EU countries have backed a proposal to launch legal action against the UK for unilaterally deciding to delay introducing post-Brexit customs checks in Northern Ireland in what will be an escalation of an ongoing row.
The key goal of the government is to placate the right by sustaining foreign quarrels.
EU leaders urged to push back against No 10’s brinkmanship over role of European Court of Justice.
Tory minister David Frost proposes plans for an entirely new Northern Ireland Protocol – "trashing" a deal he once triumphed.
Brexit: who is really “taking back control”?
11/11/2022
Under the government's Brexit plans, thousands of laws and regulations are to be scrapped or rewritten by ministers with no proper scrutiny.
Businesses say bloc has listened and gone ‘beyond expectations’, increasing their hopes of a deal.
In this film, senior FT writers and British businesspeople examine how Brexit hit the UK economy, the political conspiracy of silence, and why there has not yet been a convincing case for a 'Brexit dividend'.
Chief negotiator Michel Barnier warns of "serious difficulties" and accuses Britain of failing to engage on subjects laid out in the withdrawal agreement.
Prime minister expected to press EU leaders to dedicate attention to faltering negotiations.
The UK's government is "shifting the playing field" in discussions on the Northern Protocol, the Foreign Affairs Minister has said.
Brexit Consequences: Britons Residing in EU Unable to Vote & Stand as Candidate in Municipal Elections
16/06/2022
The Court of Justice of the European Union has listed the inability of British nationals to vote or stand as a candidate in municipal elections in the EU state they are residing as one of the many Brexit consequences.
Concerns grow that Boris Johnson has already decided to trigger article 16 of Northern Ireland protocol.
Maroš Šefčovič attempts to end tussle at press conference but ‘big gap’ remains to UK’s demands.
Northern Ireland secretary fails to explain legal basis for shelving post-Brexit Irish Sea checks
10/03/2021
‘Is it Article 16? And, if not, which article is he citing?’ Brandon Lewis is asked - as EU prepares legal action
Brussels firms up position and bloc’s unity before tough talks on future relationship with UK.
The European Union has promised legal action after the British government unilaterally extended a grace period for checks on food imports to Northern Ireland, a move that Brussels said breached the terms of London’s EU divorce deal.
Christmas push on Brexit talks as Britain softens stance on European Court in Northern Ireland Protocol
10/12/2021
The UK and the European Union will step up efforts to reach an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol before Christmas after negotiators failed to reach agreement once again. / It comes as it was reported that Britain has watered down its objection to the European Court of Justice remaining in the Protocol.
BORIS Johnson’s government prefers to be in conflict with the EU so it can be used as a scapegoat for the problems of Brexit, according to a former Irish Prime Minister.
Fake news handed Brexiteers the referendum – and now they have no idea what they're doing
18/01/2017
'Would we have won without immigration? No. Would we have won without...the NHS? All our research and the close result strongly suggests no. Would we have won by spending our time talking about trade and the single market? No way'
Northern Ireland protocol: EU to begin legal action over UK plans to override Brexit deal
12/06/2022
Brussels is set to reveal details of action despite ministers’ insistence the the Northern Ireland protocol plans do not break international law.
The EU has launched fresh legal action against the UK over its enforcement of post-Brexit trading rules in Northern Ireland.
Bloc says it will not renegotiate agreement and threatens to take ministers to court for ‘damaging’ unilateral action.