Downing Street has insisted the travel chaos in the English Channel is not the result of Brexit, blaming instead the shortage of French border control staff for causing long queues and delays. The disruptions started at the Port of Dover on July 22, when thousands of holidaymakers were stuck in traffic jams and 6-hour queues….
Brexit Not to Blame for English Channel Travel Chaos, Downing Street Insists
UK to Host Eurovision Song Contest on Behalf of Ukraine
The UK will host the Eurovision Song Contest next year on behalf of Ukraine, it has been confirmed. Ukraine won the right to host the contest in 2023 after Ukrainian entry Kalush Orchestra triumphed at this year’s competition held in Italy in May, but the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) decided the event cannot be held…
EU Launches Fresh Legal Action Against UK After Northern Ireland Protocol Clears Commons
The European Union has launched fresh legal action against the UK for failing to comply with the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit treaty, just over a day after the UK government’s plan to scrap part of the protocol won approval in the House of Commons. The European Commission triggered four new infringement procedures against…
UK to Send More Artillery Guns, Drones, Anti-Tank Weapons to Ukraine
Britain will send hundreds of drones and anti-tank weapons and scores of artillery guns to Ukraine over the coming weeks, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. The new delivery of weapons will “significantly step up the UK’s support” for Ukraine’s fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “brutal and unjustified” invasion, the government said on July…
UK Industry Leaders Urge New PM to Reset Trading Relationship With EU
July 18, 2022
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UK industry leaders have called on the incoming prime minister to reset Britain’s trading relationships with the European Union, which remains the dominant market for British manufacturing exports. In a report published on July 18, Make UK, a business group which represents British manufacturers, and business advisory firm BDO, said that the European market remains…
Sunak and Truss Clash Over Tax in UK Leadership Debate
LONDON—British foreign minister Liz Truss clashed over tax policy with former finance minister Rishi Sunak on Friday, as the five remaining contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister went head-to-head in the first of three televised debates. An initial field of 11 challengers has been whittled down following two days of votes by lawmakers from…
Boris Johnson Ordered to Hand Documents to Parliamentary Committee Probing Partygate Scandal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been ordered to hand over a cache of documents to MPs investigating whether he lied to Parliament over the so-called partygate scandal. Johnson, who is set to step down as prime minister in early September, still faces an inquiry by the Privileges Committee into whether he deliberately misled Parliament…
5 Candidates for UK Prime Minister to Face Off in 1st TV Debate
All five remaining contenders vying to be the UK’s next prime minister will take part in the first televised debate on Friday on Channel 4, the network has confirmed. Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch, and Tom Tugendhat are expected to stand toe to toe in three debates over the weekend, ahead of the third…
Johnson’s Government Puts Forward Confidence Motion in Itself After Blocking Labour Bid
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government says it will put forward a confidence motion in itself after it blocked the opposition’s bid for a vote of no confidence in both the government and the leader. The government—effectively a caretaker administration after Johnson announced he will step down—took the measure after Labour said it intended to seek…
Scottish Nationalist MPs Thrown out of Parliament Over Protest Against Johnson
Two Alba Party MPs were kicked out of Parliament on Wednesday after they refused to stop shouting at Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a protest over Scottish independence. The first Prime Minister’s Questions session after Johnson resigned as the prime minister was delayed for several minutes because of the rowdy incident. At the start of the…
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