Former Catalan deputy regional premier Oriol Junqueras will not be released from prison to take up his seat as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). The criminal bench of the Spanish Supreme Court has informed the legislative body of the European Union that he is barred from office after […]
The new coalition government will include five members from the left-wing, anti-austerity Podemos party and three of its four deputy prime ministers will be women. Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias will be the deputy prime minister in charge of social rights and sustainable development. His fellow party heavyweight, and wife, Irene […]
The chief executive of Airbus has said the future of its British wing plants is “secure” and there is “great potential to expand” post Brexit. The aerospace giant had warned it could move wing-building out of the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Airbus employs 13,500 people in […]
No official request has been made for Big Ben to mark Brexit by chiming on 31 January, MPs have been told. Sir Paul Beresford, a Conservative, said the House of Commons Commission had not received an approach from ministers. Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle chairs the commission – and in the […]
After nearly four years, today will see the UK take its first real step towards leaving the EU before negotiating a tricky Brexit trade deal. The Commons is set to vote for Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) after the Prime Minister emerged victorious from the December election with an […]
Peers have been told to listen to the will of the country and back legislation paving the way for the UK to leave the European Union on January 31. Boris Johnson’s European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill is expected to clear the Commons on Thursday after the Tory general election victory gave the Prime Minister […]
The Spanish coastguard reported rescuing approximately 200 migrants on Christmas Day – as attempts continue apace by thousands of desperate people. These can be added to the 150 who arrived last Friday via fifteen boats in the waters of the Canary Islands, Andalusia, Murcia and Alicante. The United Nation’s International […]
Three men who are currently on remand have been accused of being members of a terrorist organisation, as part of the conclusions from the National Court’s investigation into the 2017 Barcelona terrorist attacks. The defendants were not accused of murder however, as those who carried out the attacks were all […]
Spanish soldiers have been withdrawn from Iraq amid mounting tensions between the US and Iran. Ten Spanish troops that were part of a NATO operation in Baghdad have now been moved to Kuwait. Spain has an additional 550 troops stationed at the Besmayah base, southeast of Baghdad.
Socialist PSOE leader Pedro Sánchez took the oath as prime minister yesterday, a day after his proposal to form a leftist coalition government narrowly won a parliamentary confidence vote with support from smaller parties. With the oath-taking before Spanish King Felipe VI, Sánchez ended months of political deadlock following a […]
The UK is due to leave the EU at the end of this month – but before then the legislation required must be approved by Parliament. Here are the key things you need to know about Brexit this week. What is the latest on Brexit? The UK is due to […]
