The troubling new coronavirus strain has also been found in South Africa. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has summoned ministers after the emergence of the new strain. Reuters. Boris Johnson called senior ministers to an unscheduled meeting on Friday evening … Read More
Chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. © Belga The EU and the UK have “just a few hours” left to reach a post-Brexit trade agreement, chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier warned on Friday. “We have very little time remaining,” Barnier … Read More
Boris Johnson says there is a “strong possibility” the UK will fail to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU. Speaking for the first time since a crunch meeting in Brussels, the PM said “now is the time” for firms … Read More
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the shock a no-deal Brexit would bring would be the “last thing” citizens need. Crunch Brexit talks between the EU and the UK aimed at avoiding a no-deal have been paused because of a lack of … Read More
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union are running out of time to clinch a Brexit trade deal but if good progress is made this week then the talks could be extended, Environment Secretary George Eustice said on Monday. … Read More
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain dug in its heels overfishing in Brexit negotiations with the European Union, demanding an end to what its environment minister cast as an unfair system of EU fishing in its waters. Britain wants “zonal attachment” to … Read More
Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks via video link from 10 Downing Street during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, London. Photo: House of Commons/PA Images via Getty Images The pound was rising on Monday morning on the back … Read More
Fishing is a key point in discussions.Credit: PA This is a crucial week in the Brexit negotiations. Now where have you heard that one before? You know the script by now: both sides want a deal, progress has been made but significant obstacles … Read More
Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a car rally at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit on October 16, 2020 – Credit: AFP via Getty Images Labour peer and political commentator Andrew Adonis has claimed … Read More
As two weeks of intensive Brexit talks draw to a close, the EU and UK’s chief Brexit negotiators said that the level playing field, governance and fisheries remain significant obstacles to reaching an agreement. On Wednesday evening, EU chief Brexit … Read More