The prospect of Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal on trade or customs has intensified after Theresa May admitted yesterday that negotiations are at an “impasse” and accused European leaders of a lack of respect. In a bullish statement delivered the day after her humiliating rebuff from EU leaders in Salzburg, the…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and British Prime Minister Theresa May wait for the beginning of the plenary session of the informal EU summit in Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, September 20, 2018. Source: Associated Press The British government on Friday accused the European Union of slamming the handbrake on Brexit negotiations, after the bloc said Prime…
UK has ‘shown a lot of flexibility,’ says Dominic Raab. The U.K. has “made compromises” and “showed ambition” in divorce negotiations, and it’s now time for the EU to do the same, according to Britain’s Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab. Speaking to a group of reporters ahead of this week’s informal EU summit in Salzburg, Raab said the meeting…
EU migrant workers harvesting lettuce in West Lancashire. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo Reaction to the MAC report from thinktanks and academics And here is some reaction to the MAC report from thinktanks and academics. From Stephen Clarke, senior economic analyst at the Resolution Foundation, a thinktank specialising in the needs of low and middle-earners The…
In the strange world of the online alt-right, Sweden has long played a special role. This isn’t because of its economic strength (small but robust), or because of its population (just less than 10 million). This is because — how shall I put this delicately? — Swedes are blond. Never mind that many aren’t: In…
When I addressed Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, I did not go so far as the late, great, John McCain, who once described Orbán as “a neofascist in bed with Putin.” However, I certainly would not have disagreed with Mr. McCain’s analysis in 2014. If anything, the…
Emmanuel Macron will desperately need Britain on his side as a political ally in the run-up to the European Parliament elections next May, amid fears among Brussels establishment that anti-EU forces could take over the bloc’s institutions. Emmanuel Macron is terrified of an alliance of EU populists, nationalists and eurosceptics taking over the European Parliament next…
THE EUROPEAN Parliament elections in May next year will put the EU leadership under severe pressure to strike a Brexit deal with Britain, according to former Vote Leave campaigner Gisela Stuart. Former Labour MP Gisela Stuart has predicted that the Europeans will back down over their Brexit deal stalemate before Britain leaves next March. The prominent Brexit…
Survey of Unite, Unison and GMB members reveals 2-1 support for new referendum. Poll of union members will likely send shockwaves through the political establishment on the eve of party conference season. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images Members of Britain’s three biggest trade unions now support a new referendum on Brexit by a margin of more than two to one,…
The Sweden Democrats have been growing for years, and are likely to be among the largest parties in Parliament after Sunday’s election. Jimmie Akesson, the leader of the Sweden Democrats, campaigns in Motala, Sweden, on September 6.FREDRIK SANDBERG / TT NEWS AGENCY / REUTERS The worst of Europe’s migration crisis is over. Fewer migrants are coming…