Britain is set to grant full diplomatic status to the European Union‘s first ambassador to the UK, it emerged today. João Vale de Almeida took up the role in February last year after Brexit was confirmed, but he was not given the same status as other ambassadors. Foreign Office sources now say the move had … Read more
Arlene Foster RESIGNS as DUP leader and will step down as First Minister of Northern Ireland at the end of June after internal party revolt over her handling of Brexit Arlene Foster this afternoon announced she is resigning as leader of the DUP Quitting as leader on May 28 and stepping down as First Minister … Read more
Britain ‘WON’T lower beef standards to secure a trade deal’ – but we could be drinking cheaper wine from Australia Australia has been pushing for the move as part of a new trade deal with the UK Liz Truss said that food standards was an issue she would not be giving way on Miss Truss did … Read more
Brexit booze bonus as Liz Truss claims Australian wine will become CHEAPER in the UK under terms of new trade deal she is agreeing with Canberra The ‘vast majority’ of a free trade deal with Australia has been agreed Ms Truss said that it included provisions that would make wine cheaper here Also opens up … Read more
More than a hundred French fishermen blocked trucks carrying fish from the UK on Thursday night, in a protest against a Brexit fishing deal they have dismissed as ‘a sham’. Britain’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union allowed the bloc’s fishermen to keep fishing deep into British waters, but only once they had received a license. … Read more
Lord Frost and EU counterpart Maros Sefcovic set for crunch Brexit talks in Brussels tonight amid hopes of breakthrough on Northern Ireland border checks as MEPs FINALLY vote in favour of UK trade deal Lord Frost and Maros Sefcovic are meeting in Brussels for dinner this evening Talks between UK and EU ongoing on how … Read more
Signing up with the app Nextdoor was very unlike me. I don’t remember why I did it in the first place but no doubt it had something to do with my permanent search for an electrician or that elusive but transformative handyman. It certainly wasn’t because I was particularly gripped by what my neighbours were up … Read more
Britons in Europe are being denied access bank accounts, jobs, healthcare and university places due to post-Brexit red tape – even though access to those services is guaranteed under the withdrawal agreement. Those living in Spain, Italy and France say they have been hit by new rules which are poorly understood by local officials who … Read more
Withering put-downs. Outrageous gossip. And a ringside seat on the maelstrom of the May years… Our third extract from Alan Duncan’s bombshell diaries opens as PM Theresa May is struggling desperately to pull off a Brexit deal. Her popularity among Tory MPs has sunk to an all-time low and several — including Boris Johnson — … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer today warned Labour to prepare for an election in as little as two years – as he said he was looking forward to ‘taking the mask off’ after his first year in charge under Covid. Sir Keir, who marks the first anniversary of his election as party leader today, said the party’s … Read more