The UK will have to "face the consequences" if it opts to leave without a deal, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator has said.
TWO-THIRDS of Scots want Brexit to be delayed, according to a new poll. With coronavirus engulfing the political machinery of the UK and the EU, Boris Johnson is coming under increasing pressure to extend the transition period beyond December this year.
No-deal looms as deadline little more than a month away.
The UK worries about being “trapped” in a backstop – but can’t present an alternative. / Toxic language is defining the Brexit debate. It is turning an intensely complex and complicated subject into something being argued over emotionally, certainly in the UK.
Revealed: EU chief negotiator’s diaries, The Great Illusion, give blow-by-blow account of moves behind UK’s departure.
Brussels’ chief negotiator says talks often go backwards as UK fails to grasp EU red lines.
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has indicated he does not believe the UK will have enough time to approve Theresa May’s withdrawal deal by the scheduled exit date of March 29.
The EU fears that the UK government is deliberately stalling on Brexit trade deal negotiations, and may secretly be aiming to exit European trade arrangements without first agreeing a new deal.
Warning comes as EU's chief negotiator says he is 'not optimistic' about avoiding a no-deal departure.
The UK’s Brexit Minister has written to the EU encouraging it to agree to ‘ring-fence’ the rights of Britons living abroad in the EU and EU citizens abroad in the UK – however contrary to some reports, the EU has issued no response to this as yet.
The UK government’s latest moves to revise the Northern Ireland Protocol ride roughshod over international law and threaten the country’s reputation and relations abroad.
Pound drops as UK-EU trade deal slips away
22/08/2020
The pound slid today after EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, warned that a trade deal between the EU and UK was slipping away.
Post-Brexit trade talks: ‘Significant differences’ between UK and EU over human rights convention and fishing
05/03/2020
The EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, was downbeat in his press conference after the conclusion of the talks.
UK dismisses EU call for its trawlers to continue operating in UK waters.
Prime minister expected to press EU leaders to dedicate attention to faltering negotiations.
Post-Brexit trade talks in danger of grinding to a halt due to ‘very serious divergences’ between UK and EU
04/11/2020
Michel Barnier and David Frost will resume talks on Thursday via video call, after a fortnight of face-to-face meetings
Negotiations break up in familiar acrimony - forcing Boris Johnson to abandon deadline for breakthrough by end of July
‘The UK has been taking three steps back from the original commitments,’ says EU negotiator.
NICOLA Sturgeon has told leaders in Brussels that she will use the powers of Holyrood to ensure Scotland keeps a close relationship with the EU.
New legislation will erode trust and could have implications for the UK’s international reputation
08/09/2020
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned Boris Johnson not to break international law by attempting to redefine the terms of the protocol.
The UK's chief Brexit negotiator has said the government is not "scared" of walking away from talks without a trade deal ready to come into force in 2021.
Ministers are planning new legislation that would override a key part of last year's EU withdrawal agreement.
Minister admits changes to Brexit deal would break international law - Channel 4 News [15 mins]
08/09/2020
The Northern Ireland secretary admitted that the Government was intending to break international law - specifically the EU Withdrawal Agreement, which sets out how Britain and the EU would agree new rules on trade between Britain and Northern Ireland.