The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (pictured) expressed confidence at a closed-door meeting with member state envoys to the bloc last Friday (24 July) that a new deal with Britain was possible, diplomatic sources have told Reuters, write Francesco Guarascio, Gabriela Baczynska. His … Read More
Many shops across London have permanently closed due to coronavirus (via Getty Images) More than 60 percent of London firms expect to lay off some of their furloughed employees, a survey has said, in a sign of the wave of … Read More
Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost admits there are significant ‘gaps’ in Brexit talks. He confirmed there was a continued impasse but struck a more hopeful tone in his media appearance following intensified discussions. He said an “agreement can still be reached in … Read More
Demonstrators greet Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he visits the Orkney Islands on July 23, 2020 | Robert Perry/Getty Images Not such a warm welcome as UK prime minister visits Scotland. The first time Boris Johnson visited Scotland as prime … Read More
Reuters Coronavirus will lead to a worldwide economic downturn somewhere between a “bad dream and worst nightmare”, former cabinet minister Liam Fox has warned. The Conservative MP said many leaders have failed to grasp the expected economic fallout from the … Read More
My regular column is available to subscribers on www.thesundaytimes.co.uk This is an excerpt. So far during this crisis, there has been a lot of emphasis, understandably, on what it means for the economy in general, for unemployment, and for the … Read More
London Scientists in the UK claim to have identified six different strains of Covid-19, in a development that could have major implications for the treatment of the virus, in the same week that a government-backed antibody test trial returned “game-changing” … Read More
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany will continue to push to seal a new partnership agreement with Britain by the end of the year, but the European Union should also prepare for an abrupt split from 2021, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on … Read More
The British Retail Consortium has piled pressured on the UK government to agree a Brexit trade deal that does not lead to price increases in shops. In May, the government published the UK Global Tariff – the new tariff schedule that will apply … Read More
The Prime Minister said the sessions would see a Government official quizzed every afternoon live from Westminster. Briefings will be televised daily from Downing Street (Image: Getty Images) White House-style daily press briefings from Downing Street will be televised, Boris Johnson confirmed … Read More