PARIS | Xinhua | Though described by European leaders as a “friend and partner,” Keir Starmer, who assumed the British premiership in July, has given no indication of reversing Brexit or rejoining the European single market. However, eight years after Brexit strained Britain’s relations with the EU, Starmer’s choice of …
Read More »Former British PM Johnson stands down as MP
London, UK | Xinhua | Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday he is stepping down as a Member of Parliament (MP) with immediate effect. Johnson has been under investigation by the cross-party Committee of Privileges in the House of Commons, the lower house of the British Parliament, over …
Read More »EU leaders warn next British PM: no Brexit renegotiation
Brussels, Belgium | AFP | The EU’s top leaders Friday fired a Brexit warning to whoever wins the battle to become the next British prime minister, saying the existing divorce deal could not be changed. Hot favourite Boris Johnson will face foreign minister Jeremy Hunt in a run-off vote to decide …
Read More »Johnson faces Hunt in battle to be British PM
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Boris Johnson will face Jeremy Hunt in a run-off to become Britain’s next prime minister after a final ballot of MPs on Thursday, with the winner tasked with guiding the country through Brexit. In the fifth ballot of MPs in the governing Conservative Party, former …
Read More »Rivals for British PM take aim at Johnson
London, United Kingdom | AFP | The six contenders vying to become Britain’s next prime minister held a leadership hustings on Saturday with rival candidates aiming their fire at frontrunner Boris Johnson. The men battling for the leadership of the governing centre-right Conservative Party spoke at a central London hotel ahead …
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