The EU said Thursday it was pausing its legal action against Britain for allegedly breaching the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland as it weighs London’s proposals to overhaul the pact. “We want to give ourselves the space to find the durable solutions for the implementation of the protocol,” a spokeswoman for the European Commission said. […]
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Lawmakers prepare court action to enforce Brexit delay
LONDON: British lawmakers are preparing legal action in case Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to defy legislation compelling him to seek a further delay to Brexit, opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Saturday. An opposition bill which would force Johnson to ask the European Union for an extension to Britain’s departure to avoid […]
UK opposition seek ways to stop no-deal Brexit
LONDON: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will on Tuesday attempt to bridge deep divisions with other opposition parties on how to avoid Britain crashing out of the EU on October 31. Corbyn said he would “do everything necessary” to stop a no-deal Brexit, following leaked official warnings that this could lead to food, fuel and medicine shortages. […]
Risk of no-deal Brexit is now significant, says Northern Ireland’s DUP
LONDON: The chances of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal are significant, a lawmaker from Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party said on Wednesday, signaling its support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s tough Brexit approach. Jeffrey Donaldson, a senior lawmaker in the DUP which props up the Conservative government, said the party agreed with […]
It’s Brexit, stupid: the appeal of Boris Johnson
There is a long charge sheet against Britain’s Boris Johnson but among Conservative party activists who will choose the country’s next prime minister, Brexit appears to trump everything. The former foreign minister and ex-London mayor is accused of lying, incompetence and using divisive rhetoric, and also faces questions over his colourful private life. But he […]
One in, one out: A tale of two Brexit MEPs
When the other new members of the European Parliament take their seats in Strasbourg on Tuesday, Barry Andrews will be sitting at home, unable to attend because of Brexit. Basking in the sun in Dublin, the 52-year-old Irish politician is on an unwanted holiday as he waits for the seat he should be representing to […]
UK PM candidate Hunt: Boris Johnson is a ‘coward’ for avoiding debates on Brexit
Jeremy Hunt, one of the two candidates vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Monday that rival Boris Johnson was a coward for avoiding public head-to-head debates on what to do about Brexit. “On the question of debates, he is being a coward,” Foreign Secretary Hunt said. “It is cowardice not to […]
Race to replace UK’s May gets underway
Around a dozen British Conservative MPs will formally throw their hats into the ring on Monday in the fight to replace Theresa May as party leader and Prime Minister, with her former foreign secretary Boris Johnson seen as the runaway favourite. Nominations to succeed May — who resigned on Friday as head of the ruling […]
Brexit Party fails to win first seat in UK by-election
Anti-EU populist Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party failed to win its first seat in Britain’s parliament as it lost out to the main opposition Labour Party in a crunch by-election, results on Friday showed. The poll in the eastern English city of Peterborough was triggered after the sitting MP, Fiona Onasanya, was dumped by voters […]
Trump praises high-profile Brexit proponents ahead of visit to Britain
US President Donald Trump praised the two most high-profile proponents of Britain’s departure from the European Union on Thursday, ahead of his planned visit to London at a time of political turmoil following the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May. Trump told reporters he had great respect for British politicians Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage […]