MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Sunday shows: Watson, Ashworth, Blair on Brexit and antisemitism
Source: Labour List UK Share this article: The Andrew Marr Show Tom Watson, deputy Labour leader: On Brexit: “We think there’s only three options available for the country. Either crash out, hard Brexit; find consensus across the chamber… or have a public vote.” On Labour’s Brexit plan: “There’s always room for maneouvre.” On the local motions of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: EU welcomes Corbyn’s Brexit letter
Source: Labour List UK Share this article: The EU’s Brexit coordinator has welcomed Jeremy Corbyn’s letter to Theresa May setting out five demands for Brexit. Guy Verhofstadt said: “We cannot have an agreement with uncertainty in the UK based on majorities of six, seven, eight, nine votes in the House of Commons. “Cross-party cooperation is the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Owen Smith “considering” quitting Labour over Brexit
Source: Labour List UK Share this article: Owen Smith, who ran against Jeremy Corbyn as leader in 2016, has told the BBC he is “considering” quitting the Labour Party over its position on Brexit. Following the news of Corbyn’s five demands for a Brexit deal, Smith described the question of whether he could “in all […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Luciana Berger refuses to rule out leaving Labour for another party
Source: Labour List UK Share this article: Backbench MP Luciana Berger refused to rule out leaving Labour to join another party on ITV’s Peston last night. Peston: “You’ve been associated with a breakaway party. True?” Berger: “I think what the poll highlights is that there’s a disaffection with the lack of leadership we’re seeing on […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Labour antisemitism claims are not smears, says McDonnell
Source: Labour List UK Share this article: John McDonnell last night told an LBC caller that Labour antisemitism claims are not part of a “smear campaign”. The Shadow Chancellor said: “I’ve seen the threats made against some of our Jewish members and MPs so it isn’t a smear campaign and we have to face up […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: A Conversation with UConn’s President Designate
Source: US State of Connecticut Thomas C. Katsouleas, who is currently executive vice president and provost of the University of Virginia, comes to Connecticut with the endorsement of Gov. Ned Lamont, who welcomed Katsouleas on Tuesday before an enthusiastic crowd in the Wilbur Cross Building. Here, Katsouleas talks with Tysen Kendig, vice president for communications. […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Starmer accepts backstop and hints at softening free movement position
Source: Labour List UK Share this article: Taking a further step towards a softer Brexit, Keir Starmer has indicated his backing for the free movement of workers as part of the UK’s future relationship with the EU. The Shadow Brexit Secretary has also repeated his view that an Irish ‘backstop’ is now “inevitable” in any […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: WATCH: Labour must compromise on Brexit too, says Lisa Nandy
Source: Labour List UK Labour MP Lisa Nandy told ITV’s Peston last night that Labour should start dropping some of its own red lines on Brexit to avoid a ‘no deal’ outcome. “It is also incumbent on the Labour Party now to start making real choices about what it is that we want,” the backbench […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Security: How Can Nuclear Science Help Criminal Investigations?
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA How can nuclear science help criminal investigations? Well, atoms don’t lie. Criminals may try to cover, clean or conceal evidence. But traces of it will always be left behind. The science of studying atoms is gaining ground in the world of forensics. X-rays, neutrons and ions offer advantages over conventional methods. They can […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Sunday shows round-up: Cooper amendment and another EU referendum
Source: Labour List UK The Andrew Marr Show Yvette Cooper was on to talk about her amendment to the government’s Brexit motion, which will come to a vote on Tuesday. On whether Jeremy Corbyn will back her amendment, Cooper said he had not confirmed either way: “I hope that he will support it.” On trying (or […]
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