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Vande Bharat Express, while returning back to New Delhi via Allahabad, Kanpur broke down near Tundla railway station in the wee hours of Saturday. According to Official spokesperson of the Railways, ‘ this appears to be a disruption due to possible cattle run over in the early hours while the Vande Bharat Express was returning from Varanasi towards New Delhi.’

The semi-high speed train was returning from Varanasi after it was flagged-off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi railway station on Friday.

India on Friday late night asserted that Pakistan’s demand for an investigation into Pulwama attack is ‘preposterous’ when there is already a video of the suicide bomber declaring himself a member of the JeM.
“There are also other audio-visual and print material linking JeM to the terrorist attack,” official spokesman in the MEA Raveesh Kumar said in reply to a question on Pakistan Foreign Secretary’s briefing rejecting Pakistan’s involvement in the Pulwama attack.
“JeM has claimed responsibility for the attack. The organization and its leadership are located in Pakistan. LeT and other terror groups have welcomed the news of the attack. These groups are also based in Pakistan. Pakistan cannot claim that it is unaware of their presence and their activities,” he said.
He further maintained that Pakistan authorities “have not taken any action” against these groups despite international demands, especially against groups and individuals proscribed by the UN and other countries.
“The links to Pakistan are clear and evident for all to see. Its own Ministers have shared the same podium with UN proscribed terrorists,” he said.
The spokesman further said India has “not seen” any constructive approach from Pakistan on relations with India.
“What we have noticed however, are claims to offer dialogue on the one hand, while sponsoring and sheltering terrorists and terrorist organizations such as JeM on the other,” Mr Kumar said adding “We demand Pakistan take immediate and verifiable action against terrorists and terror groups operating from territories under its control to create a conducive atmosphere in the region free of terror”.
Earlier, Pak Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua has strongly rejected Indian allegations on Pulwama attack.
In a tweet, Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal said that while briefing the ambassadors of P-5 at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she noted a familiar Indian pattern of ‘immediate and reflexive assignment of blame’ on Pakistan without investigations.
Tehmina said Pakistan has pursued a constructive approach towards India. She also said that Pakistan’s offer of dialogue and Kartarpur initiative is a clear evidence of this.(UNI)

New Delhi, Feb 16 (UNI) On the backdrop of government vowing to give a ‘befitting reply’ on terror attack in Pulwama and efforts being made to isolate Pakistan, an all party meeting has been convened in the capital on Saturday.

The meeting has been convened by Home Minister Rajnath Singh wherein he is expected to brief the leaders of various parties about the Pulwama terror attack and the emergent security situation in the militancy hit region of Kashmir Valley.

During his visit to Srinagar on Friday, Home Minister Singh held a high-level meeting with the top officials of the Army, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police.

An explosive-laden vehicle rammed one of the buses of 78 vehicle convoy carrying the CRPF jawans on Thursday and reduced it to a heap of mangled iron.

The government on Friday reached out to at least 25 nations including the P5- the US, the UK, France, Russia and China and South Asian nations and tried to impress upon them on the need to build up pressure on Pakistan.

At the end of Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale’s marathon round of meeting with the envoys, an informed source said – “All the Heads of Missions were left in no doubt about the role played by Pakistan and that it had supported Jaish-e-Mohammed in the terrorist attack”.

The decision to convene the all-party meeting was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitely said the all-party meeting would be convened by Home Minister to brief political parties on the incident and steps government would take so that the nation speaks in one voice on the issue.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said that his party will stand firm with the security forces and the government. Other parties have also extended their support to the security forces and the government on the issue.

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa directed the state electoral machinery in Odisha to gear up with logistic arrangements and address the concern of political parties.

The commission is committed to ensuring conducive environment for free and fair election in Odisha,Mr.Lavasa told newsmen here after reviewing the poll preparation for the 2019 general election with the representatives of various political and Police and other officials.

He said the officers were asked to make comprehensive action plans to enable voters to exercise their franchise without fear, pressure or allurement.

The officers were directed to use IT APPs – Samadhan Suvidha, e Vigil Apps to resolve the complaints promptly and in a transparent manner.

The Electon Commissioner said e- Vigilance App has been developed to enable the citizens to file complaints regarding the violation of the Model Code of Conduct and action will be taken within 100 minutes of receiving the complainant.

The App, he said, would be activated in Odisha after the date for the election was announced.

The App has successfully been operated in five state Assembly elections held recently. Out of 20,000 complaints received through the App 75 per cent allegations were found to be true and action taken in time,Mr.Lavasa said.

The SAMADHAN App helps to resolve complaints filed on line and citizens need not depend on officials for accepting their written complaint.

The new SUVIDHA App is a single window service on first come first serve basis to streamline candidate’s nominations, permission, counting and results display.

This apart, the Voter help line, PWD App and Observers App would also be used in the coming election to make the election free and fair,the Election Commissioner said.

Ashwani Lohani on Friday assumed duties as Chief Managing Director of the state-owned Air India.
He took over from Pradeep Singh Kharola, who was made Civil Aviation Ministry Secretary recently.

This is the second tenure of Mr Lohani — a retired Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME) officer — as Air India chief. He was given the charge of the carrier for one year.
On February 13, the Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mr Ashwani Lohani to the post of the CMD, Air India, as per the usual terms and conditions applicable to re-employed Central Government officers in the rank and status of Secretary to the Government of India for a period of one year or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Mr Lohani had retired from the post of Chairman of the Railway Board on December 31, last year. Prior to being appointed the Railways board chairman, he was Chairman and Managing Director of Air India.

Day after a major terror attack in South Kashmir’s Awantipora area, a suicide bomber targeted a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy, killing at least 37 CRPF personnel and wounding others, the cricket fraternity on Friday condemned the deadly attack and wished for speedy recovery of the injured jawans.

Cricketers including Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, VVS Laxman, Rohit Sharma ,Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina and Mohammed Kaif took to Twitter to condemn the attack and to send their condolences to the families of the martyrs.

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir, who likes to play with a straight bat even off the field also condemned the painful terror attack.

“Yes, let’s talk with the separatists. Yes, let’s talk with Pakistan. But this time conversation can’t be on the table, it has to be in a battle ground. Enough is enough. 18 CRPF personnel killed in IED blast on Srinagar-Jammu highway,” Gambhir tweeted on Thursday.

Indian Cricket team Captain Virat Kohli also reacted and expressed his feeling on Twitter. “I’m shocked after hearing about the attack in Pulwama, heartfelt condolences to the martyred soldiers & prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured jawaans,” Virat Kohli tweeted.

Expressing his feeling and condemning the attack, former opener Virender Sehwag also tweeted, “Really pained by the cowardly attack on our CRPF in J&K in which our brave men have been martyred . No words are enough to describe the pain. I wish a speedy recovery to those injured. #SudharJaaoWarnaSudhaarDenge,”

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condemned the attack and promised that the sacrifices of the martyrs will not go in vain.

Terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad has claimed the responsibility for the deadly attack.(UNI)

The District Unit of Shiv Sena on Friday held demonstration at Kranthi Chowk here to condemn Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir by the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad,in which 37 CRPF jawans were martyred.

Led by the District Chief Ambadas Danve,the agitators raised anti-Pakistan slogans while burning the map of the neighbouring nation.

Similar protests have also been reported from the district of Parbhani,where the Shiv Sena party activists burned the national flag of Pakistan to express deep anguish over the killings of jawans.

Talking to mediapersons,Mr Danve said when the BJP-led NDA swept power in 2014,we thought that the attacks on the Armed Forces will be brought to a grinding halt.

He further said during the past four years such attacks,which are sponsored by Pakistan,have continued to claim the lives of our jawans.

The government must give a befitting reply to Pakistan by launching another surgical strike,added Mr Danve.

In a bid to promote women’s volleyball in India, RuPay Pro Volleyball League organizers on Friday announced an All-Star Women Volleyball match to be played on the day of the finals i e February 22 at the Nehru Indoor Stadium here.

The match will serve as a platform to showcase the Indian women volleyball talent on national television and will be played between Team Blue and Team Yellow. Alexa Chitra Strange, a presenter for the league, will represent Team Blue.

She plays as a Universal and is also a professional beach volleyball player playing on the Association of Volleyball Professionals League (AVP). Slovenia’s Marina Cvetanova, an attacker, will be playing for the Team Yellow.

The match will be played in best-of-three sets format with 15 points each. The rules will remain the same as the league with Super Point and Super Serve being valid during the match.

Joy Bhattacharjya, CEO, Pro Volleyball League, said, “Though, it is an exhibition match, in the longer run we want to have a full-fledged women’s volleyball league in place. It is going to be really entertaining for the television audience.”

Ramavtar Singh Jakhar, former India International player and current Secretary General, Volleyball Federation of India welcomed this development and said, “The league has given a platform to the men to display their talent and is helping them trace the journey from players to becoming stars. We wish to do the same for the women in the game, as it is very crucial for both to grow the sport overall.”

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Friday sent out a clear message that the force will not forget the heinous, cowardly terrorist attack and their soldiers’ sacrifice in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir and not forgive those who are behind it.

The CRPF said that they will for sure avenge the terror attack and not forget the sacrifice of their 37 bravehearts.

Taking to microblogging site twitter, the CRPF said: “WE WILL NOT FORGET, WE WILL NOT FORGIVE:We salute our martyrs of Pulwama attack and stand with the families of our martyr brothers. This heinous attack will be avenged.’

The Central Reserve Police Force on Friday observed a two-minute silence to pay homage to its personnel, who were martyred in the terror attack in Pulwama. It paid homage to martyrs across all formations.

The CRPF flag will fly at half mast today in every CRPF establishments throughout the country.

The mortal remains of the martyred soldiers are being brought to Delhi by Air Force transport aircraft C-17 Globemaster after the wreath-laying ceremony at Srinagar.

So far, the Force has released the 36 names of the martyrs who have been identified : Constable (CT) Rathod Nitin Shivaji, Ct/Gd Virendra singh , HC/RO Awadhesh Kumar Yadav, Ct/Gd Ratan KumarThakur, Ct/Dvr Pankaj Kumar Tripathi, Ct/Gd Jeet Ram, Ct/Wm Amit kumar , Ct/Bug Vijay kr Mourya, Ct/Gd Kulwinder Singh , HC/Gd Maneswar Basumatari, HC/GD Sanjay Kumar Sinha, HC/Gd Ram Vakeel, HC/GD Naseer Ahmad, HC/DV R Jaimal Singh, CT/GD Sukhjinder Singh, CT/Bug Tilak Raj, CT/GD Rohitash Lamba, HC/GD Vijay Soreng, Ct/GD Vasantha Kumar V.V., Ct/GD Subramanian, Ct/GD Guru H, Ct/Gd Manoj Kr Behra, HC/Crypto Narayan Lal Gurjar, CT/GD Pradeep Kumar, HC/GD HemrajMeena, CT/GD, Ramesh Yadav, HC/GD Sanjay Rajput, Ct/Cook Koushal Kumar Rawat, Ct/GD Pradeep Singh, Ct/GD ShyamBabu, Ct/GD Ajit Kumar Azad, CT/WC Maninder Singh Attri, Ct/GD Ashvni Kumar Kaochi, Ct/Gd Sudip Biswas and Ct/Gd Sivachandran C.

E-Cigarettes are effective at helping smokers quit and are almost twice as successful as products like patches or gum for smoking cessation, according to a study.

The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine recently, found that e-cigarettes were nearly twice as effective as conventional nicotine replacement products, like patches and gum, for quitting smoking.

The success rate was still low — 18 per cent among the e-cigarette group, compared to 9.9 per cent among those using traditional nicotine replacement therapy — but many researchers who study tobacco and nicotine said it gave them the clear evidence they had been looking for.

The study was conducted in Britain and funded by the National Institute for Health Research and Cancer Research UK. For a year, it followed 886 smokers assigned randomly to use either e-cigarettes or traditional nicotine replacement therapies. Both groups also participated in at least four weekly counseling sessions, an element regarded as critical for success.

Tobacco use causes nearly 6 million deaths worldwide each year, including 480,000 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If tobacco use trends continue, the global death tally is projected to reach 8 million deaths annually by 2030.

E-cigarettes provide the nicotine smokers crave without the toxic tar and carcinogens that come from inhaling burning tobacco. But regulators in the United States, Britain and elsewhere have not approved them to be marketed as smoking cessation tools.

Vande Bharat Express, India’s first semi-high speed indigenous train is eagerly gazed at by the onlookers on the tracks and crossings as it proceeds on its maiden inaugural run on Friday to Varanasi via Kanpur and Allahabad.

Onlookers looked eager, excited to have the first look of the Train-18, from the production house of Chennai’s Integral Coach Factory.

All of them want to record its video on their personal phone, thanks to the technology. Onlookers hold their smart phones high in their hands, recording the running train, which is plush white from outside with soothing interiors inside.

Children or elderly, most of them residing nearby the railway tracks, wave in excitement.

These onlookers must be watching trains every hour, but as Vande Bharat crossed by, their faces said it was something different.

Just about 10-15 minutes distance away from Kanpur, somewhere in between the route, the ‘josh’ of waving and smiling onlookers remained high throughout.

Earlier, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said, ‘It is an engineering marvel’, adding that more such trains are scheduled for future.

As of now, a total of 100 such trains are planned for production, of which tenders for 30 have been invited, he stated.

Sushil Chandra on Friday assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner of India and joined the Commission with Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa.

Born on May 15, 1957, Mr Chandra is a 1980 batch Indian Revenue Service Officer. In the IRS service, he has rendered his service in various states — Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Acquiring his academic proficiency from Roorkee University and LLB from DAV College, Dehradun, Mr Chandra has worked extensively in the areas of International Taxation and Investigation at various places.

He brings rich experience from his position of Director of Investigation, Mumbai and Director General (Investigation), Gujarat. Besides this, he has undergone various training programmes at Singapore, IIM Bangalore and Wharton.

Prior to joining the Commission, Mr Chandra held the office of chairman in Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, and Government of India and was also Member (Investigation), CBDT.

After gaining massive appreciation at the Berlin Film Festival, the makers of ‘Photograph’ have decided to release the film on March 15.

Starring Nawazuddin Siddique and Sanya Malhotra in the lead roles, the makers took to their social media sharing a poster along with the new release date.

The makers tweeted the new poster and wrote, “Two worlds met with the help of a #PhotographMovie

Releases in India on 15th March.@riteshbatra @Nawazuddin_S @sanyamalhotra07”.

‘Photograph’ was earlier premiered at the Sundance Film Festival along with one of the most prestigious international film festivals – Berlin Film Festival, where it received great reviews and was appreciated by the critics a lot.

The film will be the reunion of the director Ritesh Batra and actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui after their successful collaboration in ‘The Lunchbox’.

The backdrop of the film is set in Dharavi, Mumbai, where Nawaz is essaying the character of photographer and Sanya Malhotra will be seen playing the role of an introverted college girl who tops in her studies, who was last seen in the blockbuster ‘Badhaai Ho’.

The award-winning director’s next film had a premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival and also screened at the Berlin Film Festival recently.

Written and directed by Ritesh Batra, ‘Photograph’ is presented by Amazon Studious in association with ‘The Match Factory’ .(UNI)

History TV18 is all set to premiere ‘Battle Factory’, a 14 part series every weekend from February 16.

Each episode is a story in itself, which will excite the viewer for its very format of never-before-seen factories that are secretive and kept hush-hush.

It gives audience a preview of the engineering mastery that goes into making the bullet-proof helmets, fuel bladders and Zippo lighters. Every item’s manufacturing process is shot using state-of-the-art equipment and techniques for a look and feel that really brings the machines and process to life.

‘Battle Factory’ gives unprecedented access and reveals how these items are manufactured right before the viewers’ eyes.

The programme also tells the viewers how there is no room for errors when lives are at stake along with intricate details on how these factories manufacture some of the ultra-modern vital gear armies around the world.

‘Battle Factory’ will premiere from February 16 every Saturday and Sunday at 2130 hrs.

National Geographic is all set to premiere brand new season of it’s funny and highly informative show ‘Science of Stupid’ from February 18.

The new season will once again witness popular host Maniesh Paul, explaining to viewers the science behind misadventures of people – from motorbike crashes and trampoline mishaps to unexpected explosions and novice lumber jacking.

The idea is to bring science in an interesting, quirky and easy to understand manner.

The show will take its viewers a step closer to all the scientific facts hidden in common and not-so-common experiences, and decode the science behind our everyday activities.

Launched back in 2014, ‘Science of Stupid’ – a popular series designed especially for younger audiences – strives to make complex principles of science fun and easy to comprehend.

With new and exciting set of videos, Maniesh Paul will be seen guiding viewers through viral videos, offering them a crash-course in everything from gravitational potential energy to optimum trajectory with the assistance of custom-made animations and super slow motion cinematography.

By revealing the science theories at play behind the peoples’ misguided adventurers, the show promises to be an extremely entertaining and educating treat for viewers.

Commenting on the new season, Pawan Soni, Head – Programming & Marketing said,’Science of Stupid has been one of the most popular franchises of National Geographic, appealing to both children and adults. The unique aspect of the show is that it gives viewers an in-depth comprehension of scientific concepts, while also entertaining them through humour. It also provokes viewers to be curious and ask more questions – so the viewers do not experience common misadventures themselves due to ignorance’.

‘Additionally, having Maniesh Paul’s wit and humour to explain science-based facts makes the show even more fun and engaging. The show is definitely a must watch for children and families who are inquisitive to learn new things every day,’ Mr Soni said.

Commenting on the new season, Maniesh said, “I am thrilled to bring to viewers yet another series of Science of Stupid. I obviously promise you a lot of jokes and laughter. But also a heavy dose of fun science theories and concepts. ‘Thoda aur smart banoge yeh show dekh kar’!’

‘I believe each season of the show comes with more excitement and context, making it bigger and better than the previous one. The show has received much appreciation from its viewers and a brand new season is a reiteration of its popularity,’ Maniesh said.

The new season of ‘Science of Stupid’ will premiere on National Geographic on February 18 and will air every Monday to Friday at 1930 hrs.

The series will be available on Hotstar as well.(UNI)

Versatile actor Jim Sarbh who has been a delight to watch on big screen in movies such as ‘Sanju’, ‘Neerja’ and ‘Padmavat’ is soon going to make his debut on television with Discovery Channel’s new series ‘Planet Healers’.

Jim Sarbh will host the thought provoking, first of its kind series featuring eight start-ups, who are working tirelessly to find innovative solutions to environmental hazards that we face today.

Jim will give the audience a deep dive into how these start-ups are focusing on complex and the same time extremely important issues like unplanned urbanization, electronic waste management, air pollution, fuel recycling et al.

He will also be seen playing an integral role in educating viewers about the current environmental concerns and will give a reality check on how these hazards are impacting our planet.

‘I don’t believe in the separation between mankind and nature. Mankind is nature. It is only natural, that nature would find a way to heal itself, through mankind. I am excited by this Discovery’s new series ‘Planet Healers’ and the startups on it. Hope more people stretch their imaginations in the direction of conservation and preservation of our large, wonderful, home,’ Jim said.

‘Planet healers’ will premiere from March 8, every Friday at 2000 hrs on Discovery Channel.

Zoya Akhtar’s directorial ‘Gully Boy’ has opened up on a big note, as the film rakes in Rs 18.70 crore on day one at the box office.

‘Gully Boy’ was released on Thursday on the occasion of Valentine’s Day and is expected to witness an upward trend over the weekend.

The film is being screened in the five big metros, especially Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore with the big multiplexes giving a huge ratio of the collections.

‘Gully Boy’ is a story inspired by slum rappers of Dharavi in Mumbai, the movie has gone ahead to create immense buzz amongst the masses.

The trailer, the music and now the early reviews post its screening at the Berlin Film Festival has created a lot of anticipation for the movie.

Zoya Akhtar, who has been ahead of her times with films ‘Luck By Chance’, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ and ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, is now all set to rule the box office with ‘Gully Boy’ which is making all right noise across quarters.

Starring Ranveer Singh as the street rapper, ‘Gully Boy’ stars Alia Bhatt as his love interest bringing to the screen the fresh chemistry of the duo.

The film also stars Siddhant Chaturvedi and Kalki Koechlin in pivotal roles.

The movie was released on February 14.

Hours after Cabinet Committee on Security presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi empowered the Ministry of External Affairs to take steps to isolate Pakistan due to its involvement in Pulwama attack, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Friday summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood.
Mr Mahmood was summed to the Ministry of External Affairs at 1400 hours and issued a “very strong demarche” in connection with the terrorist attack on Thursday.
“He (Foreign Secretary) conveyed that Pakistan must take immediate and verifiable action against the JeM and that it must immediately stop any groups or individuals associated with terrorism operating from its territories,” sources said.
Foreign Secretary also rejected the statement made by the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan on the incident on Thursday.
In its statement the Pakistan Foreign ministry went onto claim – “We have always condemned acts of violence anywhere in the world”.
“We strongly reject any insinuation by elements in the Indian media and government that seek to link the attack to Pakistan without investigations,” it had said.(UNI)

The Central Reserve Police Force on Friday observed a two-minute silence to pay homage to the CRPF personnel, who were martyred in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama.
It paid homage to martyrs across all formations.
The CRPF flag will remain half mast today in every CRPF establishments throughout the country.
The mortal remains of the martyred soldiers are being brought to Delhi by Air Force transport aircraft C-17 Globemaster after the wreath-laying ceremony at Srinagar.
So far, the Force has released the 36 names of the martyrs.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s alleged sympathy for a “semi-Brexit” is the likely cause behind continued divisions in her ruling Conservative Party, with yet another defeat in the parliament on Thursday set to hamper efforts at achieving unity over the withdrawal process, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Britain Robert Griffiths told Sputnik.
UK lawmakers voted on Thursday to reject May’s motion asking the legislature to reaffirm support for her efforts to seek changes to the divorce agreement after the original deal was voted down on January 15th. May also once again failed to heal divisions within her own party, with Conservative lawmakers affiliated to the pro-Brexit European Research Group (ERG) refusing to support the motion.
“I know May said Brexit means Brexit but I suspect a lot of people didn’t really believe she was prepared to negotiate hard and the EU knew for a fact she wasn’t going to negotiate hard. They knew she was in basically in sympathy with staying in the EU or at the very least having a semi-Brexit,” Griffiths said.
According to the politician, May’s approach prevents her from achieving any sort of unity among pro- and anti-Brexit hardliners.
“I think all along the hard core of the ERG, like the European Commission, have known that all her talk of Brexit was a lot of hot air. Now she’s engaged in a reckless gamble to get this semi-Brexit through. So it seems to me that the hardliners on the Brexit side and on the Remain side seem to have gone back into their camps,” Griffiths stressed.
The Communist Party leader also noted the prime minister could be thinking that she might be able to call the Brexit off but May believes that it would come at an enormous cost for her party.
“May’s assessment appears to be that she honestly isn’t sure whether the whole [Brexit] thing can be reversed or not, not without great cost to the Tory party, so she’s opting for a sort of semi-exit. She’s doing what her business advisory council would want, which is if you can’t reverse it altogether, then try and keep us as closely aligned to the single market … as possible,” Griffiths argued.
The politician added that the only certainty at the moment was that unless the process of London’s withdrawal from the European Union is extended or revoked altogether, the United Kingdom would leave the bloc as scheduled, on March 29.
May is likely to face another showdown in the House of Commons on February 27, where lawmakers are expected to discuss and vote on further amendments to the withdrawal agreement in a bid to rush through a fully approved Brexit deal in time for the departure date. (UNI)