Lawmakers are set to decide whether to move Britain one step closer to an early election when they vote on the first stage of their plan to block Prime Minister Boris Johnson from pursuing a no-deal B ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-03
... d by then-Prime Minister Anthony Eden’s belief that he was standing up to an authoritarian ruler (Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser), in contrast to Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement of ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-02
... , British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now maneuvering to capture the votes of the Euroskeptic Brexit Party, so that he can deliver Brexit at all costs. To that end, he has sanctioned an all-out po ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-02
... s and the prime minister’s private secretary. “It doesn’t take much imagination to work out what the task force will recommend,” added Kenilorea, whose panel will review the recommendations. The task ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-02
... e for new Prime Minister Boris Johnson. His friend, President Donald Trump, is demanding that he exclude Huawei from Britain’s proposed 5G network, but Beijing has made this a test of his faith in Chi ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-02
... he Bank’s prime brokerage business, which serves hedge fund clients. A preliminary deal was struck in July which is expected to be formalized early next month. Any equity derivatives deal would be sep ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-30
The United Kingdom's opposition Labour Party said it will trigger an emergency debate in parliament next week to try to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking the nation out of the European Union wi ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-30
... ies as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to limit parliament’s opportunity to derail his Brexit plan by suspending the House of Commons for around a month, starting in mid-September. While some f ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-29
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to suspend parliament for more than a month before Brexit, enraging his opponents and sparking a fresh political controversy. On Wednesday Johnson ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-29
The United Kingdom's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he is prepared to take Brexit talks with the European Union down to the very last minute before the Oct. 31 deadline, and if necessary to take a ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-27
... d Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer of a plane and specialized support for the firefighting operations, following a call between the two leaders. But outside of Rondonia, the governmen ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-26
... w British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday congratulated Macron for hosting a difficult encounter. “You’re doing well,” Johnson said on the sidelines of the summit. “You did very well last night ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-26
... Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday that Canada was paying close attention to events in Hong Kong, and called for restraint and respect for human rights. Hong Kong has been rocke ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-23
... Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said his government had no intention of backing down in the dispute and would defend Canada’s interests. In a response to Trudeau’s speech, the emb ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-23
... 017, then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull accused China of meddling in Australia’s domestic affairs, a charge that Beijing denies. Australia then further alienated China last year when it essentially ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-23
French President Emmanuel Macron told the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Boris Johnson that there is not enough time to wholly rewrite the Brexit divorce deal before an Oct. 31 deadline, Reuters repo ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-23
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pushing Britain rapidly toward a "no-deal" Brexit on Oct. 31 – and the Republic of Ireland is the EU country that will be most damaged by such an outcome. Economists fo ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-22
