Lucia Stein
Here are the key times you need to know as we await an outcome from the UK election.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, referendums, community-and-society, united-kingdom
Why is Jeremy Corbyn seen as so unelectable by so many British voters? Analysis
By Europe correspondent Linton Besser
Jeremy Corbyn is the most unpopular opposition leader in British history. But it’s not because he wants to turn capitalism on his head, it’s something far more fundamental, Linton Besser writes.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-elections, united-kingdom
What is first past the post voting and why does the UK use it? Analysis
By Roscoe Whalan in London
A Remain alliance is trying to block Boris Johnson from forming government, but to succeed they will need voters in key seats to hold their noses and vote for non-traditional parties.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-elections, world-politics, united-kingdom
Boris Johnson believes he cannot win Brexit without this 99 per cent white British town
By Europe bureau chief Samantha Hawley in West Cumbria
He’s white, he’s middle-aged, he loves rugby league, and he’s voted Labour all his life, but wealthy Oxford-educated Boris Johnson can’t win the election without winning over the ‘Workington Man’.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-elections, population-and-demographics, england
This is how Boris Johnson could win Brexit, but lose the United Kingdom Analysis
By Europe bureau chief Samantha Hawley
For many Britons, the general election is a second, unofficial referendum on Brexit. For Scots, it could be the last straw before they try again to break away from the UK and become an independent nation.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, referendums, scotland
‘We will change the law’: Boris Johnson vows UK terrorists will never get early release
British PM Boris Johnson goes on the attack, claiming his party will strengthen and lengthen the time dangerous criminals spend in prison if it wins the December 12 election.
Topics: terrorism, law-crime-and-justice, crime, crime-prevention, elections, government-and-politics, united-kingdom
UK leaders’ debate overshadowed by Prince Andrew Epstein furore
British PM Boris Johnson doubles down on his Brexit promises, saying only he can take Britain out of the European Union quickly during a testy leadership debate in which he and and his Labour rival are asked about the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew.
Topics: elections, world-politics, international-aid-and-trade, sexual-misconduct, sexual-offences, royal-and-imperial-matters, england, united-kingdom, european-union
With Britain on the brink, female politicians face threats, violence and vitriol
By Europe bureau chief Samantha Hawley
An increase in death threats and threats of sexual violence leads police to warn candidates in the upcoming December general election not to campaign alone or in the dark.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, law-crime-and-justice, united-kingdom
UK’s major political parties hit by cyber attacks weeks away from election
Hackers have hit Britain’s two main political parties with back-to-back cyberattacks, attempting to force their websites offline with a flood of malicious traffic just weeks ahead of a national election.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, hacking, elections, computers-and-technology, internet-technology, united-kingdom, russian-federation
‘Thatcherism on steroids’: Farage to stand down candidates in huge boost for Boris Johnson
By Jack Hawke in London
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage says he will not field candidates in seats won by the Conservative Party in the previous election, in a huge boost for Boris Johnson’s election hopes on December 12.
Topics: elections, territorial-disputes, government-and-politics, world-politics, leadership, united-kingdom, european-union
Two former Labour MPs urge voters to keep Corbyn ‘away from Downing Street’
By Jack Hawke in London
Two former Labour MPs urge voters to support Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the UK Opposition Leader in the upcoming general election, with one saying he would do “everything he can to stop Jeremy Corbyn from getting into power”.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom
How the boomer meme-industrial complex helped shred Bill Shorten’s campaign
By Michael Workman and Stephen Hutcheon
A video has emerged of a Liberal Party consultant revealing details of the social media savvy used to outflank Labor in the election and win the ‘battle of the thumbs’.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, federal-elections, state-elections, political-parties, liberal-national-party, alp, social-media, internet-culture, australia, united-kingdom, new-zealand, nsw, sa
UK Prime Minister makes first election pitch to voters Video
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The United Kingdom will head to the polls on December 12.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, forms-of-government, parliament, political-parties, elections, polls, territorial-disputes, states-and-territories, united-kingdom, england
Jeremy Corbyn outlines ‘radical’ election vision Video
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The campaign for the December 12 election officially kicked off with party leaders addressing public and party faithful.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, forms-of-government, parliament, political-parties, territorial-disputes, world-politics, united-kingdom, england
Tory campaign off to shaky start after Johnson visits Queen to dissolve UK Parliament (photos)
By Jack Hawke in London
The Prime Minister visits the Queen to dissolve Parliament, paving the way for next month’s general election, but a string of gaffes threatens to overshadow the Conservative Party’s election campaign.
Topics: world-politics, elections, england, united-kingdom
Johnson denies delaying report into Russia’s alleged Brexit meddling
Boris Johnson rejects charges his Government is suppressing a potentially explosive report into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 Brexit referendum until after Britain’s general election next month.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, world-politics, corruption, united-kingdom, russian-federation
New UK Speaker uses first speech to pay tribute to daughter who took her own life
Sir Lindsay Hoyle touches on a moment of family tragedy in his first address as speaker to the House of Commons, reflecting on how much his family misses daughter Natalie, who was found dead in her home before Christmas in 2017.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, parliament, united-kingdom
Nigel Farage says Brexit will not happen without his party Video
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The Brexit Party leader labelled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal a “sell-out”.
Topics: world-politics, states-and-territories, territorial-disputes, government-and-politics, forms-of-government, political-parties, parliament, united-kingdom, england, northern-ireland, scotland, wales
No Brexit without me, Farage warns Tories, as British MPs elect new speaker
Nigel Farage unveils hundreds of Brexit Party candidates for Britain’s general election, warning the governing Conservatives that the UK will never leave the EU without his party’s backing.
Topics: elections, territorial-disputes, world-politics, leadership, donald-trump, united-kingdom, european-union
Johnson rejects Trump’s suggested Brexit pact with Farage
US President Donald Trump says an alliance between Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage would be “an unstoppable force”, but the UK PM is having none of it.
Topics: united-kingdom, united-states
UK Labour leader supports December election Video
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The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn has said he supports an early election following the Prime Minister’s ruling out of a no-deal Brexit.
Topics: world-politics, united-kingdom
Could Boris Johnson lose his own seat in the election? Analysis
By Europe bureau chief Samantha Hawley
Given his profile as Prime Minster, and the rarity of sitting leaders losing their seats, it’s unlikely the Conservative Party leader will lose his, but in the shadow of Brexit nothing is a given, writes Samantha Hawley.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom
Boris Johnson calls for an election Video
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Boris Johnson says the only way to get Brexit done is to ‘give the people a choice’.
Topics: world-politics, parliament, united-kingdom
‘This House can no longer keep the country hostage’: UK going to polls on December 12
Britain will go to the polls on December 12 after the House of Commons voted in favour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid to break the Brexit deadlock.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom
UK voters who supported Brexit are growing frustrated Video
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The United Kingdom was supposed to leave the European Union this Thursday, but as usual with Brexit, things haven’t quite panned out as politicians promised.
Topics: world-politics, united-kingdom
UK ‘forced to melt down commemorative 50ps coins’ after latest Brexit delay
The UK has been in meltdown over Brexit so long it seems only fitting the mint now has to melt thousands of 50 pence coins it created to mark its planned October 31 departure from the EU, according to Bloomberg. But if any get out, they could be worth more than a pretty penny.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, politics-and-government, australia
Boris Johnson’s Brexit timetable in chaos as MPs vote down election date
The British Government loses a vote in the House of Commons to hold a general election on December 12, attracting just 299 of the required 434 votes.
Topics: world-politics, elections, international-aid-and-trade, trade, foreign-affairs, united-kingdom, european-union
European Union agrees to grant United Kingdom three-month Brexit extension
European Union chief Donald Tusk says the bloc agrees to delay Brexit until January 31, 2020.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, foreign-affairs, united-kingdom, european-union
Boris Johnson’s plan to connect the UK over a sea of bombs and radioactive waste (photos)
By Alan Weedon
As Brexit strains the idea of a United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly investigating a physical bridge linking Northern Ireland and Scotland — how will it be done? And will it be able to heal tensions?
Topics: engineering, urban-development-and-planning, industrial-design, design, world-politics, united-kingdom, scotland, northern-ireland, ireland
Trump, Brexit are shaking the status quo. But now Australia has its own examples Analysis
A question for students of bad bits of history has always been: how did people let such a thing happen? Now it feels like we are getting a very real answer in the way the world is moving, writes Laura Tingle.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, australia
European Union will grant Britain an extension on Brexit
European Union ambassadors agree the bloc should grant Britain’s request for another extension to the Brexit deadline but have not yet figured out how long that delay should be.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, treaties-and-alliances, united-kingdom, european-union
You don’t need a satellite to detect the answers in our new quiz
There was enough news to make you blush this week, and we’re not talking about the new Star Wars trailer.
Topics: human-interest
Johnson concedes Brexit deadline will not be met, calls for snap UK election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls for a general election on December 12 to break Britain’s Brexit impasse, conceding for the first time he will not meet his “do or die” deadline to leave the European Union next week.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, elections, treaties-and-alliances, united-kingdom
It was a yes and then a no on the Brexit votes in UK Parliament, so what happens now?
British MPs voted in favour of legislation for Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, but minutes later voted against his tight timetable to push it through Parliament. So, after a yes and a no, where does the deal sit?
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, united-kingdom
Boris Johnson announces Brexit bill pause Video
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The British Parliament voted to allow the bill to proceed in the House of Commons, but not to be rushed through in three days.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, parliament, foreign-affairs, states-and-territories, public-sector, political-parties, united-kingdom
British MPs finally voted for Brexit — but rejected Boris Johnson’s ‘rushed’ timetable
The British Prime Minister says it is now up to the European Union to “make up their minds over how to answer Parliament’s request for a delay”.
Topics: government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, forms-of-government, treaties-and-alliances, agreements-and-treaties, business-economics-and-finance, united-kingdom, european-union
UK Speaker stifles Brexit deal debate Video
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John Bercow told the UK Parliament it could not try and get a vote on a Brexit deal as it was posing the same question to parliament twice.
Topics: world-politics, laws, international-law, territorial-disputes, government-and-politics, parliament, political-parties, united-kingdom
‘Repetitive and disorderly’: British Speaker denies Boris Johnson a vote on new Brexit deal
Boris Johnson’s latest attempt to get his Brexit deal through Parliament is thwarted, with the House of Commons Speaker ruling it would be wrong to vote on it again.
Yet another crucial Brexit vote looming Video
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Political journalist Adam Bienkov talks to 7.30 about the next step in the ongoing Brexit saga.
Topics: world-politics, united-kingdom
Johnson insists Brexit still on schedule despite asking EU for delay
The British Government insists the country will leave the European Union on October 31 despite a letter that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced by Parliament to send to the bloc requesting a Brexit delay.
Topics: treaties-and-alliances, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom, european-union
Boris Johnson said he would rather be ‘dead in a ditch’ than ask for a Brexit delay. It’s happened
By Jack Hawke in London
The British Prime Minister formally asks the European Union for a delay to Brexit — but also sends another letter arguing against it.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom, european-union
Has Boris Johnson just sentenced himself to the same humiliating fate as Theresa May? Analysis
By Europe bureau chief Samantha Hawley in Brussels
If his Brexit deal falters in London, the possibility of a delay and an election becomes increasingly likely and Boris Johnson will land himself in the same quagmire as Theresa May, writes Samantha Hawley.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, agreements-and-treaties, treaties-and-alliances, european-union, united-kingdom, ireland
Boris Johnson is confident MPs will back the Brexit deal Video
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The deal still needs approval by both the UK and European Parliaments.
Topics: world-politics, territorial-disputes, federal-government, government-and-politics, forms-of-government, parliament, belgium, european-union, england
UK Labour MP says latest Brexit agreement ‘is a bad deal for Britain’ Video
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UK Labour leader in European Parliament Richard Corbett says the latest Brexit agreement between the UK and the EU is bad for all parties involved.
Labour leader says party won’t support new ‘sell-out’ Brexit deal with EU (photos)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK and EU have agreed to a “great new deal” on Brexit and urges Parliament to approve it this week.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, england, united-kingdom, european-union
Boris Johnson will need to live up to ‘greasy piglet’ nickname in last-ditch Brexit talks Analysis
By Europe bureau chief Samantha Hawley
The crucial summit with Europe starts today, and Boris Johnson’s vow to “die in a ditch” before seeking a delay on Brexit is hauntingly knocking at the door, writes Samantha Hawley.
Topics: world-politics, agreements-and-treaties, treaties-and-alliances, united-kingdom, european-union
Donald Trump is ‘just the guy you shout at’, Moran says Video
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US President Donald Trump is “just the guy you shout at” now and people aren’t interested in hearing comedy routines about him, says comedian Dylan Moran.
Topics: comedy-humour, comedy-humour, stand-up-comedy, australia
‘If I offend anybody, I hope it’s deliberate’: Dylan Moran on stand-up comedy in a PC world (audio) (photos)
You would think in the era of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Brexit that comedians would be overwhelmed with material to draw on for their routines. Dylan Moran disagrees.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, comedy-humour, film-movies, comedy-film, us-elections, government-and-politics, australia, united-states, united-kingdom
Queen’s Speech asserts UK’s Brexit commitment, damned as ‘fool’s gold’
With Brexit in the balance before a crucial week of talks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is accused by rival parties of misusing the politically neutral Queen by asking her to set out his election agenda.
Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, government-and-politics, business-economics-and-finance, parliament, united-kingdom
Irish PM lauds possible pathway to Brexit deal Video
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The form in which a border between Ireland and the United Kingdom would take is critically important for Brexit negotiations.
Topics: world-politics, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, forms-of-government, ireland, northern-ireland, united-kingdom
Ireland and the UK see a ‘pathway’ to a Brexit deal
The leaders of Britain and Ireland say they have spotted a “pathway” to an elusive Brexit deal, keeping hopes of a breakthrough alive just three weeks before the UK’s deadline to leave the European Union.
Topics: world-politics, agreements-and-treaties, treaties-and-alliances, government-and-politics, united-kingdom, ireland, northern-ireland, european-union
‘Little Englanders’: How Britain’s elite rebranded over Brexit
By Alan Weedon
To understand Brexit, it pays to understand the world that leading Brexiteers and Remainers come from — many of whom were Boris Johnson’s contemporaries at school.
Topics: education, access-to-education, territorial-disputes, world-politics, agreements-and-treaties, history, social-capital, independent-schools, united-kingdom
‘I wear that badge with pride’: Boris Johnson’s dad joins ranks of climate-protesting ‘crusties’
The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson joins climate protesters in London, after his son urged the demonstrators to pack up their “hemp-smelling bivouacs” and leave.
Topics: climate-change, environment, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-kingdom
Boris Johnson’s office says Brexit deal ‘essentially impossible’, blames Angela Merkel
Britain and the European Union traded ill-tempered barbs on Tuesday as the UK says a Brexit deal might be impossible, with just over three weeks until its scheduled departure from the bloc.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom, germany, european-union
Thousands march in Edinburgh for Scottish independence Video
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Thousands of people have marched through Edinburgh in support of Scottish independence.
Topics: referendums, scotland
‘Any change from what it is now would be worth it’: Thousands march for Scottish independence
Kilt-clad and bagpipe-wielding Scots take to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to march for Scottish independence, with calls intensifying for a fresh vote on the country breaking away from the United Kingdom.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, politics-and-government, united-kingdom, european-union, scotland