0 Comments Brexit more important to the people of Great Britain than keeping Northern Ireland in the Union: poll BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Leaving the EU is more important to many voters in Great Britain than maintaining the Union with Northern Ireland, a survey has suggested. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/brexit-more-important-to-the-people-of-great-britain-than-keeping-northern-ireland-in-the-union-poll-36746864.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article36746863.ece/9b46e/AUTOCROP/h342/2018-03-27_new_39624546_I1.JPG Email Leaving the EU is more important to many voters in Great Britain than maintaining the Union with Northern Ireland, a survey has suggested. More than a third of those polled (36%) said exiting the European Union was a higher priority than keeping Northern Ireland within the UK. Of those surveyed, 29% said retaining Northern Ireland within the UK was more important than Brexit. Around 22% said neither was … [Read more...] about Brexit more important to the people of Great Britain than keeping Northern Ireland in the Union: poll
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May recalls Britain’s ‘dark moments’ as leaders release Easter messages
The leaders of the main parties have released Easter messages, referencing Jesus' sense of charity and hope and the importance of community. Theresa May recalled some of the tragic events of last year, including the Grenfell Tower fire and the terror attacks in London and Manchester.Jeremy Corbyn described Jesus as a radical who taught people how to live when some are rich and others "have so little".The Prime Minister said: "Easter is the most important time in the Christian calendar."A time when we remember Christ's sacrifice on the cross, and give thanks for the promise of redemption afforded by his resurrection.""Over the last year, Britain has faced some dark moments, from the terrorist attacks at Westminster Bridge and London Bridge, at Manchester Arena and Finsbury Park, and the fire at Grenfell Tower."I know from speaking to the victims and survivors of these terrible events how vital the love and support they have received from their friends, family and neighbours has been … [Read more...] about May recalls Britain’s ‘dark moments’ as leaders release Easter messages
What is known, and not known, about poisoning of ex-spy in Britain
By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal remains critically ill in hospital more than a month after he was poisoned with a nerve agent in the southern English city of Salisbury. This is what we know – and don’t know – so far: WHAT HAPPENED? At 1615 GMT on March 4, police received a call from a member of the public about two people who were acting strangely. The police found Skripal, 66, and his daughter, Yulia, 33, unconscious on a bench outside The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury. The pair were taken to Salisbury District Hospital. A police officer, Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, was one of the first to respond to the incident. He was taken to hospital and later released. Britain said more than 130 people were affected by the attack. More than 50, including three children, reported to hospital. WHAT POISONED THEM? On March 12, British Prime Minister Theresa May said the couple had been … [Read more...] about What is known, and not known, about poisoning of ex-spy in Britain
Britain must take tough stance on poison case, says Norfolk MP
PUBLISHED: 17:37 07 March 2018 Richard Porritt Sergei Skripal during a hearing at the Moscow District Court Tass/PA Images MP and military historian Keith Simpson has called for Britain to take a tough stance with Russia after a double agent and his daughter were poisoned. Broadland Tory Mr Simpson recalled the action taken by London in the early 1970s when 100 Russians were expelled. His comments come on the back of the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. Police have now confirmed the substance used was a nerve agent and it is suspected Russian operatives were involved. The pair remain critically ill. “It is more complicated than it was 50 years ago,” Mr Simpson, a member of the Intelligence and Security Select Committee, said. “In the early 1970s the level of Soviet penetration was enormous and we made the decision – which was high-risk – to throw out 100 Soviets who had diplomatic cover. “This was a complete … [Read more...] about Britain must take tough stance on poison case, says Norfolk MP
Britain’s Foreign Office Deletes Tweet Accusing Russia of Having Produced Salisbury Attack Nerve Agent
The controversy surrounding the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in Salisbury, England intensified Wednesday after Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office deleted tweet accusing Russia of having produced the nerve agent used in the attack. Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office have made an unusual apparent U-turn on their previously robust rhetoric on the origin of the nerve agent used to poison Sergei and Julia Skripal Wednesday, just hours after chiefs at the Porton Down defence laboratory — home to Britain’s chemical weapons research establishment — denied they had been able to isolate the origin of the chemical.The Foreign Office Tweet, which had come on the 22nd of March as the account live-Tweeted remarks of Britains’ ambassador to Russia and said: “analysis by world-leading experts… made clear that this was a military-grade Novickok nerve agent produced in Russia”. The Foreign Office confirmed they had deleted … [Read more...] about Britain’s Foreign Office Deletes Tweet Accusing Russia of Having Produced Salisbury Attack Nerve Agent