About: Amber Rudd
Theresa May seeks support for Brexit deal in dramatic letter to the nation
Prime Minister Theresa May made a dramatic direct appeal to the British public to support her deal to exit the European Union on Sunday (25 November) even as backing from her own party for the agreement appeared to elude her.
UK interior minister Amber Rudd resigns after immigration scandal
Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd resigned on Sunday (29 April) over an illegal immigration policy controversy, in a bitter blow to Prime Minister Theresa May days before local elections.
Boris Johnson accused of Brexit ‘backseat driving’
Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson was accused by cabinet colleagues on Sunday (17 September) of "backseat driving" on Brexit after setting out his own vision of the country's future outside the European Union.
UK rebuffs Merkel, says it will be ‘strong partner’
The United Kingdom yesterday (29 May) said it would be a "strong partner" to Germany in response to comments by German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the UK and the United States no longer being reliable allies.
Europol: Denmark closes front door, opens back door
Denmark is no longer a member of EU law enforcement agency Europol as of yesterday (1 May) but will retain access to its databases thanks to an eleventh hour agreement.
UK likely to leave Europol and might ‘take our information with us’
Britain is likely to leave European Union police agency Europol after Brexit and could "take our information" away if no future security deal is struck with the bloc, interior minister Amber Rudd said yesterday (29 March).
EU to propose new rules targeting encrypted apps in June
The European Commission will propose new measures in June to make it easier for police to access data on internet messaging apps like WhatsApp, EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová said yesterday (28 March), heeding calls from national interior ministers.
Brexit bill delayed as Lords fight EU nationals’ corner
The United Kingdom’s upper house, the House of Lords, voted last night (1 March) to amend and thereby delay a bill empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to begin Brexit negotiations, demanding guarantees for EU nationals living in Britain.
May faces setback on Brexit law over EU citizens’ rights
Theresa May's government is set to be defeated in the House of Lords over securing the rights of EU citizens living in the UK.
The Brief: Spy behind Trump scandal probed Georgieva
Brussels is one of the spy capitals of the world. That bloke you saw in Schuman holding the Financial Times, wearing a trilby with a rose in his buttonhole? He is probably a dandified eurocrat but he could also be a spy.
UK studying annual levy on skilled EU workers, minister says
Britain is considering introducing an annual 1,000-pound (€1,152) "immigration skills charge" after Brexit on every skilled worker from an EU member state recruited by a British employer, a junior minister said yesterday (11 January).
Britain backtracks over listing foreign workers
The British government stepped back Sunday (9 October) from a plan to make employers list their foreign workers after an outcry from business groups and opposition politicians who said any proposal to "name and shame" employers would be divisive and discriminatory.
Brexit minister jeered in parliament
Britain's Brexit minister was jeered in parliament yesterday (5 September) as he attempted to explain the government's negotiating position on what exiting the EU would entail.
Who’s who in the Brexit government?
Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday announced six members of her cabinet, the nucleus of the ministerial team that will helm the negotiations to take the UK out of the European Union.
Rivals let rip in Brexit TV debate
The rival camps in Britain's EU membership referendum tore into each other Thursday in an ill-tempered first television debate dominated by accusations of lies and scaremongering.
France’s Total launches major offshore gas project near Shetland Islands
France’s Total officially launched a mammoth new gas project in Britain's remote Shetland Islands yesterday (16 May), hailed by London as a "vote of confidence" in the flagging North Sea oil and gas industry.
Brexit could create renewable energy ‘paradox’
The renewable energy industry faces a "huge paradox" in the event of Brexit, according to legal experts from a UK-based international law firm. EURACTIV’s partner edie.net reports.
Minister: UK in EU diminishes risk of Russian gas blackmail
Britain's membership of the European Union helps secure the country's energy supply from any possible threat by Vladimir Putin's Russia to restrict gas flows, energy minister Amber Rudd will say today (24 March).
Germany leads Europe in offshore wind energy growth
Germany has overtaken the UK in the rate at which it is installing wind turbines at sea, industry figures show. Globally, wind installations grew by 25% in 2014, reaching a landmark 62,000 MW of capacity, according to a separate report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).