Frost receives icy warning after giving culture committee the cold shoulder June 10, 2021 The chair of Westminster’s influential culture committee has slammed Brexit minister Lord David Frost for postponing an evidence session today. The government has been under fire for some time over post-Brexit immigration requirements, with confusion over visa access for touring musicians or performers. Frost was due to give evidence on the implications of Brexit on [...]
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 [...]
UK needs to shake off British empire image to avoid Scottish independence, think tank says June 10, 2021 The UK needs to shake off the nationalist stereotypes of its British Empire to avoid Scottish independence, a think tank has reported. Those who favour Scottish independence associate “Britain with empire and empire with evil”, with independence part of “the progressive arc of history”, think tank Council on Geostrategy said. “In short, if the disintegration [...]
More countries line up to make Bitcoin legal tender – which one will be next? June 10, 2021 At least four more countries are preparing to table legislation to make Bitcoin legal tender, it is believed.
Morning Digest: What’s shaping the business agenda today June 10, 2021 Here’s what’s shaking up markets and the business agenda today. Still top of the (European) tree: The UK remains the globe’s second biggest financial services centre but Asian markets are closing fast – that’s the verdict of the closely watched index from New Financial. Brexit has punched a dent, but it doesn’t appear to be [...]
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 [...]
UK remains Europe’s leading financial hub but Asian hubs are on the march June 10, 2021 The UK remains the world’s second most significant financial centre but the Brexit effect is starting to dent its performance, a new report suggests. The UK is still the largest financial centre in Europe and the second globally, New Financial analysis shows, streets ahead of European competitors. But Asian markets are on the march, with [...]
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 [...]