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‘A level of chaos not seen in Britain since the war’: US TV presenter delivers devastating assessment of Boris Johnson [video, 1 min]
25/07/2019
A leading US television news host has delivered a brutal assessment of the new prime minister Boris Johnson, saying Britain now faces a “level of chaos … not seen since World War II.”
Officials have been accused of been "asleep at the wheel" as looming new rules covering electric vehicles approach.
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.
Some Tory leadership candidates – most notably Boris Johnson – have said they would withhold the £39 billion divorce bill negotiated by Theresa May as a card in order to force the EU to renegotiate the Brexit agreement. Just how practical is this proposal?
One of the world's biggest carmakers has warned it may have to close UK factories if the government does not renegotiate the Brexit deal.
Vauxhall-maker warns Brexit may close its Luton plant as it marks production of 1.5million Vivaro vans
01/06/2023
Car maker, Stellantis, has warned that Brexit trade renegotiations may be needed for its Luton plant to survive.
Stellantis says it can no longer meet trade rules on sourcing of parts in Britain or EU after rise in raw material costs
Vauxhall carmaker Stellantis warns of ‘significant job losses’ if Brexit deal is not amended
17/05/2023
Stellantis has committed to making electric vehicles in the UK but it is no longer able to meet Brexit trade rules on where parts are sourced.
Taoiseach wants to keep a guarantee there will be no return to hard borders. / Leo Varadkar has said that removing the border backstop would be as bad for Ireland as a no-deal Brexit.
Nominee to lead European commission also says ‘precious’ backstop must be defended.
Ministers were warned of the dangers of the EU trade deadline two years ago. Now, up to 200,000 jobs and £11bn worth of UK car exports could be in jeopardy.
The UK has indicated it could "clarify" its new Brexit offer after the EU called for "fundamental changes".
Britain is being led to a no-deal Brexit by a political elite “which has great difficulties discerning and telling the truth”, the UK’s former ambassador to the EU has said, in a withering assessment of the Conservative candidates vying to be prime minister.
Tom Tugendhat suggests Britain could withdraw by 24 August but No 10 says idea not under consideration.
JAMES BALL examines the areas where Britain is now feeling the painful consequences of its departure from the EU.
Tory leadership race: Dutch prime minister knocks down Brexit promises of contenders one by one
20/06/2019
Mark Rutte also claims UK will be 'diminished' as a country under any type of Brexit.
Tory leadership debate: Rory Stewart compares Brexit promises to cramming rubbish into a bin
16/06/2019
Rory Stewart has compared his Conservative leadership rivals’ promises to negotiate a new Brexit deal to trying to cram too much rubbish into a bin.
Guy Hands says Conservatives are putting country ‘on a path to be sick man of Europe’.
Tories call on Boris Johnson to reopen Brexit deal claiming it leaves UK 'less safe and less secure'
18/02/2021
A group of Tories have called for Boris Johnson to reopen Brexit negotiations amid concerns his deal has left the UK 'less safe and less secure'.
During her meeting with the Prime Minister on Monday though, Nicola Sturgeon spotted that No Deal is not a bluff, but Johnson’s real aim. I think she’s right.
Ireland’s prime minister has turned the tables on Theresa May in Brexit talks, warning that she should in fact be making concessions to the EU if she wants changes to the agreement.
Ministers threaten to quit as PM makes scant progress.
The hostility shown to the EU contrasts with the fawning attitude towards the US and fails to recognise the disparity in economic power.