Johnson praised Prime Minister, Theresa May, whom he is due to succeed on Wednesday, for her “extraordinary service” and for her “passion and determination” in politics.
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Britain’s economy contracted overall by 0.4 per cent in April after a 0.1 per cent decline in March, the Office for National Statistics said on Monday.
France will not tolerate repeated extensions of the Brexit deadline, a French presidential adviser on Friday said, expressing hope that European elections in Britain would jolt its political parties into reaching a deal on leaving the EU.
Bolton Wanderers players have decided to boycott their remaining Championship fixtures over unpaid wages at the second-tier English club, the media in Britain reported on Friday.
France on Wednesday threatened to reject British Prime Minister Theresa May’s request for a three-month delay to Brexit unless she can guarantee to get her departure plans though parliament, potentially sending Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal.
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, will ask lawmakers to rule out Britain leaving the EU without an agreement on Wednesday, after they overwhelmingly rejected for a second time the Brexit deal she has negotiated with the EU.
Britain plans to generate a third of its electricity from offshore wind farms by 2030 and boost the value of exports of offshore wind services and equipment to 2.6 billion pounds ($3.4 billion) a year, the government said on Thursday.
to persuade lawmakers to back her plans for Britain to withdraw from the European Union, local media reported on Tuesday.
Military Experts plan to demolish the British home of Former Russian Double Agent Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned with a nerve agent in March, sources said on Tuesday.
Britain’s Transport Minister, Chris Grayling, has defended the decision to award a 14-million-pound contract for shipping goods after Brexit to a new ferry company that has yet to secure any vessels.
Ibori was governor of oil-producing Delta State in Southern Nigeria for eight years.
Britain is significantly stepping up efforts to tackle the corrupt money funnelled by Russians and other “corrupt elites” from countries such as Nigeria and China into or through the United Kingdom, a senior police officer said on Friday.
The English FA said at the start of this month that it was carrying out a study into the feasibility of hosting the tournament
Speaking briefly before signing the agreements, President Muhammadu Buhari stated that Nigeria and the United Kingdom would continue to enhance their cooperation in tackling corruption and reducing poverty.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that May who had earlier visited South Africa, is in Nigeria as part of her tour of some African countries.
Criminal gangs are openly advertising “travel agent” style services into Europe, which conceal the risk of death or entrapment, said Chris Hogben, who leads Britain’s Organised Immigration Crime Taskforce.
Russia’s embassy in the United States on Thursday called new US sanctions draconian and said the reason for the new restrictions, allegations it poisoned a former spy and his daughter in Britain, were far-fetched.
The Office for National Statistics said on Friday said that women now make up 53.9 per cent of the number of civil servants employed by government departments and official bodies in Britain.
United States President, Donald Trump, flies into “hot spot” Britain on Thursday hours after casting doubt on Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans for leaving the European Union.
Asked if football is coming home during a visit to the Irish President’s residence in Dublin – a reference to England’s 1996 soccer anthem “Three Lions” – Harry replied “most definitely”.