Brexit Negotiator

Image caption Liam Fox wants to recruit a new generation of professional negotiators for trade talks A new generation of UK trade negotiators is to be recruited in an open-access scheme launched by International Trade Secretary Liam Fox. It follows warnin…

The States security services are appraising a suspected Russian intelligence operation to spread fake news online targeting divisions in Ireland and Anglo-Irish relations, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said. In his first public response to the …

After being backed by a majority of Tory MPs, Boris Johnson now looks set to win over party members by an even larger margin. Surveys suggest he will hoover up between two thirds and three quarters of the vote. A Tory leader with such a mandate would, normall…

Optimism is not enough. Thats the view in Whitehall, articulated by one senior civil servant, of what is seen as Boris Johnsons very thin plan for Brexit. True, Johnson got a cheer from the studio audience at last nights head-to-head ITV debate when he neatl…

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, the remaining Tory contenders competing to replace Prime Minister Theresa May as Conservative Party leader and prime minister, held their only debate Tuesday night in a campaign that has centered on who is in the best position t…

Well, Jeremy Hunt won, but of course it didnt really matter that much. Johnson looked a bit weary and bored, and had his hands in his pockets like some scruffy naughty schoolboy. He didnt cut a dashing or elegant figure compared to the sleek, groomed Hunt. As…

TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has confirmed his intention to nominate Phil Hogan for a second term as Irelands representative in the European Commission. Each member State of the EU nominates a figure to become a commissioner; most European countries choose a forme…

Speaking today the Taoiseach said over the past five years, Commissioner Hogan has done an excellent job as European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development."He has highlighted the interests and concerns of the agricultural sector across Europe. P…

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies have demanded the EU do more to define its future relationship with the UK to break the Brexit deadlock and reduce Ireland’s no-deal exposure. On Tuesday morning, the Bundestag parliamentary party of Bavaria’s Chris…

I do not know the Ambassador, but he is not liked or well thought of within the U.S. We will no longer deal with him, Donald Trump tweeted about the UK ambassador to Washington | Drew Angerer/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday trashed British…