Downing Street today urges Brussels to ‘get real’ and accept Britain is an ‘independent country’ as Brexit talks restart and negotiations descend into acrimony amid warnings time is running out to do a deal. Lord Frost, the UK’s chief negotiator with the EU, said the two sides ‘can no longer afford to go over well-trodden … Read more
Britain will not ‘blink’ in crunch Brexit talks this week, Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator has declared, in a marked ratcheting up of pressure on Brussels. In an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday, Lord Frost warned his EU counterpart Michel Barnier the UK would not become a ‘client state’ of Brussels by accepting restrictions … Read more
As excuses to cancel dinner go, the text message sent by Tony Abbott to a British friend newly arrived in Sydney is hard to beat. ‘Sorry to do this at short notice, mate, but I’m trying to put out these damned bush fires.’ He wasn’t joking. The former Australian leader and volunteer fireman had flown … Read more
Britain and Brussels play the blame game over stalled Brexit talks as the UK accuses the EU of failing to ‘accept reality’ while the bloc says negotiations are going BACKWARDS Seventh round of Brexit trade talks concluded yesterday with no breakthrough David Frost said Brussels must ‘accept reality’ of what the UK wants from deal … Read more
EU trade talks ‘could stall over Brussels’ refusal to allow British hauliers full access to work within the bloc after the UK leaves in December’ UK wants hauliers allowed to work extensively within the bloc after December This includes transit to Turkey and making drop offs in member states But Brussels says it gives almost … Read more
Ruthless traffickers have set up a base in Belgium to smuggle migrants across the Channel. The Daily Mail has established that organised crime networks calling themselves the ‘boat mafia’ have moved in to Brussels to profit from a huge rise in migrants. Some 1,000 arrivals are using the city as an alternative staging post to … Read more
Champagne Eurocrats: Private jets, fine wine and ‘shooting range rental’ rack up eye-watering sums as Brussels audit reveals EU officials are STILL on the gravy train – with UK contributing £9billion in membership fees this year Almost £400,000 was spent on private jets by Donald Tusk’s administration Other eye-catching sums were £90,000 on hiring ‘meeting rooms’ at … Read more
Boris Johnson gives the EU three months to seal a Brexit trade deal as face-to-face talks resume in Brussels The UK and the European Union are in currently talks over a Brexit trade deal UK PM Boris Johnson has set a deadline of three months to conclude the talks UK chief Brexit negotiator David Frost … Read more
Activists have removed a statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II in Brussels – days after another one was taken down in Antwerp due to anti-racism vandalism. The figure was removed from its plinth during Thursday night, Belgian broadcaster RTBF reported, leaving an empty stand in the Auderghem neighbourhood on Friday. Photos show the separated bust on the floor … Read more
Activists have removed a statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II in Brussels – days after another one was taken down in Antwerp due to anti-racism vandalism. The figure was removed from its plinth during Thursday night, Belgian broadcaster RTBF reported, leaving an empty stand in the Auderghem neighbourhood on Friday. Photos show the separated bust on the floor … Read more