Tag: transition period

Boris Johnson has claimed there will be no more trade and security talks unless the EU adopts a “fundamental change of approach”, as he seeks to increase pressure on Brussels to give ground in the negotiations. In a televised statement on Friday, the prime minister said the country would have to prepare for a no-deal… Continue reading Brexit Part 21

The UK has to “get ready” for no trade deal with the EU, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. Unless there was a “fundamental” change of direction from the EU, he said the two sides would not be able to agree a post-Brexit economic partnership, The UK set a deadline of Thursday to decide whether… Continue reading Brexit Part 20

Mr Kawczynski tweeted: “UK Government source says Lord Frost has spoken to Barnier and told him not to bother coming to London on Monday for more talks. “Finally for first time in my lifetime we have a country on our continent prepared to stand up to these bullies. Thank you Sir!” Mr Johnsons hardline approach… Continue reading Brexit Part 19

At a time when southern Europe has nearly 10 times more refugees and migrants arriving by sea, the UK plan has been described in Brussels as “very unbalanced” and “not good enough”. More than 4,100 people have crossed the Channel in small boats so far this year, compared with 39,283 who traversed the Mediterranean to… Continue reading Brexit Part 18

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

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

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

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

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

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