Britain's government

China's spy agency said Monday the head of a foreign consultancy had been found to be spying for Britain's MI6 intelligence service.

The Ministry of State Security said in a WeChat post that Britain's Secret Intelligence Service — also known as MI6 — used a foreign national with the surname Huang to establish an "intelligence cooperation relationship".

Britain's government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally rewrite post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law.

Britain's government has claimed that the "end of coal is in sight" after 18 countries including Poland, Vietnam and Chile committed for the first time to phase out and not build or invest in new coal power.

Britain's government said on Dec. 20 it would hold a crisis meeting after countries worldwide banned arrivals from the U.K. over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain it said was "out of control", as the WHO called for stronger containment measures.    

Britain's government is not preparing for a second referendum on Brexit, ministers said on Dec. 16, sticking to the script that Prime Minister Theresa May's deal could still pass through parliament with a few changes.

The leader of the Northern Irish party propping up Britain's government warned British Prime Minister Theresa May on Nov. 23 that it could abandon her if she got her Brexit divorce deal through parliament.

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A motorist slammed into pedestrians and cyclists near Britain's Houses of Parliament on Tuesday and police are treating the incident as an act of terror.

British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday that Britain's government would respond "appropriately" if a foreign state was found to be involved in the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England a week ago, Reuters reported. 

Britain's government is ready to push for a mutual recognition system to regulate financial services after it leaves the EU in order to preserve the City of London's access to the bloc, Reuters reported on Friday.

A key business lobby warned Britain's government on Feb. 13 not to play favorites among industries when it negotiates the country's exit from the European Union, saying that ignoring any sector would hurt the entire economy.