British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UK Home Secretary Priti Patel have reportedly accepted the UK Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) recommendations for a new post-Brexit points-based visa and immigration system
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Britain exits EU amid night of parties and protests
Amid pro-Brexit celebrations and anti-Brexit protests, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union at 23:00 GMT on Friday more than three years after it voted to do so in a referendum, marking the end of a 47-year chapter in its history.
EU-Singapore free trade agreement to apply to UK till December 31
EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) will apply to the United Kingdom (UK) till December 31.
EU Parliament postpones vote on CAA till March session
Members of the European Parliament debated a joint motion combining five different resolutions against India’s Citizenship Amendment Act at the Plenary session in Brussels with the expected vote on the motion on Thursday postponed until March.
Brexit: ‘We will always love you’, EU tells UK as it ratifies withdrawal agreement in landslide vote
The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement on Wednesday evening with 621 votes in favour, 49 against and 13 abstentions.
Britain to leave EU today: A timeline of what happens next
January 31, 2020. That’s the date Brexiteers have been looking forward to for some time now. After four years of false-starts and stalled attempts, Britain and the European Union are finally ready to go through with their divorce.
India, UK attracted record tech investments in 2019: Report
India attracted tech investments worth USD 9.36 billion in 2019, a 95 per cent increase compared with the previous year, according to data compiled by Dealroom.co.
How much will Brexit cost the UK economy? Over GBP 200 billion, estimates this report
With an expensive Brexit looming on the horizon, business analysts estimate that the costs to the British economy have already passed the total contributions made to the European Union from Britain since 1973.
UK Parliament backs general elections on December 12
The United Kingdom Parliament on Tuesday approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to hold a general election on December 12 amid a Brexit deadlock. The motion was passed by 438 votes to 20.
Boris Johnson to ask Parliament for elections on December 12
Johnson has said that he will ask the UK Parliament to vote on Monday to approve an early national poll to be held on December 12.