Why would anyone trust Brexit Britain again?
24/07/2021
Just seven months after singing its praises, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is attempting to rewrite the Brexit deal he signed with the European Union.
Irish foreign minister hits out at Brexit minister over provocative article on Northern Ireland protocol
Frost’s latest remarks have been slammed as “a very strange way to make friends and build partnerships”.
“We negotiated a trade deal and instead of eliminating barriers, they created them," Michel Barnier said.
Talks between the EU and UK on the Northern Ireland protocol are not making much headway and the EU has insisted that issues of trust will need to be resolved before any UK access to EU financial services will be considered.
Thierry Breton, who is also single market commissioner, believes downsides of leaving bloc are exposed by pandemic
European leaders made their feelings about the Northern Ireland protocol known to a PM desperate to score a PR victory.
Brussels ready to slap tariffs and quotas on UK exports – and even to ‘suspend cooperation in certain sectors’
Measuring the Cost Brexit Six Months On
09/06/2021
The end of the transition period was merely a staging post within a process that will be long with us, says Chris Grey.
Fianna Fáil’s Barry Andrews says David Frost’s stance on EU is not credible.
UK ‘playing a very dangerous game’ by inflaming tensions over Brexit, warns EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness
05/06/2021
In an exclusive interview, Ireland’s EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness told the Irish Independent the UK was “playing a very dangerous game” by inflaming tensions in the North.
ONLY ABOUT ONE in eight Irish people trust the British government, according to polling carried out by Ireland Thinks on behalf of The Journal.
Renouncing principles would be ‘astonishing’ move by UK, says French foreign minister.
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed the post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union, clearing the last hurdle towards its ratification, while expressing clear mistrust of the British government.
Scale of aid cut emerges in leaked FCDO memo, prompting experts to describe it as ‘a national shame’
Dave Sharma says ‘megaphone diplomacy’ was behind British government suggesting Dan Tehan was a novice.
Allies of UK trade secretary Liz Truss accused of launching an ‘unprovoked attack’ on Dan Tehan on the eve of their meeting.
Australia’s ABC News said the comments were greeted “with a mixture of disbelief and laughter” in Canberra.
EU parliament again refuses to set date for ratifying Brexit trade deal amid concerns over UK conduct
14/04/2021
Senior MEP says ‘cool heads must prevail’ in holding UK to commitments.
The UK’s science community is urging the prime minister, Boris Johnson, to match funding to rhetoric, as arguments continue over where the budget for the UK’s association to the EU’s Horizon Europe research programme will come from.
European vice-president Maroš Šefčovič says claim about Brussels trying to erect barrier down Irish Sea undermines UK’s reputation
The British Labour party has accused Boris Johnson’s government of putting political stability in Northern Ireland at risk with its unilateral postponement of plans agreed with the European Union for post-Brexit checks on goods.
Britain faces a tough challenge to retain global influence after its departure from the EU under a prime minister who has a well-known reputation for “lying”, France’s former ambassador to the UK told Agence France-Presse (AFP) in an interview.
‘The combination of Brexit and Covid is about the most unfortunate disastrous coincidence’, says Ken Clarke [4 mins]
04/03/2021
We spoke to the former Conservative Chancellor, Ken Clarke, about the budget and UK trade post-Brexit.