Downing Street said May reiterated that Britain “remains steadfastly committed” to its support for Gibraltar, its people and its economy, in a call with the territory’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo. BBC News – Gibraltar 'not a bargaining chip' in Brexit talks https://t.co/fr6K0GZuiu — Ban Baked Beans (@LondonCarrot) April 3, 2017 “The Prime Minister said we…
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May: Brexit with as ‘little disruption’ as possible
“New partnership between the UK and the EU that works for us all,” – has declared the prime minister Theresa May as a target of two-year Brexit negotiations with the EU in her historic speech in the Parliament. She wowed to get “a right deal for everyone in this country,” working for both “rich and…
UK breaks away from EU
Prime Minister Theresa May will file formal Brexit request on Wednesday, 29 of March 2017, fulfilling the wish people enshrined in the referendum on the UK membership in the European Union. Nine months after Britons voted to leave, May will notify EU Council President Donald Tusk in a letter that the UK really is quitting…
EU startling bill of Brexit costs
“A failure and a tragedy” – the words the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has chosen to describe Brexit. However Juncekr promised no to dramatise the talks, confirming that Brussels will approach the negotiation of Britain’s withdrawal in a “friendly” and “fair” way, but warned that European institutions were not “naive” about the process. Juncker…
May: London attacker born in UK
“What I can confirm is the man was British born and that some years ago he was once investigated by MI5 in relation to concerns about violent extremism. He was a peripheral figure. The case is historic. He is not part of the current intelligence picture, ” – said Prime Minister Theresa May. “There was…
On 29 March the UK starts Brexit talks
Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger Article 50 proceedings with the European Union on March 29, launching two years of negotiations that will reshape the future of the country and Europe. May’s government said her permanent envoy to the EU Tim Barrow had informed European Council President Donald Tusk of the date when Britain intends…
PM May for UK ‘precious union’
Prime Minister Theresa May pledged to fight for the “precious, precious union” of the United Kingdom, unveiling what she called her Plan for Britain with a warning to Scotland not to pursue its independence plans at the moment. May underlined she would negotiate a Brexit deal for the whole country but needed everyone to pull…
Queen grants Brexit launch power to May
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Thursday formally granted Prime Minister Theresa May the power to trigger exit talks with the European Union, approving legislation which passed through parliament late on Monday. The announcement, made in parliament by speaker John Bercow, confirms that May can begin divorce talks at any time, although her spokesman hinted on Monday…
End March – invocation of Article 50
According to the UK media reports, the end of March (27-30) – last four days of the parliament, Prime Minister Therea May will make an announcement. A spokesman has stressed she planned to send the trigger letter at “the end” of the month. The European Council President Donald Tusk promised to react within 48 hours after…
Queen Elizabeth to sign for Brexit
The symbolic approval from Queen Elizabeth is expected today, after both houses backed the so-called Brexit bill after the prime minister May has secured the right to begin the process of the UK departure from the European Union, triggering Article 50 in Brussels. “We are now on the threshold of the most important negotiation for…