03 August 2017 Week In Brief: UK Brexit TRANSITION: In a move which has attracted broad cross-party support but is still contentious within the Cabinet, Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has said that he would like to see a transitional deal which left trading relations with the EU much as they are now… Continue reading Issue 116: 2017 08 03: Week In Brief: UK
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Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: UK
24 December 2015 Week in Brief: UK LIBYA: The Government is preparing to send 1,000 troops to Libya to support local forces in an attempt to stop Isis fighters from dominating the country. LABOUR PARTY: Jeremy Corbyn has been warned by Peter Mandelson that the party has lost 30,000 members recently, through the resignations of… Continue reading Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 32: 2015 12 10: Week in Brief: UK
10 December 2015 Week in Brief: UK STORM DESMOND: Record rainfall in Cumbria has led to widespread flooding with much of the city of Carlisle underwater. The 15.9 inches of rain which fell within a 48-hour period at Thirlmere, Cumbria, was a new record, beating the previous record of 15.6 inches set in 2009. Water… Continue reading Issue 32: 2015 12 10: Week in Brief: UK