Talks on a post-Brexit deal continue this week amid rising tensions between the UK and France following the death of a Sudanese teenager (he was actually 28), while attempting to cross the Channel in an inflatable dinghy. A British plan presented to Brussels would allow the UK to return “all third-country nationals and stateless persons”… Continue reading Brexit Part 17
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Brexit Part 16
EU negotiators have rejected a British request for a migration pact that would allow the government to return asylum seekers to other European countries. When the Brexit transition period expires on 31 December, the government will lose the right to transfer refugees and migrants to the EU country in which they arrived, a cornerstone of… Continue reading Brexit Part 16
Brexit Part 15
Angela Merkel has warned the European Union to prepare for a no deal Brexit after trade negotiations made “very limited” progress. Has the time come for Boris Johnson to call Brussels’ bluff and just walk away? Britain left the bloc on January 31 and pressure is mounting to agree a free trade deal before the… Continue reading Brexit Part 15
Brexit Part 14
EU member states are desperate to keep access to UK fisheries – but seven countries fumed at Michel Barnier over a key agreement on the issue. The EU is demanding the UK to keep its waters open to foreign vessels if it wants access to European markets. As Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushes to take… Continue reading Brexit Part 14
Brexit Part 13
The latest round of talks between the UK and EU on a post-Brexit trade deal have broken up early, with little progress once again apparently being made. The negotiating teams had been meeting in Brussels in what was the first in five week-long rounds of negotiations. They were also meeting face-to-face for the first time… Continue reading Brexit Part 13
Jul 2020. Boris Johnson on the Coronavirus
July 2020. Boris Johnson has admitted the government did not understand coronavirus during the “first few weeks and months” of the UK outbreak. The PM told BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg there were “very open questions” about whether the lockdown had started too late. Mr Johnson also spoke of “lessons to be learned” and said… Continue reading Jul 2020. Boris Johnson on the Coronavirus
Jul 2020. PM Boris Johnson One Year in Job
July 2020. Boris Johnson today celebrates one year as the UK’s Prime Minister after taking over from Theresa May in the midst of a fierce Brexit storm. Twelve months on, has he lived up to your expectations? Mr Johnson is celebrating his first anniversary as the nation’s leader at Chequers. His first year in office… Continue reading Jul 2020. PM Boris Johnson One Year in Job
Jul 2020. Brexit Trade Deal
July 2020. The UK and EU have said they still remain some way off reaching a post-Brexit trade agreement, following the latest negotiations in London. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said a deal looked “at this point unlikely” given the UK position on fishing rights and post-Brexit competition rules. His UK counterpart David Frost said… Continue reading Jul 2020. Brexit Trade Deal
Brexit Part 14
EU member states are desperate to keep access to UK fisheries – but seven countries fumed at Michel Barnier over a key agreement on the issue. The EU is demanding the UK to keep its waters open to foreign vessels if it wants access to European markets. As Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushes to take… Continue reading Brexit Part 14
Brexit Part 13
The latest round of talks between the UK and EU on a post-Brexit trade deal have broken up early, with little progress once again apparently being made. The negotiating teams had been meeting in Brussels in what was the first in five week-long rounds of negotiations. They were also meeting face-to-face for the first time… Continue reading Brexit Part 13