Barnier to next British PM: May’s deal ‘only option’ for orderly Brexit
If the U.K. wants to leave the EU with a deal, the current Withdrawal Agreement is “the only option,” according to the European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. “If the choice is to...
View ArticlePoll: Lib Dems would win most votes in UK election
The pro-Remain Liberal Democrats would win a U.K. general election if it were held now, according to a new YouGov poll for the Times newspaper. The Lib Dems would win 24 percent of the vote, closely...
View ArticleEmily Thornberry: Trump is a ‘sexual predator’ and ‘racist’
U.S. President Donald Trump “is a sexual predator” and “a racist,” and “it’s right to say that,” according to U.K. Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry. Speaking to the BBC’s “Today” radio program...
View ArticleTrump U-turns, says UK’s National Health Service not on table in trade talks
U.S. President Donald Trump walked back his claim that everything including the National Health Service would be on the table in a future trade deal with the U.K. In a press conference with British...
View ArticleUK, South Korea agree on post-Brexit trade deal rollover
Britain today agreed on an in-principle deal with South Korea to roll over the trade relationship it currently has with the country as a member of the EU, U.K. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox...
View ArticleTory members prepared to break up party, UK for Brexit
A majority of Conservative Party members are willing to see their party destroyed and the United Kingdom broken up in order to secure Brexit, according to a new YouGov survey. Asked whether they would...
View ArticleTop EU adviser blames US for Iran tensions
A special adviser to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini blamed the United States on Tuesday for a rise in tensions between Iran and the West. “This is happening for one reason that has not been...
View ArticleUK Digital Minister Margot James: ‘I will do whatever it takes’ to stop...
U.K. Digital Minister Margot James said on Thursday she would do “whatever it takes in the end” to prevent a no-deal Brexit. Speaking at POLITICO’s Women Rule summit in Brussels, James wouldn’t say...
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Brexit Party MEPs turn backs during European anthem
STRASBOURG — Ode to no joy, more like. MEPs from the U.K.’s Brexit Party turned their backs during the “Ode to Joy,” the EU anthem, in the European Parliament’s plenary chamber. Parliament President...
View ArticleJuncker laments lack of transparency in Commission top job race
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker lamented the process by which leaders nominated German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen to succeed him in the EU’s top job, acknowledging it “was...
View ArticleUS ambassador: Trump’s relationship with Boris Johnson will be ‘sensational’
As far as the U.S. ambassador to the U.K. is concerned, it’s all water under the bridge. Asked on Friday’s BBC’s “Today” program what Donald Trump and Boris Johnson’s relationship will be like, the...
View ArticleUS would ‘enthusiastically’ back no-deal Brexit, Trump envoy says
America would “enthusiastically” support a no-deal Brexit, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Monday during a visit to London. “If that’s the decision of the British government, we will...
View ArticleFormer Tory MP Sarah Wollaston joins Lib Dems
Sarah Wollaston, a former U.K. Tory MP who quit the party to fight against a no-deal Brexit, joined the Liberal Democrats Wednesday. Wollaston, who became the Lib Dems’ 14th MP, said in a statement she...
View ArticleTrump links China trade deal to ‘humane’ Hong Kong resolution
American President Donald Trump on Wednesday linked a U.S.-China trade deal to Beijing treating Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters “humanely” and suggested he should meet face-to-face with President...
View ArticleReleased Iranian tanker leaves Gibraltar, bound for Greece
The Iranian oil tanker detained by authorities in Gibraltar has been freed and is heading for Greece, the U.K. territory’s chief minister said Monday. “The written commitment given by the Iranian...
View ArticleUK government yet to commission Australian migration system review
A month after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to commission a report into Australia’s points-based migration system, he still hasn’t done so, according to the independent committee that...
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How the Australian migration model actually works
SYDNEY — The U.K. is looking to Australia for inspiration in dealing with post-Brexit immigration, with Britain’s Home Office announcing it has commissioned a review of the Aussie system. Boris...
View ArticleVon der Leyen on ‘European way of life’: We can’t let others ‘take away our...
Doubling down on her decision to name Margaritis Schinas the “vice president for protecting our European way of life,” European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen said the EU can’t allow...
View ArticleSaudis promise ‘material evidence’ of Iranian involvement in oil attacks
Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry said it will on Wednesday present “material” evidence “proving the Iranian regime’s involvement” in the weekend attacks on the kingdom’s oil facilities. The announcement...
View ArticleBoris Johnson warns of ‘digital authoritarianism’ in UN speech
On the day the U.K.’s highest court ruled he had unlawfully suspended parliament, British PM Boris Johnson wanted to talk instead about the challenges posed by Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa....
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