One of leading Brexit campaigners, the Member of European Parliament Nigel Farage (UKIP) said on he was warming to the idea of holding a second referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union, arguing that another vote would see “Leave” win again and end the debate. Maybe, just maybe, we should have a second referendum on…
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Johnson: nuclear deal is an accomplishment
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has entered polemics with the US requesting to propose a better alternative to the deal with Iran that curbs its nuclear programme. The Iran nuclear deal makes the world safer. European partners were unanimous today in our determination to preserve the deal and tackle Iran’s disruptive behaviour. pic.twitter.com/dw8zwUXwS5 — Boris…
Farage collects questions ahead of meeting with Barnier
One of the leading figures in Brexit campaign, the UK Member of the European Parliament, Nigel Farage will meet the European Union’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday, January 8, in what he said was an attempt to convey the views of 17.4 million Britons who voted to leave the EU. Farage said in a…
French support Brexit
New YouGov Eurotrack data reveals that it is not just the British public that want the UK to leave the European Union; French people want Brexit, too. A plurality of people in France say they would rather that Britain left the EU than stayed in it (38% to 32%). Of the six EU nations surveyed, only in…
Immigration – Britons top priority
New data from YouGov’s regular Eurotrack survey highlights how people in Britain and key EU nations have conflicting priorities for the Brexit negotiations. Asked to choose up to three priorities for Brexit from a list of eight, Britons’ number one priority is “allowing Britain to control immigration from the EU” (41%). In second place is ensuring continued…
UK returns to blue-gold passport cover
UK Prime Minister Theresa May laudits the return of Britain’s classic blue-gold passport as a benefit of leaving the EU, – a gesture to Brexit campaigners visualising it is a symbol of national sovereignty. The UK passport is an expression of our independence and sovereignty – symbolising our citizenship of a proud, great nation. That's…
Johnson-Lavrov agreed on “global duties”
“The topics under discussion were serious, – said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, commenting on visit of UK Foreign Secretary to Moscow. #Lavrov in an opening speach at the talks with @BorisJohnson: "It is no secret, that right now our relations are at low point and not at our initiative" pic.twitter.com/YKaH1Y6tf9 — MFA Russia…
Poland: Article 7 versus Article 50
Janice ATKINSON, OPINION Poland may find itself the pariah of the EU when it could be stripped of its EU voting rights. I would say to Poland, stand strong, you are elected by the people with a mandate for reform. Remember, the UK voted to leave the EU to take back control of our sovereignty. It…
May “caving in” to Brussels’ demands
Janice ATKINSON, OPINION The first stage talks on Brexit concluded with Theresa May caving in to Brussels’ demands: more ECJ rule (for at least eight years), complying with single market and customs union rules in a transition period of somewhere in the region of two years. Careful not to give an end date for the…
May to inform Parliament on Brexit plans
UK Prime Minister Theresa May will put forward her plan for a Brexit transition period with unchanged access to EU markets when she briefs MPs on Monday about her latest negotiating results with Brussels. Positive conversation with @eucopresident, stressed the importance of building on the progress we have made together to start the next phases…
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