EU boss rejects UK demand for renegotiation of Brexit deal in call with Boris Johnson
3 years, 8 months ago

EU boss rejects UK demand for renegotiation of Brexit deal in call with Boris Johnson

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has told Boris Johnson in a phone call that the EU will not renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol as he has demanded. In a call the day after Brexit minister David Frost set out proposals for changes to the protocol Mr Johnson told Ms Von der Leyen that the way it was currently being implemented was “unsustainable”. A No 10 spokesperson said: “We are not calling for the scrapping of the protocol at this time.” Under repeated questioning, the spokesman was unable to point to any breaches by the EU of the terms agreed by Mr Johnson in the protocol for the creation of a new customs border in the Irish Sea and the implementation of checks on goods travelling between the British mainland and Northern Ireland. The No 10 spokesperson said that Mr Johnson told the European Commission president that the way his protocol was operating was “unsustainable”, adding that solutions to the problems facing the people of Northern Ireland as a result “could not be found through the existing mechanisms of the protocol”.

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Blow for British businesses as EU rules out renegotiating Brexit trade deal for years
1 year, 9 months ago

Blow for British businesses as EU rules out renegotiating Brexit trade deal for years

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Sunak’s new Brexit agreement is a done deal, says Heaton-Harris
2 years ago

Sunak’s new Brexit agreement is a done deal, says Heaton-Harris

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Boris Johnson and Liz Truss set to vote against Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal
2 years ago

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss set to vote against Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal

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Sunak scraps Johnson’s controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
2 years ago

Sunak scraps Johnson’s controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

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Sunak and von der Leyen share ‘positive’ call, boosting protocol deal chances
2 years, 1 month ago

Sunak and von der Leyen share ‘positive’ call, boosting protocol deal chances

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Johnson declines to say whether he would back a Sunak deal on NI Protocol
2 years, 1 month ago

Johnson declines to say whether he would back a Sunak deal on NI Protocol

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Alarm for PM as Boris Johnson refuses to guarantee he'll back Northern Ireland Protocol deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Alarm for PM as Boris Johnson refuses to guarantee he'll back Northern Ireland Protocol deal

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson tonight refused to guarantee he would back Rishi Sunak's deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol in a warning shot to the Prime Minister. Boris Johnson failed to state whether he would support a Protocol agreement overseen by Rishi Sunak Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris held further talks over the Protocol with the EU's Maros Sefcovic this afternoon 'It's …

Brexit: Northern Ireland Protocol deal inches closer after ‘productive’ talks
2 years, 1 month ago

Brexit: Northern Ireland Protocol deal inches closer after ‘productive’ talks

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Boris Johnson’s warning to Rishi Sunak over Brexit deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Boris Johnson’s warning to Rishi Sunak over Brexit deal

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson has warned Rishi Sunak that ditching the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill in favour of a new Brexit deal would be a “great mistake”. On Saturday night, a source close to Mr Johnson said: “His general thinking is that it would be a great mistake to drop the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.” The Bill allows the Government to rip …

UK-EU protocol talks ‘will continue’ if snap Stormont election called
2 years, 5 months ago

UK-EU protocol talks ‘will continue’ if snap Stormont election called

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‘This is illegal’: EU launches legal action against Boris Johnson for breaking international law
2 years, 9 months ago

‘This is illegal’: EU launches legal action against Boris Johnson for breaking international law

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PM defends Brexit plan after EU launches legal action
2 years, 9 months ago

PM defends Brexit plan after EU launches legal action

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Boris Johnson admits agreeing Northern Ireland Protocol rules but ‘hoped’ EU would not apply them
2 years, 10 months ago

Boris Johnson admits agreeing Northern Ireland Protocol rules but ‘hoped’ EU would not apply them

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Northern Ireland protocol – live: Boris Johnson booed as he arrives for Belfast talks
2 years, 10 months ago

Northern Ireland protocol – live: Boris Johnson booed as he arrives for Belfast talks

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Brexit: Tearing up Northern Ireland protocol would be legal, claims attorney general
2 years, 10 months ago

Brexit: Tearing up Northern Ireland protocol would be legal, claims attorney general

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Lord Frost: Boris Johnson must face down EU threats and rip up Northern Ireland Protocol
2 years, 10 months ago

Lord Frost: Boris Johnson must face down EU threats and rip up Northern Ireland Protocol

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson must show the same leadership over Northern Ireland as he has on Ukraine by ripping up the Northern Ireland Protocol, Lord Frost has said. Writing for The Telegraph, he said Sinn Fein's victory in last week's Stormont elections and the refusal of the DUP to enter a power-sharing agreement had "forced the Government's hand". Lord Frost's intervention comes …

UK rejects EU proposals to resolve Northern Ireland trade dispute
2 years, 10 months ago

UK rejects EU proposals to resolve Northern Ireland trade dispute

Al Jazeera  

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the EU offer to ease customs checks failed to address the core problem. Striking a deal that preserved peace in Northern Ireland and protected the EU’s single market without imposing a hard land border between the British province and EU member state Ireland, or a border within the UK, was always the biggest challenge …

UK Government in fresh warning it could suspend elements of protocol
2 years, 11 months ago

UK Government in fresh warning it could suspend elements of protocol

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Johnson: Northern Ireland Protocol can work, but in a different way
3 years, 3 months ago

Johnson: Northern Ireland Protocol can work, but in a different way

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Brexit: German government warns Boris Johnson of retaliation for breach of Northern Ireland deal
3 years, 4 months ago

Brexit: German government warns Boris Johnson of retaliation for breach of Northern Ireland deal

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UK demands ‘significant change’ of Northern Ireland trade rules
3 years, 5 months ago

UK demands ‘significant change’ of Northern Ireland trade rules

Al Jazeera  

Brexit minister David Frost calls on EU to allow changes to post-Brexit rules governing trade with Northern Ireland. British Brexit minister David Frost made an impassioned plea to the European Union on Tuesday to allow for “significant change” to post-Brexit rules governing trade with Northern Ireland, saying only that could draw the poison from their relations. Asked about the package …

Labour expects Boris Johnson to suspend Northern Ireland Protocol to distract from fuel crisis
3 years, 5 months ago

Labour expects Boris Johnson to suspend Northern Ireland Protocol to distract from fuel crisis

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Cabinet minister says Joe Biden does not understand NI Protocol
3 years, 6 months ago

Cabinet minister says Joe Biden does not understand NI Protocol

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson today insisted Joe Biden does understand the Northern Ireland Protocol as he delivered a slap down to a Cabinet minister who said the US President was 'wrong' to have concerns about the peace process. Environment Secretary George Eustice this morning questioned Mr Biden's grasp of the 'very complicated' post-Brexit trading arrangements that apply to goods travelling between Great …

EU rejects UK’s demand to rip up Brexit deal for Northern Ireland after less than three hours
3 years, 8 months ago

EU rejects UK’s demand to rip up Brexit deal for Northern Ireland after less than three hours

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UK will threaten to tear up Boris Johnson’s promises in Brexit deal as businesses list problems
3 years, 8 months ago

UK will threaten to tear up Boris Johnson’s promises in Brexit deal as businesses list problems

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Brexit: EU could initiate legal action against UK ‘within days’ over ‘violation’ of agreement
4 years ago

Brexit: EU could initiate legal action against UK ‘within days’ over ‘violation’ of agreement

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Tory Brexit hardliners call on Boris Johnson to tear up Northern Ireland arrangements
4 years, 1 month ago

Tory Brexit hardliners call on Boris Johnson to tear up Northern Ireland arrangements

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UK agrees to EU request for more time to ratify Brexit deal
4 years, 1 month ago

UK agrees to EU request for more time to ratify Brexit deal

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The delay by a month brings more uncertainty to an already fragile start to a new economic relationship. The U.K. agreed to allow the European Union to delay ratification of their post-Brexit trade deal by a month, injecting more uncertainty into the already fragile start to the two sides’ new relationship. In a letter to the European Commission on Tuesday, …

EU rejects UK calls to ‘refine’ Brexit deal’s Northern Ireland protocol
4 years, 1 month ago

EU rejects UK calls to ‘refine’ Brexit deal’s Northern Ireland protocol

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Boris Johnson told von der Leyen the EU's planned vaccines blockade could KILL British pensioners
4 years, 1 month ago

Boris Johnson told von der Leyen the EU's planned vaccines blockade could KILL British pensioners

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson handed the EU a stark warning that a vaccines blockade of Northern Ireland could kill British pensioners in 'spicy' late-night phone calls with Ursula von der Leyen. The astonishing diplomatic drama came as: Figures showed daily positive Covid tests have fallen by 31 per cent in the past week to 23,275, with hospital admissions down by 16 per …

Brexit: Boris Johnson’s EU trade deal branded worst UK negotiation in at least 40 years
4 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: Boris Johnson’s EU trade deal branded worst UK negotiation in at least 40 years

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Boris Johnson to claim ‘a resolution’ of decades-long clashes with rest of Europe, ahead of Brexit bill vote
4 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson to claim ‘a resolution’ of decades-long clashes with rest of Europe, ahead of Brexit bill vote

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Boris Johnson receives boost as Brexit deal backed by European Research Group
4 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson receives boost as Brexit deal backed by European Research Group

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In Pictures: The Brexit saga
4 years, 3 months ago

In Pictures: The Brexit saga

Al Jazeera  

Negotiators from the European Union and Britain worked through the night and into Christmas Eve to put the finishing touches on a trade deal that aims to avert a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year’s Day. After resolving the remaining fair-competition and almost all fisheries issues on Wednesday, negotiators combed through hundreds of pages of legal …

Brexit trade deal ‘imminent’ with EU and UK on brink of agreement
4 years, 3 months ago

Brexit trade deal ‘imminent’ with EU and UK on brink of agreement

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Boris Johnson holding secret one-on-one Brexit talks with EU president
4 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson holding secret one-on-one Brexit talks with EU president

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Brexit deal not looking likely, Boris Johnson says after talks with EU president
4 years, 3 months ago

Brexit deal not looking likely, Boris Johnson says after talks with EU president

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EU Parliament issues 3-day ultimatum for post-Brexit deal
4 years, 3 months ago

EU Parliament issues 3-day ultimatum for post-Brexit deal

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Boris Johnson ready to recall parliament over its Christmas break if deal is agreed with EU, Downing Street says
4 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson ready to recall parliament over its Christmas break if deal is agreed with EU, Downing Street says

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EU’s chief negotiator still hopes to clinch EU-UK trade deal
4 years, 3 months ago

EU’s chief negotiator still hopes to clinch EU-UK trade deal

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Monday he still firmly believes that a post-Brexit trade agreement is possible, and whittled down the major outstanding disputes to be settled ahead of the New Year to just two. On Sunday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ditched a self-imposed deadline and promised …

U.K. And EU Will Keep Negotiating As Brexit Deadline Looms
4 years, 3 months ago

U.K. And EU Will Keep Negotiating As Brexit Deadline Looms

NPR  

U.K. And EU Will Keep Negotiating As Brexit Deadline Looms Enlarge this image toggle caption Olivier Hoslet/AP Olivier Hoslet/AP With a hard end-of-year deadline looming, the U.K. and the European Union will continue negotiations to try to avoid a no-deal Brexit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sunday. Taking the podium at EU headquarters in Brussels, Von …

EU, UK agree to push Brexit trade talks beyond Sunday deadline
4 years, 3 months ago

EU, UK agree to push Brexit trade talks beyond Sunday deadline

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London and Brussels to ‘go the extra mile’ in the coming days to try to reach an agreement and avoid a no-deal Brexit. The United Kingdom and the European Union agreed to “go the extra mile” in coming days to try to reach an elusive trade agreement despite missing their latest deadline to avert a turbulent “no-deal” exit for Britain …

No-deal Brexit will be ‘wonderful’, Boris Johnson insists, as prospects of an agreement fade
4 years, 3 months ago

No-deal Brexit will be ‘wonderful’, Boris Johnson insists, as prospects of an agreement fade

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No-deal Brexit now ‘very, very likely,’ Boris Johnson says
4 years, 3 months ago

No-deal Brexit now ‘very, very likely,’ Boris Johnson says

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Brexit: Boris Johnson says there is now a ‘strong possibility’ of no-deal
4 years, 3 months ago

Brexit: Boris Johnson says there is now a ‘strong possibility’ of no-deal

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Brexit trade deal in balance as Boris Johnson prepares for make-or-break talks with EU chief
4 years, 3 months ago

Brexit trade deal in balance as Boris Johnson prepares for make-or-break talks with EU chief

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EU sets out contingency planning for no-deal Brexit and warns ‘disruption will happen’
4 years, 3 months ago

EU sets out contingency planning for no-deal Brexit and warns ‘disruption will happen’

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Brexit deal offered by EU not one that any PM could accept, Boris Johnson says
4 years, 3 months ago

Brexit deal offered by EU not one that any PM could accept, Boris Johnson says

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Brexit: Boris Johnson to use showdown meeting to tell EU ‘where movement is required’, raising no deal fears
4 years, 3 months ago

Brexit: Boris Johnson to use showdown meeting to tell EU ‘where movement is required’, raising no deal fears

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