Boris Johnson has a new ploy when asked about the prospect of a No Deal Brexit outcome: He talks about Australia instead. He did it again yesterday, comparing leaving the EU without a trade agreement as ‘the Australian-style option’. On Thursday, the Prime Minister said cutting ties with Brussels ‘on Australian terms’ would allow the … Read more
A former navy chief says Boris Johnson is right to prepare Brexit gunboats for any ‘punch-up’ with ‘stormy’ French fishermen as last-minute negotiations with the EU rumble on today. Admiral Lord West’s comments on the threat to deploy four armed vessels to patrol UK fishing waters comes as lorry queuing tests continue on the M20 … Read more
Boris Johnson vows to axe funding for overseas fossil fuel projects ‘as soon as possible’ ahead of UN climate summit PM wants to stop promoting new crude oil, natural gas and thermal coal scheme Boris Johnson described the move as ‘ambition on a truly grand scale’ It is a significant change as the government has … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today said she fears Boris Johnson has given up on trade talks with the EU as she warned the chances of the UK striking an accord with Brussels are now ‘vanishingly small’. The Scottish First Minister risked a furious row with Downing Street as she said she was ‘starting to worry not just … Read more
Until last night, it was tempting to think that the acrimonious fallout from Boris Johnson‘s dinner with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels was entirely stage-managed. That it is all part of a carefully choreographed diplomatic dance which allows each side to prove to their respective supporters that they have fought tooth … Read more
What are the EU’s No Deal contingency plans? Air travel and safety Air traffic will be ‘interrupted’ if there are no contingency measures in place on air transport at the end of the transition period, the commission says. It has proposed a measure to allow the provision of certain air services between the UK and … Read more
Civil servants SUE Boris Johnson for NOT sacking Home Secretary Priti Patel and overruling an independent report that said her shouting and swearing at mandarins amounted to bullying Lawyers for civil service mandarins said PM’s failure to sack gave ‘carte blanche’ Independent report found Ms Patel’s behaviour to civil servants was bullying Sir Alex Allan … Read more
Boris Johnson has arrived in Brussels to hold make or break Brexit trade talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen this evening. The Prime Minister was spotted leaving 10 Downing Street late this afternoon before then flying to the Belgian capital where he was pictured arriving at the UK ambassador’s residence just after 6pm. He … Read more
Boris Johnson is now on his way to Brussels to hold make or break Brexit trade talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen this evening. The Prime Minister was spotted leaving 10 Downing Street late this afternoon and he is now flying to the Belgian capital for a crunch dinner with the President of … Read more
Boris Johnson will fly to Brussels tonight in a last-ditch bid to salvage a Brexit trade deal. In a dramatic intervention, the Prime Minister will try to thrash out the framework of a deal over dinner with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. It comes on the eve of a crunch EU summit in … Read more