The deadline for Brexit is October 31 and the uncertainty persists. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspended parliament until October 14 and now a Scottish court ruled that Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament was illegal. (Washington Post)

 

Classified as: brexit, Armand De Mestral, Faculty of Law, UK, England, Scotland, Brian Cowan, Faculty of Arts
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Published on: 12 Sep 2019

Prime Minister Theresa May has apologised to Caribbean leaders over the Windrush generation controversy, at a Downing Street meeting. She said she was "genuinely sorry" about the anxiety caused by the Home Office threatening the children of Commonwealth citizens with deportation. The UK government "valued" the contribution they had made, she said, and they had a right to stay in the UK. It comes amid reports some are still facing deportation. (source BBC News)

 

Classified as: Windrush generation, immigration, UK, Caribbean migrants
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Published on: 18 Apr 2018

You have heard about the “seismic”, “shocking” and “bombshell” results from last month’s vote in Europe for the EU parliament. Many traditional, centrist parties lost ground and in France and in the UK, anti-EU parties (the Front National and UKIP respectively) received the most votes (around 25% in each case).

Classified as: Reuven Brenner, Europe, Professor, demography, EU elections, france, germany, UK
Published on: 18 Jun 2014
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