Brexit

LONDON (AP) - 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. Arriving in Brussels, David Frost tweeted that “there has been some progress in a positive direction in recent…

Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator has hinted that Boris Johnson is willing to compromise with the EU about the contentious issue of state aid in order to land an “eminently achievable” trade deal.Lord David Frost told members of the House of Lords and MPs yesterday that the prime minister is “prepared…

New restrictions expected as hospital beds reach capacity Covid-19 restrictions are expected to be tightened in parts of England early next week, with the closure of bars and restaurants on the cards. A ban on overnight stays away from home could also be imposed, as hospitals in some parts of…

General view of passengers going through UK Border at Terminal 2 of Heathrow Airport - Steve Parsons/PAFears have been expressed for foreign exchange trips as peers urge the Government to scrap plans that would force all children from Europe to carry passports after Brexit is completed.The Government plans to end…

The run-up to the 2016 Brexit referendum saw the launch of a campaign that many commentators claim used immigration scare stories and xenophobia to persuade voters to quit the European Union.Vote Leave allegedly “relied on racism” to appeal to the British public’s inherent prejudices, as Martin Shaw wrote in The Guardian last…

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Stephen Daisley in The Spectatoron winding up Scottish nationalistsThe Internal Market Bill isn’t radical enough“The more the SNP decries the Internal Market Bill, the more I warm to it.…

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Rachel Sylvester in The Timeson the PM’s no-deal brinkmanshipJohnson’s Brexit bluster will cost us dear“No 10 has also convinced itself, rightly or wrongly, that the coronavirus crisis will disguise…

BRUSSELS: The European Union warned the British government on Monday that any attempt to renege on commitments made ahead of its departure from the bloc earlier this year could put at risk the hard-won peace in Northern Ireland.The comments show growing signs that trust between the two sides is evaporating…

Preparations for Britain’s departure from the EU were stalled by an unwarranted “instinct for secrecy” within the government department tasked with overseeing the plans, according to a new report from Whitehall’s spending watchdog.The analysis by the National Audit Office (NAO) suggests that the now-defunct Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU)…

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