Brexit

Standoff as Michel Barnier arrives in London for crunch trade talks

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Brexit trade talks are on the brink of collapse today with Boris Johnson warning that ‘contradictory’ EU divorce terms must be overhauled. Michel Barnier is arriving in London for a make-or-break round of negotiations amid mounting gloom about the prospects of a breakthrough. The standoff turned nasty yesterday as Brussels voiced fury at UK threats … Read more

No 10 warns Brussels to ‘get real’ and accept Britain is an ‘independent country’

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Downing Street today urges Brussels to ‘get real’ and accept Britain is an ‘independent country’ as Brexit talks restart and negotiations descend into acrimony amid warnings time is running out to do a deal. Lord Frost, the UK’s chief negotiator with the EU, said the two sides ‘can no longer afford to go over well-trodden … Read more

Leading Swedish MEP CHARLIE WEIMERS reveals why he is fed up with Monsieur Barnier

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When Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, sits down to resume Brexit negotiations with his British counterpart David Frost today, let’s hope he has learned his lesson. From the moment Britain voted for Brexit more than four years ago, Brussels became enveloped by an emotionally charged thunderstorm — with Mr Barnier as its overzealous lightning … Read more

Why is Boris Johnson threatening to ‘tear up’ Brexit divorce terms? 

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Brexit trade talks were on the verge of collapse today after Boris Johnson threatened to rewrite the terms of the UK’s split from the European Union.  The UK Government is pushing through legislation that could effectively override the Withdrawal Agreement which was thrashed out with the bloc at the end of last year. Mr Johnson … Read more

Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator warns EU that Britain will not become a ‘client state’ of Brussels

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Britain will not ‘blink’ in crunch Brexit talks this week, Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator has declared, in a marked ratcheting up of pressure on Brussels. In an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday, Lord Frost warned his EU counterpart Michel Barnier the UK would not become a ‘client state’ of Brussels by accepting restrictions … Read more

DAVID DAVIS: Clumsy quarantine system is destroying livelihoods and making the UK a laughing stock

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The United Kingdom is nothing if not a trading nation. For centuries our island status has made us a leader in world commerce, and that continues to this day.  Last year alone, foreign nationals made almost nine million business trips here, a staggering total. Those visits generated jobs, investment and prosperity for our country – prosperity … Read more

Noel Edmonds is accused of running off to New Zealand to avoid paying £1million debt to Arron Banks

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Noel Edmonds has been accused of fleeing the country to avoid paying back a £1million debt to the man who helped to bankroll Nigel Farage‘s Brexit campaign. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Arron Banks, who co-founded Mr Farage’s Leave.EU campaign in 2015, has used private investigators and satellite technology to track down Mr … Read more

Britain’s new Cod War with the EU could sink next week’s Brexit talks, negotiator David Frost warns

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Britain’s new Cod War with the EU could sink next week’s Brexit talks as fishing row pushes UK closer to No Deal, negotiator David Frost warns David Frost said Brussels’ demands on fishing could ‘limit progress’ made in talks Bloc wants to retain access for boats but No 10 says British trawlers will be given … Read more