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Labors' Corbyn Calls for Investigation over Report He Is "Too Frail" to Be UK PM

TEHRAN (defapress) - British opposition Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn called on the head of the civil service to investigate a Times newspaper report which cited unidentified senior officials as saying they were concerned he was too frail to be prime minister.
News ID: 77949    Publish Date : 2019/07/02

UK PM Candidate Hunt:

Boris Johnson Is A "Coward" for Avoiding Debate

TEHRAN (defapress) - Jeremy Hunt, one of the two people vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Monday that rival Boris Johnson was a coward for avoiding public head-to-head debates on Brexit.
News ID: 77860    Publish Date : 2019/06/24

Iran Summons UK Envoy Over Oil Tanker Attack Allegations

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador to Tehran to voice protest at the allegations that the UK foreign secretary has made against the Islamic Republic in the wake of a suspicious incident involving two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman.
News ID: 77785    Publish Date : 2019/06/16

UK’s Royal Mail resumes postal deliveries to Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) – UK's Royal Mail has resumed mail delivery services to destinations in Iran, after the company halted its services to the country in April.
News ID: 77620    Publish Date : 2019/06/01

Report:

UK PM Expected to Announce Resignation Friday

TEHRAN (defapress) – British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected on Friday to announce her departure from office, The Times reported, without citing a source.
News ID: 77522    Publish Date : 2019/05/23

UK Conservatives Look for Brexit Compromise after Local Poll Losses

TEHRAN (defapress) – Britain's governing Conservatives need to be open to compromise with the opposition Labor Party in order to deliver Brexit following heavy losses in Thursday's local elections, health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday.
News ID: 77216    Publish Date : 2019/05/04

UK’s Corbyn Snubs Donald Trump State Dinner

TEHRAN (defapress) – Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn turned down an invitation to a state dinner with "misogynist" US President Donald Trump when he visits the UK in June.
News ID: 77089    Publish Date : 2019/04/28

UK Opposition Leader Corbyn to Boycott Dinner with Trump

TEHRAN (defapress)- The leader of Britain's main left-wing opposition party criticized the government on Friday for "rolling out the red carpet" for US President Donald Trump's June visit and stated that he declined an invitation to attend the state dinner in protest.
News ID: 77071    Publish Date : 2019/04/27

FM spox:

Iran’s FM recent proposal on ‘prisoner swap’ to have no connection with UK

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said on Fri. that proposal raised by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif with regard to the prisoner swap is related to the Iranian and American prisoners, so that this issue does not have any connection with Britain.
News ID: 77041    Publish Date : 2019/04/26

Report:

UK PM Theresa May to Be Told to Quit by Top Conservative

TEHRAN (defapress) - A top member of British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party will tell her in the coming week that she must step down by the end of June or her lawmakers will try again to depose her, the Sunday Times reported, without citing sources.
News ID: 76945    Publish Date : 2019/04/21

FOI:

Dozens of Saudi Military Cadets Trained in UK

TEHRAN (defapress) – Dozens of Saudi officers have been trained at prestigious British military colleges since the start of the Saudi-led war on Yemen in 2015, findings by one of Europe's leading research institutes in defense and security show.
News ID: 76782    Publish Date : 2019/04/13

UK's May Says Greater Risk of No Brexit the Longer It Takes to Find Compromise

TEHRAN (defapress) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that the longer it takes to find a compromise with the opposition Labor Party to secure a parliamentary majority for a Brexit deal, the less likely it is that Britain will leave the European Union.
News ID: 76657    Publish Date : 2019/04/07

UK Parliament Approves Brexit Delay, Rejects Second Referendum

TEHRAN (defapress)- British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to seek a delay in Britain's exit from the European Union, setting the stage for Prime Minister Theresa May to renew efforts to get her divorce deal approved by parliament next week.
News ID: 76202    Publish Date : 2019/03/15

Report:

Germany, France, UK Mulling over Dual Approach on Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) – Germany, France and the UK are scrambling to win EU backing for a dual-pronged approach on Iran that would seek further sanctions against Tehran while shoring up the landmark nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic.
News ID: 75112    Publish Date : 2019/01/21

UK Police Investigating Manchester Station Attack as Terror Act

TEHRAN (defapress)- According to British police, the stabbing incident at Manchester's Victoria Train Station is currently being investigated as a terrorist attack.
News ID: 74698    Publish Date : 2019/01/01

UK Trade Minister Says '50-50' Chance Brexit May Be Stopped

TEHRAN (defapress) - Britain's trade minister Liam Fox said there is a "50-50" chance that Brexit may be stopped if parliament rejects the government's divorce deal with the European Union next month.
News ID: 74647    Publish Date : 2018/12/30

France Seeking to Use Brexit 'Uncertainty' to Lure Firms Away from UK

TEHRAN (defapress)- French authorities are trying to capitalize on the current political chaos in the UK in order to lure British businesses "across the Channel", according to a report.
News ID: 74366    Publish Date : 2018/12/16

UK PM May's Spokesman:

New Brexit Vote Will Be before Jan. 21

TEHRAN (defapress) – Britain's parliament will vote on whether to approve Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal before Jan. 21, her spokesman said on Tuesday.
News ID: 74271    Publish Date : 2018/12/11

Report:

UK PM Could Delay Brexit Deal Vote, Travel to EU for Better Agreement

TEHRAN (defapress)- UK Prime Minister Theresa May might postpone the vote on the draft Brexit deal at the country's parliament, which is due to be held on December 11, and travel to Brussels in a final attempt to ensure a better agreement for London, local media reported on Sunday.
News ID: 74226    Publish Date : 2018/12/09

UK’s Probe into Saudi-Funded Pro-Terrorism TV Still Underway

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad announced that the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications in UK (Ofcom) is still investigating the case of Saudi-funded 'Iran International' television network.
News ID: 74122    Publish Date : 2018/12/04

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