Brexit talks teeter on brink of collapse. Here’s how a Nobel prize-winner could help him
5 years, 3 months ago

Brexit talks teeter on brink of collapse. Here’s how a Nobel prize-winner could help him

CNN  

CNN — While Boris Johnson is cheered by supporters for his tough talk on Brexit, people in Brussels are becoming increasingly unsure if the British Prime Minister really wants to strike a deal with the EU. This was the lesson of former Senator George Mitchell, the US diplomat who corralled Northern Ireland’s politicians to peace in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Johnson’s challenge in delivering Brexit has come down to the same friction Mitchell faced: managing the desires of both Northern Irish Unionists and Republicans. Republicans, moderates and Northern Irish businesses deplore his Brexit plan, which would keep Northern Ireland in the EU Single Market, and at the same time out of its Customs Union. Video Ad Feedback Boris Johnson's father says there is a 'master plan' 02:01 - Source: CNN But back to Senator Mitchell’s points: desire and belief.

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Boris Johnson skeptical about Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal
1 year, 10 months ago

Boris Johnson skeptical about Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday poured cold water on current premier Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal with the European Union, saying he would “find it hard” to vote for it in Parliament. Johnson said he hoped Sunak’s deal would work, but argued that that it did not amount to “the U.K. taking back control” — …

‘Appetite Among Tories to Challenge Sunak Depleting’: Boris’ Allies Doubt Comeback
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Appetite Among Tories to Challenge Sunak Depleting’: Boris’ Allies Doubt Comeback

News 18  

Allies of Boris Johnson are not confident that the former UK prime minister and Conservative Party chief will be able to make a comeback, the Guardian said in a report. The report also said that factions within the Tory party are more keen on supporting UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of the general election in the UK scheduled for …

Sunak visits Northern Ireland to sell ‘important’ post-Brexit deal
1 year, 10 months ago

Sunak visits Northern Ireland to sell ‘important’ post-Brexit deal

The Independent  

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UK’s Sunak tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal
1 year, 10 months ago

UK’s Sunak tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Belfast on Tuesday to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience: Unionist politicians who fear post-Brexit trade rules are weakening Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom. Instead, there are checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. That angered British …

What’s in the post-Brexit deal agreed by the UK and EU?
1 year, 10 months ago

What’s in the post-Brexit deal agreed by the UK and EU?

Al Jazeera  

New agreement on trading rules for Northern Ireland removes ‘any sense of a border in the Irish Sea’, UK PM Rishi Sunak says. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has struck a new deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland and has said it would pave the way for a new chapter in London’s relationship with …

Why Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal may have called Boris Johnson’s bluff
1 year, 10 months ago

Why Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal may have called Boris Johnson’s bluff

The Telegraph  

Prime ministers always chat to their predecessors, normally to compare notes and perhaps to ask advice. Just as Rishi Sunak was signing off on the final small print after the protracted negotiations over the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, he put a call through to Boris Johnson. A Tory MP ally was more direct, saying that Mr Sunak told Mr …

Leo Varadkar warns Boris Johnson he could DESTROY the UK with Northern Ireland Protocol plan
2 years, 6 months ago

Leo Varadkar warns Boris Johnson he could DESTROY the UK with Northern Ireland Protocol plan

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson is risking the break-up of the United Kingdom with his push to override the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, according to Ireland's deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar. The Tánaiste hit out at the Prime Minister for not being 'even-handed' in his approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol - as he accused Mr Johnson of siding with Unionists in …

Embattled UK PM Johnson faces mid-term test
2 years, 8 months ago

Embattled UK PM Johnson faces mid-term test

India Today  

Voters go to the polls in Britain on Thursday, in a mid-term test for the Conservative government that could determine beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson's future. Johnson, 57, won a landslide general election victory in December 2019 on a promise to break years of political deadlock and deliver Brexit -- the country's divisive departure from the European Union. COST OF …

The hard reality of Brexit is hitting Britain. It’s costing everyone but Boris Johnson
3 years, 3 months ago

The hard reality of Brexit is hitting Britain. It’s costing everyone but Boris Johnson

CNN  

London CNN Business — From one end of the supply chain to the other, the UK’s food producers have endured a summer of trouble. “And we’ve not had enough workers to harvest our vegetable crops, meaning they are going to waste.” While food shortages have been common in many countries over the course of the pandemic, Brown believes that one …

Brexit: Boris Johnson doesn’t understand the detail of his own deal
4 years, 3 months ago

Brexit: Boris Johnson doesn’t understand the detail of his own deal

The Independent  

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Boris Johnson news live: Latest Brexit updates as PM ridiculed over plan for Northern Ireland bridge
4 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson news live: Latest Brexit updates as PM ridiculed over plan for Northern Ireland bridge

The Independent  

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Brexit brings a new dawn for United Kingdom: Boris Johnson
4 years, 11 months ago

Brexit brings a new dawn for United Kingdom: Boris Johnson

The Hindu  

Britain on Friday ends almost half a century of integration with Europe, finally making its historic departure from the EU to begin a new — but still uncertain — future, with emotions running high following years of wrangling and several false starts. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has backed Brexit since the 2016 referendum vote to leave that triggered deep bitterness …

Johnson’s win may deliver Brexit but could risk UK’s breakup
5 years ago

Johnson’s win may deliver Brexit but could risk UK’s breakup

Associated Press  

LONDON — Leaving the European Union is not the only split British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has to worry about. Johnson’s commanding election victory this week may let him fulfill his campaign promise to “get Brexit done,” but it could also imperil the future of the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, 48 of the …

Johnson victory means Brexit is coming, tough talks loom
5 years ago

Johnson victory means Brexit is coming, tough talks loom

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson campaigned on one theme alone — “Get Brexit done.” His sweeping victory in Thursday’s election means that could now happen within weeks. Even before his Conservative Party had officially crossed the winning line Friday, Johnson said it looked like his party had “a powerful new mandate” to complete Britain’s divorce from the European …

Johnson’s won the election but he may struggle to keep the UK together
5 years ago

Johnson’s won the election but he may struggle to keep the UK together

CNN  

CNN — When he’s done celebrating his thumping election victory, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to realize he’s got a problem – some constituent parts of the United Kingdom are heading in different directions. While Johnson’s Conservative Party punched huge holes in Labour’s red wall in the north of England and Wales with a dominant performance in England …

It’s a deal: On Brexit
5 years, 2 months ago

It’s a deal: On Brexit

The Hindu  

Despite the euphoric reception to the fresh terms of Britain’s withdrawal from the EU agreed on Thursday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to seek an extension to the October 31 exit deadline. The logic behind the differential treatment that Brexit on these terms would imply for Belfast and Edinburgh could renew momentum for a second vote on Scottish …

Labour Party vows to defeat Boris Johnson's Brexit deal: "Far worse" than Theresa May's
5 years, 2 months ago

Labour Party vows to defeat Boris Johnson's Brexit deal: "Far worse" than Theresa May's

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. "It is clear that the Johnson deal is a far worse deal than Theresa May's deal," said Starmer. Johnson's counterpart in Ireland, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, called the deal a "good agreement" in comments to reporters. "We have been consistent that we will only ever consider supporting arrangements that are in Northern Ireland's long-term …

The Brexit deal explained (and why it isn’t done yet)
5 years, 2 months ago

The Brexit deal explained (and why it isn’t done yet)

CNN  

Brussels, Belgium CNN — You could be forgiven for thinking we’ve been here before. Under the new plans, Northern Ireland will stay aligned to EU rules in certain areas, while remaining fully part of the UK’s customs territory. But while the deal says Northern Ireland will remain in the UK’s customs union, it also says that any goods that are …

Boris Johnson hints at major Brexit climbdown with Northern Ireland customs union remarks
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson hints at major Brexit climbdown with Northern Ireland customs union remarks

The Independent  

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UK leader Johnson renews vow to leave EU by deadline
5 years, 3 months ago

UK leader Johnson renews vow to leave EU by deadline

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister on Sunday renewed his vow to take the country out of the European Union by the Brexit deadline, in an apparent contradiction of a government pledge in court days earlier to ask for an extension if there’s no withdrawal deal. But they’re at odds with a U.K. government document quoted in a Scottish court Friday …

Brexit: Europe thinks Boris Johnson’s plan is a trap. They might have a point
5 years, 3 months ago

Brexit: Europe thinks Boris Johnson’s plan is a trap. They might have a point

CNN  

London CNN — Several things remain unclear about Boris Johnson’s new Brexit plan, finally unveiled on Wednesday afternoon in a letter to the President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker. If Johnson’s letter was supposed to convince the 27 EU member states that he has a workable Brexit plan which satisfies the needs of both Europe and the UK, …

Brexit: Boris Johnson’s plan to bypass Brussels for new deal
5 years, 3 months ago

Brexit: Boris Johnson’s plan to bypass Brussels for new deal

The Independent  

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DUP offers Boris Johnson a Brexit lifeline
5 years, 3 months ago

DUP offers Boris Johnson a Brexit lifeline

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson could have been handed a Brexit lifeline by the DUP who may be willing to accept Northern Ireland abiding by some European Union rules after Brexit, as part of a deal to replace the Irish backstop, it has been reported. In at tweet this evening, DUP leader Arlene Foster denied they will support any deal that 'divides the …

Johnson denies lying to queen, wins Brexit court case
5 years, 3 months ago

Johnson denies lying to queen, wins Brexit court case

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government insisted Thursday that its forecast of food and medicine shortages, gridlock at ports and riots in the streets after a no-deal Brexit is an avoidable worst-case scenario, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied misleading Queen Elizabeth II about his reasons for suspending Parliament just weeks before the country is due to leave the European Union. …

Boris Johnson to confront Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar, British parliament over his hardline Brexit strategy on Monday
5 years, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson to confront Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar, British parliament over his hardline Brexit strategy on Monday

Firstpost  

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to save his job and his hardline Brexit strategy Monday when he confronts parliament and his Irish counterpart in another showdown week London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to save his job and his hardline Brexit strategy Monday when he confronts parliament and his Irish counterpart in another showdown week. “In …

Brexit: British opposition parties unite to try to force Boris Johnson to seek delay
5 years, 4 months ago

Brexit: British opposition parties unite to try to force Boris Johnson to seek delay

ABC  

UK opposition parties say they will try to pass a law forcing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay to Britain's departure from the European Union, and prevent a potentially chaotic no-deal Brexit at the end of October. Key points: Mr Johnson has promised to take Britain out of the EU with or without a deal Opposition parties want …

Boris Johnson expects EU talks to replace Irish backstop plan ‘in the coming weeks’
5 years, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson expects EU talks to replace Irish backstop plan ‘in the coming weeks’

The Independent  

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Live updates: Boris Johnson becomes UK Prime Minister
5 years, 5 months ago

Live updates: Boris Johnson becomes UK Prime Minister

CNN  

Ireland’s Taoiseach, or prime minister, Leo Varadkar, said he wanted to hear Johnson put some “flesh on the bones” over claims he made in his speech outside Downing Street earlier today. Speaking on state broadcaster RTÉ, Varadkar said the Irish Government is looking forward to working with Johnson on Brexit, bilateral relations and Northern Ireland – but that confidence and …

Brexit: Irish deputy leader warns Boris Johnson he will be ‘in trouble’ if he tries to rip up deal
5 years, 5 months ago

Brexit: Irish deputy leader warns Boris Johnson he will be ‘in trouble’ if he tries to rip up deal

The Independent  

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