Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The British government and the European Union (EU) confirmed Friday a new timetable of meetings aimed at reaching a post-Brexit deal on a future relationship before the end of 2020. A series of meetings between negotiating teams from both sides will meet in London and …
Read More »UK PM’s top aide Cummings defies calls to quit
London, United Kingdom | AFP | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top aide Dominic Cummings defied calls to resign on Monday over allegations that he broke coronavirus rules and undermined the government’s response to the health crisis. The Brexit campaign strategist told reporters he had acted “reasonably and legally” when he …
Read More »UK PM defiant as political scandal rages over aide
London, United Kingdom | AFP | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday failed to draw a line under a scandal over his top aide Dominic Cummings allegedly breaching coronavirus rules as pressure mounted on the Brexit mastermind to go. Johnson faces the threat of his government’s authority being undermined in …
Read More »Britain’s post-Brexit budget to combat virus fallout
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Britain unveils its first post-Brexit budget on Wednesday, with all eyes on emergency government measures to ease the economic pain from the coronavirus outbreak. It comes the day after a minister in the health department, Nadine Dorries, tested positive for COVID-19, raising concern about whether …
Read More »Critics slam UK post-Brexit immigration plans
✳ Foreign worker to earn 70 points to be eligible ✳ A maximum 20 points are awarded for prospective migrants who will earn at least £25,600 ($33,325 or 30,820 euros) ✳ Twenty points also go to people with an “appropriate skill level” ✳ 20 points for those who speak English …
Read More »Brexit robs German village of Scottish mayor
BRUNSMARK, Germany | AFP | The tiny village of Brunsmark, an hour outside Hamburg in the lush north German countryside, might seem an unlikely spot to suffer a sudden Brexit shock. But Britain’s departure from the European Union means Iain Macnab, a Scotsman comfortably settled in the area for decades, must …
Read More »Barnier and Johnson clash over post-Brexit ties
Brussels, Belgium | AFP | The EU and Britain open hostilities in Brexit’s next bruising chapter on Monday, laying down red lines for a post-divorce future following the UK’s dramatic exit from the bloc. Europe’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier will formally announce his ideas for new ties in Brussels, with trade …
Read More »‘Very depressing’: No fans of Brexit on Calais-Dover crossing
Aboard the Cote des Dunes, English Channel, United Kingdom | AFP | On a ferry from Calais to Dover, the moment of Britain’s dramatic exit from the European Union arrived without fuss. There were no celebrations among the passengers as the clock struck midnight on one of the last ferries to …
Read More »UK leaves European Union after 47 years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union, a political and economic bloc bringing together 28 member states in Europe. The UK has been a Member of the European Union for 47 years. The decision to quit EU followed a referendum, commonly referred to as …
Read More »Boris Johnson, Brexit champion who delivered
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Even for a maverick politician like Boris Johnson, backing Brexit four years ago was a huge gamble. But it has paid off spectacularly with Britain’s exit Friday from the European Union. The Conservative leader remains a divisive figure, hailed by many for his …
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