Image copyright Getty Images UK factories stockpiled goods for Brexit at an unexpectedly high rate last month, boosting manufacturing growth to a 13-month high, according to a closely watched survey. The research, by IHS Markit/CIPS, found that the rate of increase in stocks hit a survey record high for the third month in a row. […]
Personnel numbers in some frontline British army units are down by as much as a third, figures show, prompting serious concerns about their readiness for action. The government was accused of “appalling complacency” over recruitment after the publication of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) data, which showed a number of battalions with hundreds fewer troops […]
LONDON — The Latest on Britain’s exit from the European Union (all times local): 5:20 p.m. British lawmakers are considering four alternatives to Prime Minister Theresa May’s rejected Brexit deal, in hopes of finding a plan that can command majority support. The options up for votes Monday night in Parliament include two proposals that aim […]
LONDON — The Latest on Britain’s exit from the European Union (all times local): 5:20 p.m. British lawmakers are considering four alternatives to Prime Minister Theresa May’s rejected Brexit deal, in hopes of finding a plan that can command majority support. The options up for votes Monday night in Parliament include two proposals that aim […]
Huawei Technologies, one of the world’s largest telecom companies, cannot be counted on to make equipment without bugs and security gaps, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Center said last week. The assessment comes as several countries are considering whether to buy the company’s gear to build 5G networks. “There remains no end-to-end integrity of the […]
Image copyright PA MPs will take part in a second round of votes on alternative proposals to Theresa May’s Brexit deal later. Commons Speaker John Bercow has chosen four of the eight proposals submitted by MPs for debate, with voting expected to begin at 20:00 BST. The first series of “indicative votes” on various options […]
March 29 came and went without any change in the U.K.’s relationship with the EU. For now, the U.K. remains an EU member. But the U.K. Parliament has now rejected the proposed Withdrawal Agreement for a third time. Unless there is a major political shift in the next two weeks, the country is on course […]
