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Campaign Aims to Keep Judge’s Copy of ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ in U.K.17h ago ( May 25, 2019 at 10:37 AM ) The auctioned copy of D.H. Lawrence’s novel was used in perhaps the most famous British obscenity trial of the past century and has been designated a cultural treasure.Tags: News, Auctions, Great Britain, Lawrence, Books and Literature, D H 41 people like this. Like In Contest to Succeed Theresa May, Stars Are Aligning for Boris JohnsonMay 25, 2019 at 3:35 AM The divisive, charismatic Mr. Johnson, the ex-foreign secretary, is the leading candidate to succeed Mrs. May as Britain’s prime minister. The only person who can stop him may be Mr. Johnson himself.Tags: News, Farage, Jeremy, Johnson, Gove, Great Britain, Hunt, Boris, Javid, Michael Andrew, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Legislatures and Parliaments, Conservative Party (Great Britain, Nigel (1964-, Sajid (1969-, Brexit Party (Great Britain 3 people like this. Like Britain on the Brink of Boris Johnson and ChaosMay 24, 2019 at 6:45 PM Theresa May exits but the Brexit impasse will endure for the simple reason it makes no sense.Tags: News, Johnson, Great Britain, Boris, May, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Theresa M, Conservative Party (Great Britain, Brexit Party (Great Britain 10 people like this. Like Theresa May to Resign as U.K. Prime MinisterMay 24, 2019 at 12:32 PM Mrs. May said she would step down as leader of the Conservative Party and then as prime minister, after repeatedly failing to get her Brexit plan through Parliament.Tags: May, Theresa M, Great Britain, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Legislatures and Parliaments 32 people like this. Like Theresa May to Resign as U.K. Prime Minister: Live UpdatesMay 24, 2019 at 10:40 AM Mrs. May said on Friday that she would step down as leader of the Conservative Party and then as Britain’s prime minister, after repeatedly failing to get her Brexit plan through Parliament.Tags: May, Theresa M, Great Britain, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Legislatures and Parliaments 12 people like this. Like Who Might Replace Theresa May as Britain’s Prime Minister?May 24, 2019 at 10:01 AM Conservative lawmakers have been positioning themselves for a leadership contest for months. Here are some probable contenders.Tags: Great Britain, Conservative Party (Great Britain, Appointments and Executive Changes, May, Theresa M, Johnson, Boris, Raab, Dominic (1974-, Leadsom, Andrea (1963-, Gove, Michael Andrew, Hunt, Jeremy, Javid 34 people like this. Like Brexit ‘Red Lines’ Became a Trap for Theresa MayMay 24, 2019 at 9:46 AM Initially seen as a “safe pair of hands” to deliver Brexit, she ultimately failed to convey any convincing vision of a future for Britain outside the European Union.Tags: Great Britain, May, Theresa M, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, European Union, Politics and Government, Conservative Party (Great Britain, Appointments and Executive Changes 38 people like this. Like Theresa May Meets Her Lonely EndMay 24, 2019 at 7:40 AM It would be understandable to feel sympathy for anyone so isolated and vilified. I don’t.Tags: Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Legislatures and Parliaments, Conservative Party (Great Britain, May, Theresa M, Johnson, Boris, Great Britain 20 people like this. Like Theresa May Resigns: Live UpdatesMay 24, 2019 at 7:38 AM Mrs. May announced on Friday that she would be stepping down as leader of her Conservative Party and then as Britain’s prime minister, after repeatedly failing to win Parliament’s approval for a deal to withdraw the country from the European Union.Tags: May, Theresa M, Great Britain, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Legislatures and Parliaments 6 people like this. Like Theresa May, Britain’s Prime Minister, Resigns: Live UpdatesMay 24, 2019 at 6:42 AM Mrs. May announced Friday morning that she would be stepping down, after repeatedly failing to win Parliament’s approval for a deal to withdraw Britain from the European Union.Tags: May, Theresa M, Great Britain, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Legislatures and Parliaments 39 people like this. Like ‘Red Lines’ on Brexit Became a Trap for Theresa MayMay 24, 2019 at 5:50 AM Initially seen as a “safe pair of hands” to deliver Brexit, she ultimately failed to convey any convincing vision of a future for Britain outside the European Union.Tags: Great Britain, May, Theresa M, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, European Union, Politics and Government, Conservative Party (Great Britain, Appointments and Executive Changes 11 people like this. Like Theresa May, Undone by Brexit, to Resign as U.K. Prime MinisterMay 24, 2019 at 5:18 AM The announcement comes after almost three years of trying and failing to lead Britain out of the European Union.Tags: Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Politics and Government, Legislatures and Parliaments, Appointments and Executive Changes, Conservative Party (Great Britain, May, Theresa M, Great Britain 26 people like this. Like ‘Vladimir Putin’ Talk Show in U.K. Prompts Sharp Intake of Breath in RussiaMay 23, 2019 at 11:54 PM A new BBC comedy series will be led by a cartoon effigy of the Russian leader. “He doesn’t often get mocked and I don’t think that he’ll like it,” one expert said.Tags: Putin, Vladimir V, British Broadcasting Corp, Television, Cartoons and Cartoonists, Great Britain 8 people like this. Like Britons Pause to Vote in an Election Many Did Not WantMay 23, 2019 at 3:09 PM But voting for the European Parliament was an ideal way to cast protest ballots against the Tories and Labour, they said. Both parties seemed headed to humiliating defeat.Tags: Elections, News, Labour, Tories, Farage, Johnson, European Parliament, Great Britain, Corbyn, Boris, May, London (England, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Theresa M, Conservative Party (Great Britain, Labour Party (Great Britain 62 people like this. Like May Faces Calls to Quit Amid Fresh Brexit Revolt and a ResignationMay 22, 2019 at 3:53 PM Britain’s prime minister is confronting a ferocious backlash over her latest proposals for leaving the European Union, including the resignation of a key cabinet member.Tags: News, European Union, Britain, Great Britain, May, Politics And Government, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Legislatures and Parliaments, Theresa M, Conservative Party (Great Britain 33 people like this. Like Theresa May Faces Growing Calls to Quit Amid Fresh Brexit RevoltMay 22, 2019 at 12:33 PM Britain’s prime minister is confronting a ferocious backlash over her latest proposals on leaving the European Union, with patience diminishing in her party and her cabinet.Tags: News, European Union, Britain, Great Britain, May, Politics And Government, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Legislatures and Parliaments, Theresa M, Conservative Party (Great Britain 11 people like this. Like Brexit: Gove hints withdrawal agreement vote may have to wait until new PM in place – live newsMay 22, 2019 at 5:17 AM Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including PMQs and Theresa May’s statement to MPs about her so-called ‘New Brexit Deal’ 10.17am BST As my colleague Robert Booth reports, Philip Alston, the UN rapporteur on extreme poverty, has published his final report on povery in the UK. It compares Conservative welfare policies to the creation of 19th-century workhouses and warns that unless austerity is ended, the UK’s poorest people face lives that are “solitary, po...Tags: Europe, Politics, UK, Eu, European Union, Conservatives, UK News, Theresa May, Foreign Policy, United Kingdom, Michael Gove, Un, Pmqs, European elections, Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn 43 people like this. Like Theresa May’s New Brexit Bid: A Second ReferendumMay 22, 2019 at 5:00 AM The move is part of a last-ditch effort to pass a Brexit bill that would include a vote on a customs union — but only after passing the legislation.Tags: News, European Union, Theresa May, Great Britain, May, Politics And Government, Referendums, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Theresa M 15 people like this. Like No Policies? No Problem. The Patchwork Brexit Party Is Crushing Its Opponents.May 22, 2019 at 2:00 AM Its candidates’ politics have little in common beyond gunning for a quick, hard Brexit, but that hardly matters. For now, anyway.Tags: Elections, News, Farage, European Parliament, Brexit, Great Britain, Politics And Government, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Legislatures and Parliaments, Voting and Voters, Nigel (1964-, Brexit Party (Great Britain 16 people like this. Like Explainer: Theresa May’s ‘New Brexit Deal’May 21, 2019 at 2:51 PM  Tags: UK, London, Religion, Eu, Theresa May, Liberal Democrats, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Brussels, Parliament, Conservative Party, Donald Trump, Labour Party, Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn, Great Britain 101 people like this. Like How Bettors in the Know Cashed In on ‘Game of Thrones’May 21, 2019 at 3:54 PM Though HBO went to great lengths to keep the finale secret until it aired, professional bettors saw clear signs that key details had leaked and were driving the wagering.Tags: Hbo, Television, News, Gambling, Jon Snow, Great Britain, Bran Stark, Game of Thrones (TV Program, Reddit Inc 47 people like this. Like Theresa May Offers U.K. Lawmakers a Vote on a Second ReferendumMay 21, 2019 at 1:18 PM The move is part of a last-ditch effort to pass a Brexit bill that would include a vote on a customs union — but only after passing the legislation.Tags: News, European Union, Great Britain, May, Politics And Government, Referendums, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit, Theresa M 19 people like this. Like NI pair in Great Britain team for European Games in BelarusMay 21, 2019 at 6:02 AM Trap shooter Kirsty Barr and canoeist Afton Fitzhenry are named in the Team GB squad to compete at the European Games in Belarus.Tags: News, Belarus, Great Britain, Kirsty Barr, Afton Fitzhenry 7 people like this. Like Great Britain, Italy win to avoid relegationMay 20, 2019 at 7:04 PM Both Great Britain and Italy picked up their first wins of the world hockey championship to avoid relegation.Tags: Sport, Italy, Great Britain, Great Britain Italy 41 people like this. Like Too much has been sacrificed to allow Brexit to destroy Europe’s unityMay 19, 2019 at 1:59 AM As the anniversaries of D-Day and Monte Cassino approach, we should remember how and why the ‘European project’ startedShortly after Thursday’s elections for the European parliament, we shall be witnessing the 75th anniversaries of D-Day and of the terrible carnage of the battle of Monte Cassino. One hopes that memories of these events – or, in many cases, learning about them for the first time – may concentrate minds on all sides in the debate about our future relationship with the rest of Euro...Tags: Europe, Business, Politics, US, Economics, European Union, UK News, World news, Foreign Policy, Second world war, Nigel Farage, European elections, Brexit, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Monte Cassino 48 people like this. Like Great Britain seal World Team Cup goldMay 19, 2019 at 1:11 AM Gordon Reid, Alfie Hewett and Dermot Bailey win tennis World Team Cup gold for Great Britain against France in Israel.Tags: France, Tennis, Great Britain, Gordon Reid Alfie Hewett, Dermot Bailey 21 people like this. Like Kakko’s Performance Pulling Him out of Rangers’ Grasp?May 18, 2019 at 9:20 AM  Tags: Sport, Canada, New Jersey, Finland, Rangers, Denmark, Vancouver, Hockey, NHL, British Columbia, Hudson, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, Great Britain, Patrick Kane, Devils 82 people like this. Like One of U.K.’s Most Prolific Extremist Cells Is RegroupingMay 18, 2019 at 9:53 AM The security services have expressed alarm at the prospect of the extremist group Al Muhajiroun re-energizing with ISIS fighters returning from Iraq and Syria.Tags: News, Terrorism, Great Britain, Choudary, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, Muslims and Islam, Security Service (MI5, Anjem 23 people like this. Like |
