The crisis over cereals in Ukraine must be resolved next month, British Foreign Secretary Liz Tras said during a visit to Ankara today, offering British know-how to resolve the situation. “We are very clear that this grain crisis is urgent, that it needs to be resolved within the next month unless we see catastrophic consequences,” […]
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Britain: New test for Johnson two local elections
Weakened by the scandals, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently facing two difficult complementary electoral contests, which will test his ability to bring victory to his party. Two weeks after surviving a not-so-glorious motion of censure on the partygate, the prospect of losing two House of Commons seats to the Tories in two politically […]
Britain: Proposes new system for trade with developing countries
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will today emphasize the benefits of a free trade agreement between the Commonwealth countries, during a visit to Rwanda, as he proposes a new trade boost as an alternative to EU options. A year and a half after Britain left the EU, Johnson sought to boost trade with the […]
Johnson-Erdogan telephone conversation ahead of NATO summit
The British Prime Minister had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan as part of the NATO summit to be held next week in Madrid. According to the announcement, among the topics discussed were global food security, defense and economic co-operation. The British Prime Minister briefed President Erdogan on his recent visit […]
Britain: The Unite union rejected Rolls Royce’s wage proposal
The Unite union today rejected the latest payroll offer from British aircraft engine maker Rolls Royce, which included a 2. 2,000 grant to much of its British workforce, saying it was falling short of expectations. “The revised proposal is still far behind the request for a judgment on the cost of living submitted by our […]
Ukraine: Russia ‘has already lost strategically’, says Britain’s General Staff
Russia has already “strategically lost” the war in Ukraine and “will never take control” of the country, said yesterday the head of the General Staff of the British Armed Forces, Admiral Tony Radkin. “President (Russian Vladimir Putin) Putin used 25% of his army force to secure tiny territorial gains,” the top US official said in […]
London: Immediately sends long-range multi-launcher missile systems to Ukraine
The United Kingdom will send “immediate” long-range multi-role missile systems to Ukraine, which is requesting such weapons systems to counter the Russian invasion, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced today. After the United States, London announced on June 6 that it would provide Kyiv with these systems, the so-called GMLRS, the range and accuracy of […]
Britain: New ‘cost of living tsar’ demanded Johnson’s resignation six months ago
The businessman, who was appointed by Boris Johnson as “Tsar of the Cost of Living”, argued six months ago that the British Prime Minister is not smart and should resign. Late Monday night, the British government announced that David Batres, the former founder and CEO of the fast food delivery company Just Eat, would take […]
Russia: Sanctions against 49 journalists and executives in Britain’s defense industry
Russia announced today that it is imposing sanctions on dozens of British journalists and defense officials, barring them from entering the country. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, these sanctions are a “response” to the Western sanctions and pressure on the Russian state media and concern 49 British citizens, 29 of whom are journalists or […]
US to UK: Continue ‘Good Faith Negotiations’ on Northern Ireland Protocol
The White House on Monday urged Britain and the European Union to return to talks on resolving the Northern Ireland Protocol, but said it did not expect the issue to hamper US-US trade dialogue. and Britain next week. “The US priority remains to safeguard the benefits of the Belfast Good Friday Agreement and to maintain […]
