British government

British Prime Minister Theresa May must give parliament a vote before she can formally start Britain's exit from the European Union, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled on Jan. 23, giving lawmakers who oppose her Brexit plans a shot at amending them. 

Britain's Royal Navy has disposed of a suspected World War II bomb discovered in London's River Thames close to parliament, leading to the closure of two bridges, police said on Jan. 20.

"Victoria Embankment has now reopened after police and the Royal Navy worked together to remove a suspected WWII ordnance," London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

The United Kingdom's ambassador to the European Union resigned on Jan. 3, adding uncertainty to the Brexit process less than three months before the U.K. is due to trigger its departure negotiations.

The United Kingdom scolded U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for describing the Israeli government as the "most right-wing in Israeli history," a move that aligns British Prime Minister Theresa May more closely with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. 

The British government's code of conduct declares ministers must ensure "that no conflict arises, or appears to rise, between their public duties and their private interests".

Labour MPs say Johnson used a visit to the Geca Kon Belgrade bookstore, held officially to discuss press freedom, to promote "The Churchill Factor," his book on Britain's wartime premier.

Nearly 200 Turkish companies have invested in the United Kingdom in recent years, said British Ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore late on Dec. 2.

British Prime Minister Theresa May reckons she will manage to stick to the timetable for starting the negotiations on Brexit in spite of the decision of the High Court that in order to do so she needs approval from Parliament.

England's High Court ruled on Nov. 3 that the British government requires parliamentary approval to trigger the process of exiting the European Union, upsetting Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans. 

The British government has decided not to stop cheap student loans to youths from the EU.

The British government has requested that foreign professors be suspended from participation in the Brexit project assigned to the London School of Economics, announced a speaker of the university.

Professors and researchers from the school advise the British Economy Minister on possible scenarios after the British voted to leave the EU in a referendum on June 23.