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Theresa May survives no-confidence vote
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 13 (ANI): Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday comfortably sailed through the no-confidence vote initiated by her disgruntled lawmakers of the Conservative Party over her handling of the Brexit negotiations.
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Theresa May to face no-confidence motion on Wednesday
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 12 (ANI/Sputnik) - UK Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of confidence in the parliament on Wednesday night after the 15-percent threshold necessary for the ballot has been exceeded amid the delay on the Brexit deal, according to a statement of the House of Comm
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Theresa May delays Brexit deal vote
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Dec 11 (ANI): British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday deferred a crucial parliamentary vote on the controversial Brexit deal, that allows the United Kingdom to formally leave the European Union (EU).
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Theresa May delays Brexit vote in House of Commons
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 10 (ANI): British Prime Minister Theresa May has delayed the parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal that was scheduled for December 11.
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The plan is to win the vote: Liam Fox on Brexit
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 5 (ANI): The British Secretary of State for International Trade and Member of Parliament (MP), Liam Fox, has said that there is no Plan B in place of the withdrawal agreement while the only plan is to "win the vote" in the British Parliament on December 11.
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Brexit: UK government found in contempt of Parliament
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 05 (ANI): The United Kingdom government's move to not publish the full legal advice based on which it formulated the Brexit plan, was on Tuesday (local time) found to be in contempt of the Parliament.
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British parliament agrees to expand controversial Heathrow airport
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], June 26 (ANI): Politicians in Britain's House of Commons supported plans to expand the controversial Heathrow Airport by 415 votes to 119.
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Trump could handle Brexit better than Theresa May: Boris Johnson
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], June 9 (ANI): The United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson suggested that the United States President Donald Trump would handle Brexit negotiations better than British Prime Minister Theresa May.
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UK Parliament criticises Pakistan's minorities record
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], June 1 (ANI): British parliamentarians have called on Pakistan to protect the fundamental rights of the minorities.
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UK Foreign Secy apologises for sexist reference to Emily Thornberry
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 28 (ANI): The Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), Boris Johnson has apologised for calling the shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry as "Lady Nugee", a reference deemed sexist by the Speaker of UK's House of Commons John Bercow.
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'Highly likely' Russia poisoned ex-spy, says Theresa May
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Mar 13 (ANI): British Prime Minister Theresa May, has stated that it was "highly likely" that Russia was responsible for the poison attack that left a former Russian double agent and his daughter comatose on a park bench last week.
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Justin Trudeau delivers historic apology to LGBTQ community
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], Nov 29 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has delivered a historic apology to the LGBTQ community for past injustices committed against them.
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