The UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has picked up another major portfolio as the new Brexit minister, months after she took over the Foreign Office. Truss was given the new job after former Brexit Minister David Frost resigned on Sunday evening, citing disagreements with the government’s stance on lockdown restrictions, taxation, and regulation. “She will become…
UK Foreign Secretary Takes Over Brexit Negotiations After Frost’s Resignation
UK Brexit Minister Resigns in Further Blow to Boris Johnson
Britain’s Brexit minister David Frost resigned on Saturday “with immediate effect,” dealing another blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s crisis-ridden government. The resignation came after The Sunday Times reported that Lord Frost had handed his resignation in earlier this month, but agreed to stay until January after Johnson told him the government could not cope…
France Warns UK ‘All Options on the Table’ in Fishing Dispute
France has warned Britain that it still has “all options on the table” in a bitter dispute triggered by the rejection of dozens of applications by French fishermen to fish in British waters. France maintains that the UK’s action was in violation of the UK–EU pact on post-Brexit relations, and threatened last month to restrict…
Bus Hijacked and Set on Fire as Tensions Rise in Northern Ireland
A bus has been hijacked and set on fire at a loyalist estate on the outskirts of Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. Four masked men boarded the double decker in Church Road at an entrance to the Rathcoole estate in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, at about 7.45 p.m. and ordered the driver and passengers off….
UK’s Post-Brexit Border Measures ‘Not Sustainable’: Report
The British government has been “largely successful” in its handling of post-Brexit border issues with the EU, but it has relied on temporary measures that are “not sustainable,” the UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) said in its latest report. The much-feared long queues at the UK-EU border did not materialise at the end of the…
UK Welcomes France’s Postponement of Fishing Row Sanctions
Britain has welcomed France’s postponement of planned trade sanctions, as talks continue over a dispute over post-Brexit fishing licences. France had earlier said that it would restrict cross-Channel trade from 2300 GMT on Monday in response to the UK’s alleged violation of the UK–EU pact on post-Brexit relations by rejecting dozens of applications by French…
Britain, France Again at Loggerheads Over Easing Fishing Row
ROME—Britain and France clashed again over a post-Brexit fishing row on Sunday, with London calling on Paris to withdraw its threats and rejecting assertions there had been any agreement to try to cool an argument that could ultimately hurt trade. The two sides painted different pictures of a meeting between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and…
Britain, France Again at Loggerheads Over Easing Fishing Dispute
ROME—Britain and France clashed again over a post-Brexit fishing dispute on Oct. 31, with London calling on Paris to withdraw its threats and rejecting assertions that there had been any agreement to try to cool an argument that could ultimately hurt trade. The two sides painted different pictures of a meeting between Prime Minister Boris…
Johnson Seeks to Calm ‘Turbulence’ in UK–France Ties as Fishing Row Heats Up
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted on Saturday that UK–France relations have been hit by “some turbulence” amid an intensifying dispute about fishing rights, but emphasised that the two countries have more common interests than divisions. France has accused the UK of breaking the UK–EU pact on post-Brexit relations after dozens of applications by French…
UK Says Substantial Differences Remain With EU Over Northern Ireland Trade
LONDON—The United Kingdom said on Saturday that talks with the European Union over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland had been constructive, but substantial differences remained. Goods moving between Britain and Northern Ireland currently face customs checks, as part of a deal reached before Brexit to avoid more contentious border checks between Northern Ireland, which…
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