BBC broadcasters and presenters launched a bitter last-ditch onslaught against Brexit during the New Year schedules. Britain’s long-awaited departure from the European Union on Thursday coincided with what critics described as ill-tempered tirades, offensive remarks and heavily biased reportage in the Corporation’s end-of-year programming. Among those making comments that appeared to be aimed at the … Read more
Macron says Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’ in annual address delivered hours after his father denounced him as a ‘self-serving’ politician Emmanuel Macron has told how Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’ Macron questioned the strength of Britain’s sovereignty following its departure His father Jean-Michel Macron, 70, spoke publicly … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon urged the European Union to ‘keep the light on’ and said Scotland would be ‘back soon’ as the Brexit transition period came to an end on Thursday. Membership of the single market and customs union expired at 11pm – four and a half years after the in-out referendum which sought to settle the … Read more
From work to pensions, passports and pets, what Britain’s new Brexit deal with the EU means for you By John Stevens Deputy Political Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:19 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 14:00 GMT, 31 December 2020 From work to pensions, what Brexit means for you… Working UK citizens no longer … Read more
MPs voted by 521 to 73 – majority 448 – to approve legislation to ratify Boris Johnson’s trade deal with the EU. But how did MPs vote at third reading? – Ayes 359 Conservative MPs: Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty), Bim Afolami (Hitchin and Harpenden), Adam Afriyie (Windsor), Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield), Nickie Aiken (Cities … Read more
‘I will always be a European’: Boris Johnson’s father Stanley is applying for FRENCH citizenship after Brexit Stanley Johnson confirmed he he was in the process of applying for a passport He is a former member of the European Parliament who voted Remain in 2016 He told France’s RTL radio today: ‘I will always be … Read more
Will Michel Barnier run for French president? EU negotiator hints at challenge to Macron after Brexit deal is done, saying he is ‘available and mobilised’ Michel Barnier has sparked speculation that he may run for French president Without being specific, Barnier announced that he is ‘available and mobilised’ France is less than two years away … Read more
MPs voted by 521 to 73 – majority 448 – to approve legislation to ratify Boris Johnson’s trade deal with the EU. But how did MPs vote at third reading? – Ayes 359 Conservative MPs: Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty), Bim Afolami (Hitchin and Harpenden), Adam Afriyie (Windsor), Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield), Nickie Aiken (Cities … Read more
At 11 o’clock tonight we are finally leaving the European Union behind. I can scarcely believe I have written those words. We will be an independent country again. As Boris Johnson declared yesterday, this is ‘a new chapter in our national story’. Whatever happens, we have set another course. The year 2021 may be remembered … Read more
After four-and-a-half years, the world’s largest deep-sea exploration mission has identified at least 12 new species of marine life, including a new kind of coral. Funded by the European Union, the just-completed ATLAS Project carried out some 45 research expeditions since June 2016, exploring undersea life in a deep stretch of the North Atlantic. More … Read more