£333m Brexit deal: UK agrees annual fishing quotas with EU June 10, 2021 The UK has today agreed its annual catch limits for the fishing industry with the EU, in a deal which the government said was worth £333m. As a result of leaving the bloc, Britain will have to renegotiate its fishing quotas independently every year. UK fisherman will be able to catch around 160,000 tonnes of [...]
US govt downplays Brexit criticism: ‘Biden not here to lecture Boris’ June 10, 2021 US President Joe Biden has not come to Britain to lecture Boris Johnson about Northern Ireland, a senior US administration official said today. “He didn’t come here to give a lecture,” the official said. “He came here to communicate what he believes very, very deeply about peace in Northern Ireland.” It comes after Labour leader [...]
Worsening UK/EU relations over Northern Ireland ‘commanding attention’ of Biden June 10, 2021 America’s most senior diplomat in Britain has given Brexit minister Lord Frost a dressing down for Britain’s role in heightening tensions in Ireland and Europe. Yael Lempert, who was instructed by President Joe Biden, said she had been told to issue London with a demarche, a formal diplomatic reprimand and an uncommon move among [...]
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 [...]
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: Lord Frost warns ‘time is short’ to resolve Northern Ireland issues June 8, 2021 Brexit minister Lord Frost has warned that “time is short” to resolve disagreements with the EU ahead of a key crisis meeting between the two sides tomorrow. Tensions escalated today after the bloc threatened to start a trade war with the UK if high-level talks failed to resolve a dispute over border checks in the [...]
EU warns it will start trade war if UK overrides Brexit treaty’s Northern Ireland protocol June 8, 2021 The EU has warned Boris Johnson that the bloc is ready to act “firmly and resolutely” to ensure the UK abides by its commitments in the Northern Ireland Protocol, as part of the UK-EU Brexit deal. The UK is unilaterally planning to extend a “grace period” to allow Northern Irish shops to continue selling chilled [...]
Rishi Sunak promises to protect the City from Brussels’ financial services bid June 8, 2021 Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, promised that the City will remain “competitive and dynamic” even in the face of Brussels’ bid to unseat it from its crown, in a private call with banks. Sunak described the financial services industry as a “crown jewel” and, according to reports, said the country will fight to protect it. The [...]
French plot to exclude UK from research project is foiled by allies June 8, 2021 A French plot to exclude the UK from participating in a research programme in quantum has been foiled by other EU member states. The European Commission reportedly wanted a blanket ban on the UK’s participation in certain parts of the €100bn Horizon Europe funding programme deemed especially sensitive. The Horizon Scheme is a research project [...]
Brexit: PM tells Macron EU and UK must make Northern Ireland protocol work June 7, 2021 Brexit: PM tells Macron EU and UK must solve Northern Ireland protocol