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Brexit: We won’t take your rules – PM to tell Brussels
Add a CommentBoris Johnson is to say he won’t accept alignment with EU rules when Britain negotiates a trade deal with Brussels. The prime minister will use a speech on Monday to toughen his stance ahead of trade talks following the UK’s … Read more →
Brexit: Boris Johnson to hail ‘dawn of a new era’ on departure day
Add a CommentPrime Minister Boris Johnson will hail the “dawn of a new era” later, as the UK prepares to leave the European Union after 47 years. In a speech to be shown at 22:00 GMT – an hour before the official … Read more →
UK: Johnson and Corbyn clash over Brexit
Add a CommentBoris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over Brexit in the first TV election debate of the campaign. Mr Johnson promised to “end this national misery” and said Labour offered “only division and deadlock”. Mr Corbyn said Labour would “get … Read more →
Brexit: PM to push for election if EU agrees three-month delay
Add a CommentThe PM will push for a general election if the EU agrees to delay Brexit until January, No 10 has indicated. Boris Johnson “pushed” his Brexit bill on Tuesday after MPs rejected his plan to get it signed off in … Read more →
Brexit: Irish PM Leo Varadkar says deal ‘very difficult’ by deadline
Add a CommentIt will be “very difficult” for the UK and the EU to reach a Brexit agreement before the 31 October deadline, Irish leader Leo Varadkar has said. He told Irish broadcaster RTE “big gaps” remained between the two sides. Amid … Read more →
Brexit: Boris Johnson faces showdown in Parliament
Add a CommentThe PM faces a showdown in Parliament later as MPs aim to take control of the agenda to stop a no-deal Brexit. Ex-chancellor and Tory rebel Philip Hammond said he thought there was enough support for the bill, seeking to … Read more →
Queen Elizabeth agrees to Boris Johnson’s request to shut down Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit
Add a CommentThe queen has agreed to a request by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend Parliament just days after it returns from summer recess next week, until mid-October, to force through a no-deal Brexit. Johnson on Wednesday morning asked the … Read more →
Brexit: Backstop indispensable, Macron tells Johnson
Add a CommentBoris Johnson has met Emmanuel Macron in Paris for Brexit talks, with the French president saying the UK’s vote to quit the EU must be respected. But he added that the Ireland-Northern Ireland backstop plan was “indispensable” to preserving political … Read more →
How will a no-deal Brexit hit travel in and out of the UK and Europe?
Add a CommentThe prospect of Britain crashing chaotically out of the European Union seems increasingly likely as time goes on. Such a scenario could turn the travel plans of millions of people into a misery of delays, cancellations and bureaucratic nightmares. Travelers … Read more →
Theresa May faces backlash over hint to extend Brexit transition to 2021
Add a CommentTheresa May is facing a backlash from Brexiteers for indicating the UK could extend the Brexit transition period to the end of 2021. EU officials said the prime minister had suggested she was “ready to consider” extending Britain’s transition out … Read more →
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