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UK election: Priti Patel promises new, faster visas for doctors from India

The main features of such a new visa would be a halving of fees and a quicker processing time of just two weeks for qualified doctors and nurses.

UK election: Priti Patel promises new, faster visas for doctors from India
Updated On : 08 Nov 2019 | 2:59 PM IST

More than 100 British MPs urge Johnson to recall parliament over Brexit

Labour main opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn wants to call a vote of no confidence in Johnson's government after parliament returns

More than 100 British MPs urge Johnson to recall parliament over Brexit
Updated On : 05 Nov 2019 | 1:55 PM IST

No-deal Brexit would be a recipe for 'disaster', warns EU business lobby

Both sides are under intense pressure to mend fences just a month and a half before the Britain's scheduled departure on October 31

No-deal Brexit would be a recipe for 'disaster', warns EU business lobby
Updated On : 05 Nov 2019 | 1:55 PM IST

Johnson announces Brexit deal; 'unhappy' Corbyn vows to vote against it

'We've got a great new deal that takes back control,' Johnson said in a tweet

Johnson announces Brexit deal; 'unhappy' Corbyn vows to vote against it
Updated On : 05 Nov 2019 | 1:54 PM IST

Johnson to push for early election after EU approves Brexit delay

MPs defeated a third attempt by Boris Johnson to call a snap poll, with the Conservative leader immediately announcing an alternative plan

Johnson to push for early election after EU approves Brexit delay
Updated On : 05 Nov 2019 | 1:54 PM IST

EU agrees Brexit extension but sets no date as UK squabbles over election

Johnson had formally requested the delay after being forced to by a law designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit

EU agrees Brexit extension but sets no date as UK squabbles over election
Updated On : 05 Nov 2019 | 1:51 PM IST

EU nations agree to Brexit extension until January 31: Donald Tusk

"The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK's request for a Brexit flextension until 31 January 2020," Tusk said in a tweet

EU nations agree to Brexit extension until January 31: Donald Tusk
Updated On : 05 Nov 2019 | 1:51 PM IST

You have been a great servant of this Parliament

Why did the Prime Minister previously say the health service was not on the table in any post-Brexit trade deal?

You have been a great servant of this Parliament
Updated On : 02 Nov 2019 | 8:14 PM IST

UK MPs back Boris Johnson's December 12 election plan by a mammoth majority

The development marks a win for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid for a pre-Christmas poll to try and win a public mandate in favour of his Brexit.

UK MPs back Boris Johnson's December 12 election plan by a mammoth majority
Updated On : 31 Oct 2019 | 1:12 AM IST

Stop holding Britain hostage: Boris Johnson presses for snap elections

But with the Labour Party waiting for the European Union to grant a Brexit delay and two other parties launching their bid for an earlier election, the govt's bid so far looks set to fail

Stop holding Britain hostage: Boris Johnson presses for snap elections
Updated On : 27 Oct 2019 | 11:39 PM IST

Essex lorry deaths investigation gathers pace; two more arrested

Belgian investigators were working to establish where the trailer came from before reaching the port

Essex lorry deaths investigation gathers pace; two more arrested
Updated On : 26 Oct 2019 | 2:30 AM IST

'Man up' and accept a snap election, Boris Johnson tells Corbyn on Brexit

Johnson wants to call an election for December 12 that he hopes will give him a majority to pass the divorce deal he struck with EU leaders last week

'Man up' and accept a snap election, Boris Johnson tells Corbyn on Brexit
Updated On : 25 Oct 2019 | 11:10 PM IST

Likelihood of EU extending Brexit date 'looks good': EU president-elect

'The question of granting an extension, that looks very good,' EU president-elect Ursula von der Leyen said

Likelihood of EU extending Brexit date 'looks good': EU president-elect
Updated On : 24 Oct 2019 | 11:48 PM IST

Brexit in slow lane, as PM Boris Johnson loses key timeline vote

Johnson was on Saturday forced by opponents into the humiliation of asking the EU for a delay beyond October 31 that he had vowed he would never seek

Brexit in slow lane, as PM Boris Johnson loses key timeline vote
Updated On : 23 Oct 2019 | 1:52 AM IST

Letter to BS: UK court has set an example for judiciaries of other nations

The UK top court held the prorogation of parliament by Johnson as unlawful

Letter to BS: UK court has set an example for judiciaries of other nations
Updated On : 22 Oct 2019 | 2:55 PM IST

Boris and Brexit

His election amplifies the confusion

Boris and Brexit
Updated On : 22 Oct 2019 | 2:55 PM IST

Blow for Johnson as UK upper house clears law to block no-deal Brexit

The draft, which now requires formal assent by Queen Elizabeth II to become law, would seek to postpone Brexit beyond the current deadline of October 31

Blow for Johnson as UK upper house clears law to block no-deal Brexit
Updated On : 22 Oct 2019 | 2:43 PM IST

Britain must come out of the EU on October 31, says Boris Johnson

Johnson said this in a speech in Wakefield in northern England

Britain must come out of the EU on October 31, says Boris Johnson
Updated On : 22 Oct 2019 | 1:57 PM IST

UK's democracy in practice

Its principles were witnessed during the Brexit debate

UK's democracy in practice
Updated On : 22 Oct 2019 | 1:55 PM IST

Boris Johnson officially becomes UK PM with no ifs or buts' Brexit promise

The 55-year-old former foreign secretary and London Mayor laid out his vision as Prime Minister in his first speech on the steps of Downing Street after a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II

Boris Johnson officially becomes UK PM with no ifs or buts' Brexit promise
Updated On : 22 Oct 2019 | 1:54 PM IST