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 indicating Johnson intends to comply with a law Parliament passed this month requiring the prime minister to ask for a delay if there’s no deal with the EU in place by Oct. 19. Also Sunday, Johnson presented his proposals to French President Emmanuel Macron, who said EU negotiators will determine in the coming days whether an amiable divorce deal is possible. Macron, who has resisted a potential extension, told the British prime minister “negotiations should pursue quickly in the coming days” with EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, his office said. Johnson’s proposals focus on maintaining an open border between the U.K.'s Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland, which has been the key sticking point to a Brexit deal.

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Labour would seek ‘much better’ Brexit deal from Brussels – Starmer
1 year, 3 months ago

Labour would seek ‘much better’ Brexit deal from Brussels – Starmer

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Blow for British businesses as EU rules out renegotiating Brexit trade deal for years
1 year, 6 months ago

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

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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” — …

U.K.’s prime minister tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal
1 year, 10 months ago

U.K.’s prime minister tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal

LA Times  

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 unionist politicians …

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 …

UK and EU leaders to meet amid hope of Brexit trade spat fix
1 year, 10 months ago

UK and EU leaders to meet amid hope of Brexit trade spat fix

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen are set to hold face-to-face talks, with expectations high they will seal a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute. In a joint statement on Sunday the U.K. and the EU said European Commission President von der Leyen will travel to Britain on Monday …

UK, EU inching towards Northern Ireland deal, Irish PM says
1 year, 10 months ago

UK, EU inching towards Northern Ireland deal, Irish PM says

Al Jazeera  

Momentum has been building for weeks towards a deal to ease checks on trade introduced under Northern Ireland protocol. The United Kingdom and the European Union are inching towards concluding talks on revising post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, Ireland’s prime minister has said. Momentum has been building for weeks towards a deal to ease checks on trade that were …

UK PM travels to NIreland amid hope post-Brexit deal is near
1 year, 10 months ago

UK PM travels to NIreland amid hope post-Brexit deal is near

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Northern Ireland on Thursday evening to meet with local political leaders, a sign that the U.K. and European Union may be nearing a settlement of the post-Brexit trade dispute that has brought economic headaches and political turmoil to the region. Sunak and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris are making the trip …

With division at home, UK’s Truss seeks to thaw EU relations
2 years, 3 months ago

With division at home, UK’s Truss seeks to thaw EU relations

Associated Press  

LONDON — After an acrimonious divorce and years of bickering, Britain’s government looks like it wants to make up with the European Union. Now, the government says Truss intends to play a leading role at the summit, where she will use an opening session address to urge unity against the “strategic challenges” exposed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — especially …

For EU, Johnson exit won’t change much; damage already done
2 years, 6 months ago

For EU, Johnson exit won’t change much; damage already done

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — From his days stoking anti-European Union sentiment with exaggerated newspaper stories, to his populist campaign leading Britain out of the bloc and reneging on the post-Brexit trade deal he signed, outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been the bane of Brussels for all so many years. “Even with a new prime minister, I believe there will likely …

Johnson’s move to rewrite Brexit rules clears 1st hurdle
2 years, 6 months ago

Johnson’s move to rewrite Brexit rules clears 1st hurdle

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal he signed with the European Union has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament, despite warnings from opponents that the move is illegal. Lawmakers voted 295 to 221 late Monday to give initial approval to a bill allowing U.K. officials to rewrite trade rules …

UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action
2 years, 6 months ago

UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally rewrite post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law. The proposed bill seeks to remove customs checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. That will override parts of …

UK to introduce bill next week to breach Brexit deal with EU
2 years, 6 months ago

UK to introduce bill next week to breach Brexit deal with EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government said Friday it will introduce a bill next week to override parts of the Brexit trade treaty it signed with the European Union before the U.K. quit the bloc in 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman, Jamie Davies, said “the bill has been agreed by the relevant cabinet committees and will be introduced to …

Boris Johnson admits agreeing Northern Ireland Protocol rules but ‘hoped’ EU would not apply them
2 years, 7 months ago

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

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Johnson: UK will act on Northern Ireland rules if EU won’t
2 years, 7 months ago

Johnson: UK will act on Northern Ireland rules if EU won’t

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday renewed British threats to break a Brexit agreement with the European Union, blaming it for a political crisis that’s blocking the formation of a new government in Northern Ireland. Johnson said there would be “a necessity to act” if the EU doesn’t agree to overhaul post-Brexit trade rules that he says are …

UK’s Johnson urges end to N Ireland deadlock, spars with EU
2 years, 7 months ago

UK’s Johnson urges end to N Ireland deadlock, spars with EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is heading to Northern Ireland on Monday to try to end a political deadlock that is preventing the formation of a regional administration. The Democratic Unionist Party came second and is refusing to form a government, or even allow the assembly to sit, until Johnson’s government scraps post-Brexit checks on goods entering Northern …

UK warns ‘no choice but to act’ to change Brexit deal
2 years, 7 months ago

UK warns ‘no choice but to act’ to change Brexit deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s foreign secretary warned the European Union on Thursday that the U.K. will have “no choice but to act” to revoke parts of a Brexit agreement on Northern Ireland if the EU does not show flexibility. Truss’ office said Sefcovic reiterated to her Thursday that “there was no room to expand the EU negotiating mandate or introduce new …

Lord Frost: Boris Johnson must face down EU threats and rip up Northern Ireland Protocol
2 years, 7 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, 7 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 says there is ‘deal to be done’ to resolve feud with EU
2 years, 11 months ago

UK says there is ‘deal to be done’ to resolve feud with EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s foreign minister expressed optimism Friday that there is a “deal to be done” to resolve a Northern Ireland trade dispute that has soured the U.K.’s relations with the European Union. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss struck an upbeat tone after her first set of talks with European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič, the bloc’s chief Brexit negotiator. Since …

Brexit means you chose to give up migrant returns, France tells Boris Johnson
3 years, 1 month ago

Brexit means you chose to give up migrant returns, France tells Boris Johnson

The Telegraph  

Mr Johnson’s letter had five proposals, which included officials from both countries joining forces to patrol French beaches and a “returns” agreement for France to take back migrants who reach English shores by boat. But that is not the way it works.” Returns agreement similar to Dublin Regulation At the heart of some of the criticism from France was the …

EXPLAINER: Why are UK and the EU still fighting over Brexit?
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why are UK and the EU still fighting over Brexit?

Associated Press  

LONDON — “Get Brexit done” was British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s slogan when he ran for election two years ago. The current conflict centers on Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that shares a land border with an EU member — Ireland. The open frontier helped underpin the peace process that ended decades of Catholic-Protestant violence in Northern …

Divorced UK and EU head for new Brexit fight over N Ireland
3 years, 2 months ago

Divorced UK and EU head for new Brexit fight over N Ireland

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — It was late last Christmas Eve when the European Union and Britain finally clinched a Brexit trade deal after years of wrangling, threats and missed deadlines to seal their divorce. David Frost said during a speech in Lisbon that the EU “doesn’t always look like it wants us to succeed” or “get back to constructive working together.” He …

Brexit: The EU still can’t move on – no matter how hard it tries
3 years, 6 months ago

Brexit: The EU still can’t move on – no matter how hard it tries

The Independent  

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EU chief: EU-UK should put long-term relationship first
3 years, 6 months ago

EU chief: EU-UK should put long-term relationship first

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top official urged both sides to think about their long-term relationship and put an end to the bloc’s spat with the U.K. over post-Brexit trade arrangements. In their latest feud, the EU is angry over the British government’s delay in implementing new checks on some goods coming into Northern Ireland from the rest of the …

UK-EU Brexit spat over N Ireland clouds G7 leaders summit
3 years, 6 months ago

UK-EU Brexit spat over N Ireland clouds G7 leaders summit

Associated Press  

FALMOUTH, England — Turbulence from the divorce between the U.K. and the European Union provided an unwanted distraction at the Group of Seven summit taking place in southwest England, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying Saturday that post-Brexit agreements will fail if the EU continues to take a “theologically draconian” approach to the rules. European Commission President Ursula Von …

Macron offers to reset France-Britain ties if Johnson stands by Brexit deal
3 years, 6 months ago

Macron offers to reset France-Britain ties if Johnson stands by Brexit deal

India Today  

French President Emmanuel Macron offered on Saturday to reset relations with Britain as long as Prime Minister Boris Johnson stands by the Brexit divorce deal he signed with the European Union. Since Britain completed its exit from the EU late last year, relations with the bloc and particularly France have soured, with Macron becoming the most vocal critic of London's …

Sausage wars: Boris Johnson hints he may rip up EU rule book over trade with Northern Ireland
3 years, 6 months ago

Sausage wars: Boris Johnson hints he may rip up EU rule book over trade with Northern Ireland

The Telegraph  

A Whitehall source working on post-Brexit policy said: "The Northern Ireland Protocol has to work in a proportionate way which doesn't disrupt lives in Northern Ireland and undermine the peace process". A grace period allowing chilled meat – including sausages and mince – to cross the Irish Sea from Great Britain is scheduled to expire at the end of the …

US lawmakers pile the pressure on Boris Johnson over Brexit
3 years, 9 months ago

US lawmakers pile the pressure on Boris Johnson over Brexit

Daily Mail  

US lawmakers have piled the pressure on Boris Johnson to resolve the post-Brexit Northern Ireland border dispute with the EU, warning a trade deal with Washington could be at risk. A bipartisan group of US senators has issued a resolution demanding the 'full implementation' of the Northern Ireland Protocol, as well as the Good Friday Agreement and Stormont House Agreement. …

UK agrees to EU request for more time to ratify Brexit deal
3 years, 10 months ago

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

Al Jazeera  

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, …

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU
4 years ago

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose support for Brexit helped push the country out of the EU, called it “an amazing moment for this country.” “We have …

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

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

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Brexit’s choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals
4 years ago

Brexit’s choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union. Eleven months after Britain’s formal departure from the EU, Brexit becomes a fact of daily life on Friday, once a transition period ends and the U.K. fully leaves the world’s most powerful trading bloc. It …

Brexit latest news: Post-Brexit trade deal has been granted royal assent by Queen
4 years ago

Brexit latest news: Post-Brexit trade deal has been granted royal assent by Queen

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson has formally signed the trade deal with the EU after MPs waved it through this afternoon, voting in favour of the bill by 521 votes to 73. "House of Lords is notified of Royal Assent to the European Union Act," the House of Lords said in a tweet after midnight. Introducing legislation to approve the trade deal secured …

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

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

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EU nations start assessing post-Brexit trade deal with UK
4 years ago

EU nations start assessing post-Brexit trade deal with UK

Live Mint  

European Union ambassadors were convening on Christmas Day to start assessing the massive free-trade deal the bloc struck with Britain that should kick off next next week when the acrimonious Brexit divorce process finally comes to an end. After the deal was announced on Thursday, EU nations already showed support for the outcome and it was expected that they would …

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

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

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Boris Johnson poised to seal Brexit trade deal
4 years ago

Boris Johnson poised to seal Brexit trade deal

The Telegraph  

Officials on both sides of the Channel were nervous that a deal could be derailed by a last-second intervention by one of the EU member states. Downing Street sources said the deal, if agreed, would be "the first of its kind" as Britain would be the first non-EU country to be allowed such free access to the Single Market. The …

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

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

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

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UK and EU extend Brexit talks to Sunday
4 years, 1 month ago

UK and EU extend Brexit talks to Sunday

CNN  

Brussels CNN — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to extend foundering Brexit trade talks until Sunday. Earlier this week, a joint statement by Johnson and von der Leyen cited three “critical” sticking points: fishing rights, the UK’s ability to diverge on EU standards, and legal oversight of any deal. 10 …

Boris Johnson to meet Ursula von der Leyen for last-minute Brexit talks as EU says negotiations can continue
4 years, 1 month ago

Boris Johnson to meet Ursula von der Leyen for last-minute Brexit talks as EU says negotiations can continue

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UK’s Johnson to head to Brussels amid Brexit talks deadlock
4 years, 1 month ago

UK’s Johnson to head to Brussels amid Brexit talks deadlock

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — More than four years after helping set Britain’s course out of the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is headed to EU headquarters to try to finish the job. With less than a month until the U.K.’s economic rupture with the European Union and talks on a new trade deal at a standstill on three crucial issues, Johnson …

Boris Johnson to head to Brussels for crucial Brexit talks
4 years, 1 month ago

Boris Johnson to head to Brussels for crucial Brexit talks

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the head of the European Commission plan to meet in person to see whether a last minute trade deal can be hammered out, official said Monday. Mr. Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a lengthy phone call that “significant differences” remained on three key issues. Despite intensified efforts, the …

British PM Boris Johnson Tells Ministers an EU Deal is Far From Certain
4 years, 1 month ago

British PM Boris Johnson Tells Ministers an EU Deal is Far From Certain

News 18  

Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned his top ministers on Tuesday it was far from certain that a trade agreement would be reached with the European Union but that Britain would thrive with, or without, a deal. “We are working hard to find solutions which fully respect UK sovereignty, but it is far from certain that an agreement will prove possible …

Brexit: Trade deal ’may not succeed’ before year end
4 years, 1 month ago

Brexit: Trade deal ’may not succeed’ before year end

Live Mint  

LONDON: The U.K.’s chief Brexit negotiator said Sunday before renewed talks that a trade deal with the European Union may not succeed, but he was still hopeful of a resolution. “There does come a point frankly where businesses need to know what they are preparing for.” Ireland’s foreign minister warned Sunday that there will be no trade deal if Britain …

Brexit: Biden victory could inject new dynamic into drive for UK-EU trade deal, says Irish minister
4 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: Biden victory could inject new dynamic into drive for UK-EU trade deal, says Irish minister

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