Brexit: EU is causing serious political instability in Northern Ireland, warns former secretary of state May 17, 2022 Former secretary of state for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers has slammed the European Union for its “unreasonable” approach on the customs protocol and said the Government is right to act unilaterally. Villiers said the government is correct to ensure national unity and that its proposals represent a reasonable compromise with the EU. “I’m sure negotiations [...]
Economists hit back at Cable post-Brexit financial services regulation fears May 17, 2022 THINK TANK economists said yesterday fears that post-Brexit changes to financial services regulations could result in a ‘race to the bottom’ are “clearly nonsense.” Earlier this week former business secretary Vince Cable warned that changes to the UK regime could risk a financial crash in a letter signed by a number of other economists. But [...]
Trade war fears grow as Boris Johnson issues final Brexit warning to EU: If Brussels does not give in Britain ‘will act’ May 16, 2022 As Boris Johnson prepares for a visit to Northern Ireland later today, the Prime Minister has warned the EU the UK will have a “necessity to act” if the Brussels is unwilling to reach a compromise in the deepening crisis over the Northern Ireland Protocol. The Prime Minister – who travels to Belfast today for [...]
Jacob Rees-Mogg adds fuel to the Brexit fire: ‘The EU is trying to punish the UK’ May 13, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg has claimed the EU is trying to punish the UK for Brexit. The Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency said about the ongoing talks with the EU: “I think it [the EU] wants to make the UK feel bad about having left the European Union and that underpins its whole policy and [...]
Bank of England adds Brexit critic to rate setting committee May 13, 2022 The Bank of England (BoE) has appointed a strong critic of Brexit to its key rate setting monetary policy committee.
D-Day for Brexit deal as UK and EU hold crunch talks after Boris Johnson calls Northern Ireland discussion ‘crazy’ May 12, 2022 As ministers consider whether to override parts of the post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will hold crunch talks with the vice president of the European Commission in the coming hours. Attorney General Suella Braverman is said to have approved the scrapping of swathes of the agreement, giving Boris Johnson legal cover [...]
Britain warned threats from UK govt to blow up Brexit protocol ‘have gone down really badly’ with EU May 11, 2022 The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Coveney, said this afternoon that threats from the UK Government to override elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol “have gone down really badly” with the EU. Speaking during a visit to Belfast, where he is meeting political leaders, Coveney said: “We don’t believe that the way forward in terms [...]
Biden urges Johnson to show ‘courage, co-operation and leadership’ over plan to ‘give up’ on N. Ireland Protocol May 11, 2022 US President Joe Biden has waded into the row over Britain ‘giving up’ on talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol, calling for leadership and negotiations. Earlier this week it was reported that the British government will move to discard large portions of the Northern Ireland Protocol after giving up on Brexit negotiations with the EU. [...]
Irritated EU watches in disbelief as UK’s Brexit language hardens with Truss calling Brussels ideas ‘backwards’ May 11, 2022 Foreign Secretary Lizz Truss said some proposals put forward by the European Union during months of discussions on the post-Brexit treaty would “take us backwards” as she argued against introducing “more checks, paperwork and disruption”. Truss warned the UK “will not shy away” from taking action on the Northern Ireland Protocol after the Prime Minister [...]
UK has ‘given up’ on Brexit talks and plans to kill off Northern Ireland Protocol next week as trade war with EU looms May 11, 2022 The government will reportedly move to discard large portions of the Northern Ireland Protocol after giving up on Brexit negotiations with the EU. The Times newspaper reported officials working for Foreign Secretary Liz Truss have drawn up draft legislation to unilaterally remove the need for checks on all goods being sent from Britain for use [...]