UK Politics 18 May 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48307712 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel The extent to which leading Conservatives under-estimated Margaret Thatcher, both as a politician and a woman, is laid bare in a new BBC … [Read more...] about Thatcher as prime minister: That’s ridiculous
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Trump lifts steel, aluminum tariffs on Canada, Mexico
President Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal to lift US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico that had created friction between the neighbors and blocked a new North American free trade agreement. "I'm pleased to announce that we've just reached an agreement with Canada and Mexico and will be selling our product into those countries, without the imposition of tariffs," Trump said at an event in the US capital. His statement came moments after Canada released the text of the agreement between Ottawa and Washington in which they agree to eliminate US tariffs on steel and aluminum, and Canada's retaliatory measures, within no more than two days. Mexico subsequently confirmed it had reached a similar agreement with the United States. The steep US tariffs imposed last year -- 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum -- became a major stumbling block to ratifying a new North American trade pact negotiated last year by the three countries. Canada and Mexico … [Read more...] about Trump lifts steel, aluminum tariffs on Canada, Mexico
Canadian prime minister speaks with U.S. vice president
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke over phone with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, according to the prime minister office, Trend reported citing Xinhua. Trudeau raised the issue of U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs and stressed the importance of their removal. They also exchanged views on the ratification of the new North American Free Trade Agreement, a news release from the office said. The agreement was signed last November by the three countries, but it does not take effect until it is ratified, which none has done. On May 31, 2018, the United States announced that tariffs of 25 percent on imports of Canadian steel and 10 percent on imports of Canadian aluminum would take effect on June 1, 2018. In response to the unprecedented tariffs, Canada immediately announced countermeasures to impose tariffs on a range of American goods imported into Canada, including a 25 percent tariff on American-made steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum. Follow Trend on Telegram. Only most … [Read more...] about Canadian prime minister speaks with U.S. vice president
Who will succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister? Runners and riders for the Tory leadership
If Theresa May is ousted as Conservative leader, the will of her party is settled on only one thing about the contest that will follow: it cannot be a coronation. Burned by the consequences of letting Theresa May win by acclamation in 2016, Tory MPs anticipate that the race to succeed her will at least begin with a crowded field. The party is terminally divided, with no clear, unifiying favourite. For the generation currently in Cabinet – or just out of it – a leadership election this year could be their last shot at attaining the highest Cabinet office, or otherwise prolonging their time at the top table. Both camps in the party's war over the EU will see it as an existential battle. Here the NS brings you the runners and riders spoken of by Conservative MPs as likely candidates. Jeremy Hunt, MP for South West Surrey and Foreign Secretary One of the early favourites. Surviving nearly six years as Health Secretary – the longest … [Read more...] about Who will succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister? Runners and riders for the Tory leadership
New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern wins praise for handling of mosque attacks
Kim Hjelmgaard USA TODAY Published 12:21 PM EDT Mar 19, 2019 She has vowed to cover the funeral costs. She has offered financial assistance to grief-stricken families. She has pledged swift action on gun control but also delicately consoled and embraced and mourned in a Muslim-style headscarf, known as a hijab. Less than a week after 50 people were killed and dozens wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, the country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won praise at home and abroad for her efforts to honor the dead, comfort the bereaved, unite political opponents and stand up to right-wing extremism. "You may have chosen us," Ardern said last week, the anger rising in her voice as she condemned the suspect in Friday's attacks. "But we utterly reject and condemn you." On Tuesday, Ardern went further, telling New Zealand's Parliament that she would deny the man responsible for the nation's … [Read more...] about New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern wins praise for handling of mosque attacks