Johnson and Biden set to agree new Atlantic Charter that includes push to reopen UK-US travel June 9, 2021 Boris Johnson and Joe Biden will meet in Cornwall tomorrow ahead of the G7 summit and sign a new “Atlantic Charter” that is modelled on the 1941 UK-US agreement. The pair will also map out a number of other policy objectives, including a commitment to reopen UK-US travel as soon as possible through a new [...]
Government broke the law with Covid contract for Cummings-linked polling firm, court rules June 9, 2021 Government broke the law with Covid contract for Cummings-linked polling firm
Mais Non: EU to drop English for French as ‘working language’ June 9, 2021 French will replace English as the European Union’s official ‘working language’ when France takes over the EU presidency in 2022, according to a senior diplomat. In its first presidency since Brexit, Emmanuel Macron’s government intends to push its native tongue as the “lingua franca” of Brussels, according to Politico. “Even if we admit that English [...]
‘No breakthroughs’ in crunch UK-EU talks over Northern Ireland Protocol June 9, 2021 The UK and EU are still deadlocked on negotiations about the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, after a four-hour meeting in London today. Boris Johnson’s UK-EU minister Lord David Frost said there had been “no breakthroughs” in his meeting with European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic as both sides escalate an ongoing war of words. Sefcovic [...]
UK has ‘no alternative’ to deepening economic ties with China, says minister June 9, 2021 The UK has “no alternative” but to enhance its economic relationship with China in spite of its many human rights abuses, according to a trade minister. Graham Stuart told a House of Lords committee today that “China offers more opportunity to the UK economy than any other market” and that a more comprehensive economic relationship [...]
Gordon Brown proposes G7 funding model to vaccinate poorer countries June 9, 2021 The former Prime Minister said that Friday’s G7 meeting will decide “who lives and who dies”, dependent on access to the Covid-19 vaccine. Brown argued the G7 countries should use the summit to create a cost-sharing formula, modelled on UN peacekeeping, to help fund vaccine distribution in the poorest countries. International agencies the ACT-Accelerator Alliance [...]
Michael Gove ‘would bet on’ lockdown restrictions ending on 21 June June 9, 2021 Michael Gove has said he would bet on a relaxation of coronavirus restrictions on 21 June in line with the government’s roadmap out of lockdown. If he were a betting man, he would gamble that restrictions will be eased in just under two weeks’ times, Gove told a meeting of ministers on Monday, the Huffington [...]
UK asks EU for ‘flexibility’ on Irish Sea debacle following trade war threats June 9, 2021 Brexit minister Lord Frost will meet his EU counterpart Marcos Sefcovic later today, in which it is hoped a compromise can be reached over the Irish Sea debacle. Ahead of the today’s meeting in London, Frost reportedly said: “Time is short and practical solutions are needed to make the protocol work. “I look to the [...]
Brexit analysis: If pig-headedness continues to prevail the EU and the UK risk an all-out trade war June 9, 2021 Northern Ireland has been threatened with further chaos ahead of the first scheduled meeting of the UK/EU Partnership Council, the committee tasked with thrashing out the practical arrangements of the Brexit trade deal. Political posturing from both sides risks igniting a trade war that would benefit nobody and permanently damage the post-Brexit relationship. The EU [...]
G7 summit: What Boris Johnson wants to achieve in Cornwall June 9, 2021 This weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall will be Boris Johnson’s opportunity to show the western world that the UK can maintain its global status post-Brexit. Coming at a time of unique disruption, Johnson will hope the summit can help paint the UK as a global problem solver for the globe’s largest 21st century challenges. The [...]