MPs should not “undermine” the UK’s position when they vote on the EU bill, Brexit Secretary David Davis says. Opening two days of debate, Mr Davis said a bid to give Parliament more control would tie ministers’ hands and lead to a bad deal for the UK. MPs then accused each other of trying to…
BREXIT is forever moving closer and countries are starting their preparations for life without the UK as part of the European Union. But, some members of the Brussels project are counting the costs more than other. EU has been hit by major budget problems because of Brexit Wholesale changes are expected how Britain will trade…
BRUSSELS looks set to use Brexit to PUNISH farmers in Central and Eastern Europe by resolving the Brexit financial blackhole with a severe cutback on agricultural subsidies that could see a 10 percent plunge in income. THe EU risks inflaming tensions between member states, after Britain’s exit from the European Union leaves a £11.5 billion blackhole in…
LONDON (Reuters) – If Prime Minister Theresa May allows Brexit to be watered down or halted by supporters of European Union membership, then Britain will be thrust into the gravest constitutional crisis since World War Two, Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage said. The former leader of Britain’s UK Independence Party (UKIP), Nigel Farage, speaks in his…
GERMAN businessmen who are trying to reverse Brexit by offering new EU membership terms met with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker today as Berlin attempts to throw its weight around in the bloc. German MEP Hans-Olaf Henkel attempted to bend Mr Juncker’s ear and convince him to offer Britain a new EU membership deal that…
IANS London, Jan 7 (IANS) A group of European politicians (MEPs) released a letter on Saturday calling on Britain to remain a member of the single market. Their intervention comes as the man who launched Britain’s campaign to leave the European Union prepares to hold a face-to-face meeting on Monday with the chief Brexit negotiator…
Anti-Brexit protesters wave EU and Union flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, Nov. 14, 2017. Credit: Peter Nicholls/Reuters Ireland and Britain remained at odds on Monday on how to progress talks on the Irish border with a week to go before London could face failure in persuading European Union leaders to open trade…
Right now the European Union is united on one thing above all: to get Britain to pay as big a divorce bill as possible when it exits the EU. But while money will unite leaders at this week’s European summit, it will divide them after Brexit. The British government once hoped that the Oct. 19-20…
I was on the London Underground train struck by a terrorist bomb during rush hour Friday morning, but fortunately I was not among the injured. When the explosive device went off the train immediately stopped and the doors opened. We were instructed to evacuate quickly and calmly. Police and emergency services were nothing short of…
The frontline states of Europe’s migrant crisis, Turkey and Italy, are most worried about immigration, according to a global survey released Thursday, while Britain has become much less concerned. Nearly three in five Turks and Italians surveyed said immigration had a negative impact on their country, with an even higher percentage saying their country has…