Britain urges France to protect Calais children
Britain on Thursday called on the French government to look after children stranded in Calais following the demolition of the Jungle migrant camp in northern France. British interior minister Amber Rudd spoke to French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve “to stress the need for children who remain in Calais to be properly protected”, according to a Home Office statement. “Any child either not eligible or not in the secure...
Britain’s Hammond promises new economic plan to handle Brexit turbulence
Britain needs a new fiscal plan to navigate economic turbulence caused by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Monday, stressing the need to balance spending cuts with infrastructure investment. On Sunday, Prime Minister Theresa May told the Conservative Party annual conference she would formally trigger the EU exit by the end of March next year, at which point Britain will enter...
Britain, Iran announce first ambassadors in 5 years
Iran and Britain appointed new ambassadors to each other’s countries on Monday for the first time since a mob ransacked the British embassy in Tehran in 2011. Mhamid Baeidinejad, 53, was named as Tehran’s envoy to London, ISNA state news agency reported. He played a crucial role in the negotiations with world powers that led to last year’s nuclear accord and the lifting of international sanctions. Britain appointed...
British PM May gets down to work under Brexit pressure
Theresa May came under immediate pressure on Thursday (Jul 14) on her first full day as Britain’s new prime minister after a series of surprise appointments to her cabinet, including the gaffe-prone Boris Johnson as foreign minister. Three weeks after Britain voted to leave the European Union, May also came under fire from EU leaders, who pressed her to trigger a Brexit as quickly as possible. And as economic uncertainty swirls...
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