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Politics 21 hours ago

Biden administration defends removing Churchill statue from Oval Office

The Biden administration on Friday defended the decision to remove a bust of former U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill聽from the Oval Office -- creating a bright video designed to remind people "what the Special Relationship is truly about."

World 21 hours ago

Capitol Hill riot comparison to Brexit puts UK lawmaker under fire

A senior Welsh politician is under fire after comparing Wednesday鈥檚 unrest on Capitol Hill to those who backed a second referendum on Brexit.

Politics 21 hours ago

Tulsi Gabbard calls for halt on UK flights to US over new COVID strain

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, on Saturday called for a ban on flights from the United Kingdom into the U.S. -- amid increasing concern about a new, more infectious, strain of COVID-19 found in the U.K.

World 21 hours ago

Boris Johnson says UK has 'taken back control' after securing post-Brexit trade deal with EU

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared victory in the four-year battle for Brexit on Thursday, saying that the U.K. had 鈥渢aken back control鈥� after negotiators secured a post-Brexit free trade deal with the E.U. -- just days before it was due to finalize its departure from the bloc.

World 21 hours ago

As Brexit deadline approaches, France warns against 'bad concessions' to UK

As Brexit talks between Britain and the European Union increasingly come down to the wire, with an end-of-year deadline approaching to secure a free trade deal, France is hitting the brakes -- warning E.U. negotiators not to be pressured by the ticking clock.

World 21 hours ago

British government slams UNICEF for 'political stunt' after it funds UK food boxes

The British government on Thursday criticized the U.N.鈥檚 children鈥檚 fund (UNICEF) for what it described as a 鈥減olitical stunt of the lowest order" after the organization pledged money to fund food boxes in the U.K.

Politics 21 hours ago

'Love Socialism' caucus emerges in Britain as Labour MPs call for 'radical' agenda

A group of left-wing British MPs have formed a 鈥淟ove Socialism鈥� caucus as part of an effort to reclaim the term socialism and promote what it describes as 鈥渞adical鈥� policies to 鈥渢ransform鈥� the United Kingdom.

World 21 hours ago

UK announces rules for Christmas 鈥榖ubble鈥� to keep COVID cases down

The U.K. government on Tuesday announced that Brits will be allowed to form a Christmas 鈥渂ubble鈥� consisting of people from three households, as part of a relaxation of rules to allow Christmas celebrations to continue in some form.

World 21 hours ago

UK agrees interim trade deal with Canada amid Brexit uncertainty

The United Kingdom announced it had agreed an interim trade deal with Canada on Saturday, giving itself another buffer for post-Brexit economic dealings in 2021 -- just as it continues to push for a deal with the United States and its post-Brexit future looks uncertain.

World 21 hours ago

European Union launches legal action against UK over controversial Internal Market Bill

The聽European Union聽announced Thursday that it is launching legal action against聽Britain聽over their plans to pass trade legislation that聽would聽constitute a 鈥渂reach of the obligation of good faith laid down in the Withdrawal Agreement鈥� hashed out between the two sides last year.聽

Politics 21 hours ago

UK PM Boris Johnson pledges to boost WHO funding, undercutting US

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday used a speech to the U.N. General Assembly to give full backing to the embattled World Health Organization, and to promise additional funding -- undercutting the U.S. decision to withdraw from the body earlier this year.

World 21 hours ago

Boris Johnson says UK 'seeing a second wave coming in' of coronavirus, claims it was 'inevitable'

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said the U.K. is 鈥渟eeing a second wave鈥� of coronavirus infections -- as he says he wants to keep schools and the economy open as much as possible.

Politics 21 hours ago

US-UK trade deal faces potential hurdles from Biden, Congress over Brexit fight

The prospect of a U.S.-U.K. trade deal is facing potential hurdles both in Congress and on the campaign trail, as lawmakers and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are threatening to slam the brakes on a deal 鈥� over concerns that a brewing Brexit fight could imperil a 1998 peace agreement in Northern Ireland.

Politics 21 hours ago

Pompeo says Trump administration trusts UK 鈥榯o get it right鈥� on Brexit, despite Pelosi warnings

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the U.S. trusts the United Kingdom to 鈥済et it right鈥� on Brexit, even as a new controversy roils the years-long process -- and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has warned it could torpedo a U.S.-U.K. trade deal.

World 21 hours ago

Brexit drama in the UK as Boris Johnson pushes bill to override EU exit deal

杏吧视频 than four years since Brits voted to leave the European Union, the U.K. is once again engulfed in another Brexit crisis -- with a dramatic move by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to rewrite parts of the initial divorce deal, sparking outrage and threats of legal action from E.U. leaders.

World 21 hours ago

EU demands UK rewrite new Brexit bill, threatens legal action as tensions escalate

The European Union on Thursday demanded that the United Kingdom immediately rewrite a new Brexit bill that would change parts of a divorce agreement it signed with the E.U. last year -- threatening legal action if the outgoing member does聽not comply.

Politics 21 hours ago

Pelosi warns 'no chance' of US-UK trade deal if Brexit undermines Good Friday accord

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday warned that there would be 鈥渘o chance鈥� of a U.S.-U.K. trade deal if the U.K. were to undermine the 1998 Good Friday Irish peace accords as it fights with the European Union over the fallout from Brexit.

World 21 hours ago

EU, UK again try to break deadlock on post-Brexit ties

The U.K.'s chief negotiator in post-Brexit trade talks called for "more realism" from the European Union before the start Tuesday of another round of discussions between the two sides.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spark outrage for nixing fundraiser for wounded soldiers after signing Netflix deal, report

Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markel faced criticism for canceling a scheduled fundraising event for injured veterans聽last week, shortly after signing a multiyear media production聽deal with Netflix just days before, worth over nine figures.聽

World 21 hours ago

Far-left protesters blockade UK printing presses, stopping newspaper deliveries

Groups of far-left environmental activists blockaded two British printing presses on Saturday, preventing a number of newspapers being delivered -- a move that drew聽criticism from across the political spectrum and was condemned聽by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as 鈥渃ompletely unacceptable.鈥�

World 21 hours ago

UK's Boris Johnson urges parents to send children back to school as experts warn of low coronavirus risk

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging British parents to send their children to school next month when schools reopen in full, as the U.K.鈥檚 top medical experts have warned that children are more likely to be harmed by keeping them closed.

World 21 hours ago

Calais mayor accuses Britain of 'declaration of maritime war' for migrant crackdown

The mayor of Calais, France, has accused Britain of a 鈥渄eclaration of maritime war鈥� over its proposed move to send in the Royal Navy to curb the waves of illegal immigration into the U.K. from France across the English Channel.

World 21 hours ago

Britain begins returning illegal immigrants back to France, Germany

Britain has started returning illegal immigrants who tried to enter via small boats across the English Channel back to France and Germany -- after British officials pressed France in particular to do more to stop the surge in crossings.

World 21 hours ago

UK economy plummets into recession after GDP falls 20.4 percent

The U.K. economy聽has officially plummeted into recession after official figures announced Wednesday聽showed a stunning 20.4% drop in the second quarter of the year 鈥� the biggest drop since quarterly records began in 1955.

World 21 hours ago

UK, France agree to plan to stop illegal immigrant boats across English Channel

The British immigration minister said Tuesday that the U.K. and France have agreed to a plan to stop a wave of illegal immigration that has seen hundreds of migrants making their way across the English Channel into Britain this month.

World 21 hours ago

UK pledges to crack down on 鈥榓ppalling鈥� wave of illegal immigration across English Channel

The U.K. government is promising to crack down on an 鈥渁ppalling鈥� fresh wave of illegal immigration that has seen hundreds of migrants crossing the English Channel in boats -- with the government calling on France to do more to stop the crossings.

World 21 hours ago

UK weighs plans to make foreign agents register after new report suggests bigger threat of Russian interference

Britain's ministers are considering making foreign agents register with the government in the United Kingdom after an intelligence report detailed allegations that there was Russian聽interference in the European Union referendum.

World 21 hours ago

Black Lives Matter meets pushback in Britain over 'Defund Police,' other radical positions

Black Lives Matter, despite seeing an initial outpouring of support in the U.K. after the death of George Floyd in the U.S., is now encountering pushback as a number of the group鈥檚 radical positions are coming to light.

World 21 hours ago

Boris Johnson resists calls to fire top aide who drove 250 miles to visit parents during lockdown

Johnson defended the actions of an aid who defied lockdown measures to visit the other end of the country.

Politics 21 hours ago

US, UK launch post-Brexit trade negotiations amid coronavirus

Negotiators for the U.S. and the UK opened talks for a new trade agreement via teleconference Tuesday, despite postponements caused by聽the coronavirus pandemic, in hopes of establishing a post-Brexit economic boost.聽

World 21 hours ago

Boris Johnson set to return to work after coronavirus fight, faces mounting pressure

British PM faces a challenging return to work after surviving a battle with coronavirus.