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Despite the opposition, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay tweeted on Sunday he had signed a piece of legislation which set in stone the repeal of the 1972 European Communities Act (ECA) – the laws which made Britain a member of the organisation now known as the EU. Though his move was largely procedural, in line with previously approved laws, Barclay said in a statement: “This is a clear signal to the people of this country that there is no turning back (from Brexit).” “This is a landmark moment in taking back control of our law. It underlines that we are leaving…

Britain will experience “bumps in the road” if it leaves the European Union without a deal, but is more prepared for that outcome than it previously was, Michael Gove, the minister in charge of coordinating ‘no-deal’ Brexit planning, said on Sunday Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, according to leaked official documents reported by the Sunday Times, but whose interpretation was contested by ministers. Gove challenged that, saying that the documents did set out a worst case scenario and that planning had been accelerated in the last…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ordering urgent action to ensure that children and young people in Britain are protected against measles. The disease can be stopped through two doses of the MMR vaccine, but immunisation rates have been falling for a number of reasons. And the UK has lost its measles-free status, three years after the virus was eliminated in the country.  In the first quarter of 2019, there were 231 confirmed cases in the UK. Many of the UK cases were acquired abroad with some onward spread in under-vaccinated communities. Just 87% of UK children are receiving their second…

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said he was working to prevent two rescue ships operated by French and Spanish charities from bringing more than 500 migrants to Italy in the latest Mediterranean stand-off. The Ocean Viking, which is run by French non-governmental groups (NGOs) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and SOS Mediterranee, has picked up some 356 migrants off the coast of Libya since Friday, while Spanish boat Open Arms has saved some 160 people. Both vessels are in the central Mediterranean, within easy sailing distance of the Italian island of Lampedusa and are seeking a safe port to disembark the…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that some British lawmakers hoping to block Brexit were engaged in “terrible” collaboration with the European Union by undermining London’s negotiating hand and so making no deal more likely. Hours after senior lawmakers said they would seek to prevent any attempt to ignore parliament over Brexit, Johnson used a question-and-answer session on Facebook to attack them. Johnson’s use of the word “collaborator” has historical echoes for Britons given the use of that epithet for people who co-operated with Nazi Germany during World War Two. The prime minister also warned that unless EU nations agreed to…

Britain’s opposition Labour Party has vowed to call a vote of no-confidence in Boris Johnson’s government as soon as it believes it can win it and seeks to form a temporary government under leader Jeremy Corbyn to delay Brexit. “We will put a motion of no confidence against this government in order to try and stop no deal,” Corbyn said in an interview with British media.  Lawmakers return from their summer break on Sept. 3, reconvening for a battle over Brexit that will determine the fortunes of the world’s fifth-largest economy. Johnson, who led the 2016 campaign to leave the…

China reported a raft of unexpectedly weak July data, including a surprise drop in industrial output growth to a more than 17-year low, underlining widening economic cracks as the trade war with the United States intensifies. Industrial output grew 4.8% in July from a year earlier, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed, lower than the most bearish forecast in a Reuters poll. Retail sales growth was also weaker than the most pessimistic forecast, rising 7.6% in July from a year earlier, compared with 9.8% in June and analysts’ expectations of 8.6%. When asked Liu put this down to…

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton met with UK Chancellor Sajid Javid on during a visit to London aimed at reassuring Britain over UK-U.S. ties. BREXIT and Iran are on the agenda and Bolton is expected to urge British officials to align its policy more closely with that of Washington, which has pressured Tehran with ever-tightening sanctions after Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear deal. Britain has so far backed the European Union in sticking with the nuclear accord, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, but the seizure of a British oil tanker in the…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the most important free trade deal that Britain needed to strike was with the European Union. In regards to a trade deal with the United States, Johnson said it would be “tough old haggle” during negotiations but a deal will open up business opportunities. Britain is due to leave the EU on Oct. 31 and Johnson has said he is prepared for an exit whether or not any withdrawal agreement has been struck with the bloc. John’s comments came a day after U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said the United States would…

Drivers could be banned from using hands-free mobile phones in England and Wales, a group of MPs has suggested Current laws give the “misleading impression” that hands-free options are safe, they warned. While it has been illegal to use a handheld phone at the wheel since 2003, using a hands-free device creates “the same risks of collision”, the Commons Transport Select Committee said. The government said that, where legal, drivers must always use phones safely. An expert told the committee that taking a hands-free phone call caused “essentially the same” amount of distraction as being at the legal limit for…