Calls from the British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to publicly manage automation this week have led to speculation he is looking to tax robots, but how would that work?
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18Apr/17
Profile of British opposition party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, as PM calls for early election
A look at the political career of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, trailing in the opinion polls as Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May calls for an early election.
16Nov/16
British PM May tells rowdy parliament she does “have a plan” for Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May tells a particularly spirited House of Commons session that she does have a plan for Brexit, one day after a leaked memo concluded her minister’s have no overall strategy.
06May/16
Britain’s Labour takes hit in regional elections, leads in London mayor race
Partial results show Labour set to lose ground in regional elections but London mayoral election may be lone bright spot for party.
02Dec/15
British parliament votes to bomb Islamic State in Syria
British lawmakers vote in favour of a government motion to extend airstrikes against Islamic State to include Syria.
26Nov/15
Britain’s Cameron says time to start bombing militants in Syria
It is time for Britain to start air strikes on Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron tells the House of Commons. Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn fears lessons haven’t been learnt from previous Western intervention in the Middle East.
25Oct/15
Britain’s Blair says 2003 Iraq invasion played role in Islamic State rise
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledges the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the rise of the Islamic State militant group, and apologises for some mistakes in planning the war.
20Oct/15
Pomp and pageantry welcome Xi to London
The Queen welcomes Chinese President Xi to London with a display of full British pageantry marking the official start of a four-day State visit.
14Sep/15
New Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is hounded by media over his shadow cabinet choices
Britain’s new opposition Labour leader defends his shadow cabinet picks against criticism there aren’t enough women in the top jobs, despite there being more women than men at the top table for the first time in history.
11Sep/15
Labour frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn expected to win party leadership vote
Jeremy Corbyn is expected to win control of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, after a campaign which has promised to shift the centre-left party closer to its socialist roots.