The UK is ready to retaliate against France in a fishing row that has escalated since the detention of a British trawler and its captain and crew by France. The captain of the Scottish boat was questioned for five hours and threatened with a €75,000 fine for “unlicensed” fishing, despite the vessel’s owner claiming it […]
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The UK has issued a warning to the EU over the future of Northern Ireland at the start of a pivotal week of talks between Brexit minister Lord David Frost and Maroš Šefčovič, vice president of the European Commission. Frost will tell the commission it will be making a “historic misjudgement” if it does not […]
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Boris Johnson has brushed off talk of an impending crisis with the EU and Northern Ireland, saying he is “not worried” it will overshadow this weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall and believes a solution is “easily doable”’ As world leaders arrive in the UK, the EU said its patience is “wearing very, very thin” in […]
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The prime minister will travel to Brussels for face-to-face talks with the European Commission president in a final attempt to secure a post-Brexit trade and security deal. Boris Johnson’s trip “in the coming days” raises hopes that a deal can still be struck despite another 90 minute phone call with Ursula von der Leyen failing […]
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