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Former PM in four-letter tirade against Sunak’s new Brexit deal.
French president responds to ‘jury’s out’ comments by Tory leadership favourite Liz Truss about key ally.
Ivan Rogers says plan by ‘dishonest’ government to override Northern Ireland protocol may cause trade war.
Richard Corbett, former Labour MEP, linguist, author and fluent and well-informed speaker will explain the background to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal and discuss the fallout. There are numerous consequences of Brexit which are not receiving sufficient publicity. Leaving the EU came at a huge cost to the UK economically, culturally and in terms of our standing in the world.
European leaders made their feelings about the Northern Ireland protocol known to a PM desperate to score a PR victory.
It has not even been five months since the end of the Brexit transition period and there have been armed patrol vessels in the Channel.
Dominic Raab says he wants to turn page on Brexit saga and treat EU with respect it deserves.
Peter Ricketts, former British ambassador to France, tells of the difficulties faced by businesses and the 'extra red tape' as well as travel changes.
Row over status of João Vale de Almeida has 'chilled' relationship between London and Brussels.
5 Brexit fights still brewing
28/04/2021
As the EU finally ratifies the Brexit trade deal, attention shifts to some major loose ends.
'The French in the UK had a sense of being abandoned. They said, ‘yesterday we were Londoners and today we are foreigners’
Trade has plummeted and red tape has blocked our borders. Is that what ‘protecting our sovereignty’ meant?
Event delayed after UK refuses to grant EU ambassador same privileges as other diplomats.
The EU has again criticised the UK's decision not to give the EU ambassador to London full diplomatic status.
Ministers spark diplomatic war with Brussels after downgrading diplomatic status of EU ambassador
21/01/2021
Three weeks after post-Brexit trade deal comes into force, Boris Johnson accused of being ‘simply petty’,
The government has been criticised for downgrading the diplomatic status of the EU's ambassador in London.
Foreign affairs chief raises concerns over UK refusal to grant EU mission full diplomatic status.
Foreign Office says EU should not be treated as nation state, despite 142 countries granting bloc this status.
A diplomatic row has broken out between the UK and EU over the status of the bloc's ambassador in London.
PM urged to recognise pursuit of no-deal Brexit would be regarded as serious error by US.
Post-Brexit UK will not be ‘centre of gravity’ for Biden administration, says former security adviser
27/10/2020
Ex-ambassador says Democrat White House would prioritise France and Germany.
Ivan Rogers, former UK ambassador to the EU, says prime minister will think ‘history was going his way’ if Donald Trump is re-elected
Internal market bill would endanger future trade deals, says Kim Darroch, the former British ambassador to the US.