CR17 leaks based on sinister agenda, says Ramaphosa
Politics
-
Britain must resolve Brexit but changing PM May wouldn't help, Hammond says
When asked about possible options for Brexit, Hammond said he was not sure there was a majority in parliament for a second referendum but that it was a coherent proposition.
-
May pushes for Brexit deal with new timetable
Theresa May wrote to all MPs on Friday to spell out the possible paths forward after European Union leaders granted a short delay to Britain's departure date.
-
Theresa May tries to save Brexit plan ahead of EU summit
The British premier is struggling to keep control of the Brexit process after MPs last week decisively rejected her divorce deal for a second time.
-
EU leaders urge clarity from Britain before Brexit delay
Quitting the EU after 46 years on 29 March remains the legal default unless EU leaders unanimously grant Britain an extension.
-
How Brexit vote outcome will affect SA economy
On Tuesday, British parliamentarians will take part in a second meaningful vote, based on a revised withdrawal deal with the European Union.
-
Barnier says Brexit talks now in hands of Britain
Hopes had been high that Theresa May would come to Brussels to finalise a deal with the EU on Monday, but a European source these plans had been shelved.
-
Main points of draft Brexit agreement
The agreement was voted down overwhelmingly by parliament in January but the government is hoping that the looming 29 March Brexit deadline will persuade many MPs to change their minds.
-
UK won't accept Brexit deal that puts union at risk - PM's party chairman
The issue of how to maintain an open border on the island of Ireland is at the heart of the dispute between London and Brussels after British lawmakers objected to the so-called backstop insurance policy.
-
Facebook blocks manipulation efforts in Britain, Romania
Facebook said in a statement the separate operations in the two countries misrepresented the identities of the users and sought to spread hate speech.
-
Brexit talks resume as divorce day looms
The sitdown comes after Barnier said on Saturday that the European Union was ready to give London further guarantees to help push a troubled divorce deal through the British parliament.
-
EU ready to give Britain more guarantees 'backstop' is temporary - Barnier
Prime Minister Theresa May has said that, if British lawmakers once more reject her withdrawal agreement in a vote due to take place by 12 March, they will get to vote on asking her to request that the EU delay Brexit.
-
Dutch fishermen fear stormy Brexit seas ahead
For decades Dutch fishermen like Vonk and his family, from the remote northern island of Texel, have been allowed under European Union rules to pull their hauls from British waters.
-
Three MPs quit UK governing party over Brexit
The trio said they planned to sit in parliament alongside eight former Labour lawmakers who also resigned from the main opposition party.
-
Brexit: May heads back to Brussels but EU not budging
With less than six weeks until Brexit day, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has agreed to meet May once again, but EU leaders insist they will not restart negotiations.
-
UK likely to delay Brexit, former EU chief Barroso says
EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Tuesday the bloc would likely accept a request for extension to sort out the details of departure.
-
UK plans to make plastic packaging producers pay for waste disposal
The plans, which also aim to make household rubbish collections more consistent around the country, will be introduced by Environment Secretary Michael Gove and go out for consultation for three months.
-
UK’s May to speak to every EU leader in bid to break Brexit deadlock
In the letter to her fractious colleagues, excerpts of which were released by Downing Street late on Saturday, PM Theresa May urged the party to ‘move beyond what divides us’.
-
UK and Russia hold first talks in over a year
Britain's Minister for Europe Alan Duncan held talks with Russia's First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, according to the foreign office in London.
-
More Brexit humiliation for May as parliament defeats her again
MPs defeated the government 303-258 on the main motion asking them to reaffirm support for her plan to seek changes.
-
EU adds Saudi Arabia to dirty-money blacklist, upsets Britain
The list now includes 23 jurisdictions, up from 16. The commission said it added jurisdictions with “strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing regimes”.
-
Maduro calls for return of Venezuela's UK-deposited gold
Venezuela is in the midst of an economic crisis as millions of people face shortages of basic necessities such as food and medicines.
