Prime Minister Boris Johnson is threatening to cut off negotiations by Oct. 15 if there is no progress. The European Union says the British are not negotiating.
Tag: Starmer, Keir
Labour’s New Leader Fires Official Over Charges of Anti-Semitism
Keir Starmer dismissed a hard-left member of the so-called shadow cabinet after she had shared an article that, without evidence, tied Israel to tactics used in George Floyd’s killing.
They’re Calling It the ‘Conga Line Parliament’
Thanks to social distancing, the line to vote in the British Parliament snaked all over the ancient grounds, stretching over half a mile at its longest point.
For Boris Johnson, Parliament Is Becoming a House of Horrors
In a mostly empty chamber, the blustery prime minister is sorely missing the usual whoops and catcalls as he is picked apart by the lawyerly new opposition leader, Keir Starmer.
Boris Johnson Coronavirus Reopening Plans Leaves Britons Confused
Critics say the government has failed to answer some basic questions. Among them: 1) when to return to work and 2) how to get there.
Coronavirus in U.K.: Boris Johnson’s Reopening Plans Leaves Britons Confused
Critics say the government has failed to answer some basic questions. Among them: 1) when to return to work and 2) how to get there.
As U.K. Deaths Mount, Political Terrain Gets Trickier for Boris Johnson
Facing off against the new Labour leader, Keir Starmer, in an eerily quiet Parliament, the prime minister seemed uncharacteristically defensive.
U.K. Labour Party Has a New Leader: Keir Starmer
Mr. Starmer will have to battle for visibility at a time when the coronavirus crisis is eclipsing all other news and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is commanding the headlines.
A ‘Sir’ With Blue-Collar Roots: Britain’s Labour Race Has an Unlikely Leader
A party that lost many of its working-class voters in last month’s election may turn, unexpectedly, to a London lawyer to be its next leader, an early poll shows.
Battered U.K. Labour Party Ponders Next Move, as Corbyn Plans Exit
Labour’s most left-wing leader in a generation suffered a crushing defeat, leaving his party questioning where it heads next.