Boris Johnson has provoked fury and outrage across Britain and Europe for comparing the Ukraine war with Brexit. Johnson’s analogy during his speech to the Conservative party spring conference was denounced as “truly disgraceful” and “despicable” by Sweden’s former prime minister Carl Bildt, who added: “Any thought of inviting this man to an EU summit […]
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Nigel Farage has called Labour MP Chris Bryant “a total liar” for claiming he received almost £550,000 from Russia Today in 2018. The former UKIP and Brexit parties leader challenged Bryant to repeat the claims outside parliament, insisting he “did not take a single penny” from the broadcaster in 2018. During a debate on new […]
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Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill “climbdown” with MPs over his contentious internal markets bill is not enough for Europe or senior members of his party. EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said the UK government must “correct” its position before talks on economic and political relations can continue, while the European Commission (EC) said their ultimatum for […]
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Downing Street has confirmed the United Kingdom will not automatically deport European Union citizens who have not signed up to the settled status scheme. Guy Verhofstadt, the EU’s Brexit co-ordinator said the UK government had given assurances that EU citizens who miss the 30 June 2021 deadline will still be able to make an application […]
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The European Union have expressed “serious doubts” about Boris Johnson’s plan to secure a Brexit deal as a leaked memo tells Tory MPs to blame the EU if it fails. EU Council president Donald Tusk told the UK prime minister that Brussels is “still unconvinced” by his new proposals, while Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s […]
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