Britain's decision to make unilateral changes to Northern Irish Brexit arrangements is "not the appropriate behaviour of a respectable country" and will erode trust with the European Union, senior Irish ministers said on Thursday.
EU ‘simply can’t trust’ Boris Johnson’s government as negotiating partner, says Simon Coveney
04/03/2021
‘It’s the British government essentially breaking the protocol – breaking their own commitments again’
The EU is "negotiating with a partner it simply can't trust" in post-Brexit talks, Ireland's foreign minister has said.
UK must strengthen relationships with allies after damage to reputation abroad, says think tank
11/01/2021
Biden likely to look towards EU - not the UK - as its key partner in a number of strategic areas.
‘Boris Johnson isn’t a Conservative, he’s a nationalist’, says former Tory chair Lord Patten
12/12/2020
Lord Patten said while he hoped for the best for the UK’s future, “I do fear for the worst”
Former Siemens chief Juergen Maier says disruption will last at least six months even if trade deal is reached
PM dug into a corner by refusing to compromise on sovereignty but EU reached ‘pain threshold’
'UNRELIABLE, unpredictable, and untrustworthy" – that's the way Europe now views the UK, according to a new expert report.
Lady Sugg hands in resignation after overseas aid cut by a third.
Ireland says it will block Brexit trade deal unless Boris Johnson backs down on Internal Market Bill
15/11/2020
There is ‘no way’ EU member states will ratify agreement while UK is breaking another one, foreign minister says.
‘If the UK moves forward with this Internal Market Bill… there will be no US-UK trade deal – period’ – Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle [3 mins]
09/11/2020
We spoke to Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle, who sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which is responsible for international trade agreements.
Brexit may be "even more brutal than expected" due to the UK's negotiating "failures", Sir John Major has said. / "This action is unprecedented in all our history - and for good reason. It has damaged our reputation around the world."
Former PM strongly critical of Boris Johnson’s internal market bill as Lords reject it
Lord Falconer issues warning as House of Lords prepares to vote on internal market bill.
PM on collision course with Joe Biden and EU if he pushes ahead with "lamentable" proposals.
‘How can we reproach other countries if their behaviour becomes reprehensible when we ourselves have such scant regard for the treaties we sign up to’, former Tory leader says
Government accused by peers of acting like a ‘third world dictatorship’ over Internal Market Bill
09/11/2020
Downing Street says it is prepared to overturn any changes to the legislation.
Labour's Lord Falconer tells HuffPost UK internal market bill could cost Britain a "terrible price" with peers set to defeat government.
‘The damage is to our standing in the world,’ says former chief justice Igor Judge.
Peers inflict heaviest defeat for more than 20 years over bill that will break international law
20/10/2020
Warning that legislation ‘would undermine rule of law and damage reputation of UK’ passes with thumping majority of 226.
Europe Letter: UK’s reputation diminished as EU capitals digest declaration to break law
DR ROB DAVIDSON, director of Trade Deal Watch, says the UK's government new trade deal with Japan is far from a cause for celebration. It is the first sign of our poorer future following Brexit.
‘Britain does not break treaties’: EU president quotes Thatcher as she tells Boris Johnson he cannot change Brexit deal
16/09/2020
Ursula von der Leyen says EU will ‘never backtrack’ on withdrawal agreement.