The EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is open to extending Britain’s departure by another year to win time for an Article 50 deal. This is interesting. You could see the outlines of something which could potentially look like a deal here. https://t.co/eGv4FPpakQ — Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) October 16, 2018 The proposal to extend Brexit talks…
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May believes Brexit deal is achievable
British Prime Minister Theresa May urged the European Union not to allow a stand-off over the so-called Irish backstop to derail Brexit talks, saying she believed a deal was still achievable in the coming weeks.( Image: illustration.) WATCH LIVE: PM @Theresa_May updates the House of Commons on Brexit negotiations https://t.co/XOuw4CZ7Z4 — UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet)…
EU leaders prepare for Brexit Summit
Ahead of the European Union Summit in Brussels (17/10/2018) a British government spokesman indicated progress had been made in some key areas. “However there remain a number of unresolved issues relating to the backstop. The UK is still committed to making progress at the October European Council,” he said. The EU officials and diplomats said, that…
DUP leader heads to Brussels for Brexit talks
The Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the ally of Prime Minister Theresa May’s government, said that it wanted a Brexit that worked for the Republic of Ireland too, as its leader Arlene Foster travels to Brussels for talks with EU negotiator Michel Barnier. BREAKING Arlene Foster flies to Brussels tonight for 3 days of intensive…
Countdown to Brexit
“The parliamentary approval process for Brexit is going to be complex and possibly lengthy, a new report by academic think tank The UK in a Changing Europe and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law finds.The Brexit Endgame comes out on the day marking six months to Brexit. It leaves the politics to one side…
Hammond certain UK has capacity to cope with ‘no-deal’
The UK has the fiscal capacity to cope with leaving the European Union without having first secured a deal, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said. When asked about health spending, he explained that voters would have to accept that if they wanted an expanding health service they would have to pay a “little more tax”….
May vows to protect EU citizens rights
British Prime minister Theresa May ensure EU citizens rights in UK would be protected in case Brexit talks would not reach a deal. “There are over 3 million EU citizens living in the UK who will be understandably worried about what the outcome of yesterday’s summit means for their future. I want to be clear…
Tusk calls for Brexit talks compromise
Following British Prime minister Theresa May speech the president of the European Council Donald Tusk made the following statement: “The European Union and its leaders fully respect the UK’s decision expressed in the referendum on leaving the EU. From the very beginning of the negotiations we have been focused on finding a deal that will…
EU “unacceptable” Irish border demands
British prime minister Theresa May warns the EU to avoid the “unacceptable” demands in negotiations over Northern Ireland’s borders. The prime minister will set out her case to other European leaders at a informal summit in Salzburg this week, hosted by Ausrtian Presidency of the EU. Good to catch up today with @simoncoveney ahead of…
Raab insists on ‘pragmatic’ approach to Brexit
Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab said the government’s proposal on the post-Brexit border between the British province of Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland was the only credible one. He underlined that the border issue needs flexible approach. Dominic Raab: Northern Ireland problem needs flexible approach https://t.co/sXPclcYsdg — Irish Times World (@IrishTimesWorld) September 18, 2018…
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