Britain FINALLY agrees to grant full diplomatic status to the EU’s ambassador in London after fears the post-Brexit row would poison the UK’s relations with Brussels UK and EU agreed Brussels’ ambassador in London will get full diplomatic status Agreement made during meeting between Dominic Raab and EU’s Josep Borrell Agreement should resolve long-running Brexit … Read more
Sun-starved Britons may yet be able to head to sunny hotspots this summer as Portugal, the Canary Islands and several Greek islands are set to make it onto the ‘green list’ of permitted holiday destinations. The list of allowed foreign holiday destinations is expected to be published later this week, but Government travel advice gives an … Read more
Britons hoping for summer holidays abroad were given a major boost last night as Boris Johnson confirmed they can resume this month – and Europe said it would throw open its borders in a bid to bring in vaccinated travellers. For the first time, the Prime Minister confirmed ‘some openings up’ of international travel would … Read more
The real divide in modern Britain is not between Tory and Labour. It is between the metropolitan elite and normal men and women. One side is snobbish, largely state-employed, liberal in manners and views. The other side live in the real world, relying on hard work and long hours to put food on the table … Read more
AstraZeneca boss hits back at the EU in vaccine supply row and denies over-promising as Brussels takes pharmaceutical giant to court AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot said company had not overpromised European Commission launched legal proceedings against the organisation Alleged drugmaker didn’t respect contract or ‘reliable’ plan to ensure deliveries By Lydia Catling For Mailonline … Read more
Britain is set to grant full diplomatic status to the European Union‘s first ambassador to the UK, it emerged today. João Vale de Almeida took up the role in February last year after Brexit was confirmed, but he was not given the same status as other ambassadors. Foreign Office sources now say the move had … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen today warned Boris Johnson the European Union ‘will not hesitate’ to take action against the UK if it breaches the terms of the Brexit trade deal. The President of the European Commission said the Trade and Cooperation Agreement has ‘real teeth’ and ‘unilateral remedial measures’ will be deployed ‘where necessary’. She … Read more
The EU SUES AstraZeneca for ‘failing to honour its contract’ after Brussels’ disastrous vaccine roll-out put it months behind US and UK By Chris Pleasance for MailOnline and Reuters Published: 13:11 BST, 26 April 2021 | Updated: 13:27 BST, 26 April 2021 The EU is suing AstraZeneca over shortfalls in Covid vaccines which it blames … Read more
American tourists who are fully vaccinated will be allowed to visit Europe this summer, one of the EU’s top bosses has said. Tourists from the United States will finally be allowed to vacation in Europe after more than a year of closures after the European Union hailed the United States’ ‘huge’ COVID-19 vaccine drive. Ursula Von Der … Read more
‘Want your waters? Then keep your fish!’ French fishermen blockade lorries carrying UK fish amid fury over ‘sham’ Brexit fishing deal Over a hundred French fisherman readied on Thursday night to blockade lorries Protesters spent a night at a fish lorry checkpoint between Dunkirk and Calais No trucks from the UK turned up after drivers … Read more