Tag: UK Politics
fast 4 Jahre ago
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Brexit: Ursula von der Leyen dismisses Boris Johnson’s ‘handbags and haircuts’ analogy

Ursula von der Leyen has dismissed Boris Johnson’s likening EU demands in Brexit trade talks to being forced to buy a...

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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EU leaders pull all-nighter discussing climate change as Brexit forgotten

Deal on greenhouse gas prioritised over EU-UK talks

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Brexit: Boris Johnson says there is now a ‘strong possibility’ of no-deal

There is now a “strong possibility” of a no-deal in Brexit trade talks, Boris Johnson has said.

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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What will happen to Northern Ireland after Brexit?

It will become harder to trade with the rest of Great Britain

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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What are the remaining issues blocking a Brexit deal?

Here’s why we don’t have a Brexit trade deal with the EU yet, Jon Stone explains

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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EU sets out contingency planning for no-deal Brexit and warns ‘disruption will happen’

The European Commission has brought forward new contingency plans for Brexit no-deal, warning that the risk of an agr...

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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EU sets out contingency planning for no-deal Brexit and warns ‘disruption will happen’

The European Commission has brought forward new contingency plans for Brexit no-deal,  warning that the risk of an ag...

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Boris Johnson fails to secure Brexit concessions after three hours of face-to-face talks in Brussels

Talks in jeopardy as no breakthrough emerges in meeting with Ursula von der Leyen

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Why Boris Johnson faces a frosty reception in freezing Brussels

Brussels is in no mood to ditch its principles for the prime minister, Jon Stone finds

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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EU leaders will not debate Brexit concessions at summit despite Boris Johnson meeting

Hopes of a breakthrough at European Council meeting fade

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Angela Merkel backs tougher line in Brexit talks ahead of crucial Boris Johnson meeting

German chancellor makes rare Brexit intervention at a crucial point in talks

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Brexit breakthrough as UK and EU agree deal ‘in principle’ on Northern Ireland protocol

UK to withdraw international lawbreaking clauses

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Brexit talks could continue after ‘last chance saloon’ Boris Johnson visit to Brussels, EU says

Brussels says negotiations should continue ‘for as long as necessary’

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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EU trade unions worried that Barnier is letting UK slash workers’ rights too far in Brexit deal

‘Ratchet clauses’ on labour standards could be dropped at UK insistence 

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Brexit talks will not continue past Wednesday, EU’s Michel Barnier tells MEPs

Brexit trade negotiations between the EU and UK will not continue past Wednesday, Michel Barnier has said.

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Brexit: EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier downbeat on deal in private meeting with diplomats

Commission Brexit chief rejected claims of breakthrough on fishing

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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France warns it could veto Brexit deal amid reports agreement is ‘imminent’

Negotiators are said to be closing in on free trade agreement 

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Rishi Sunak imposes austerity on railway infrastructure investment with £1bn cuts

‘Levelling up’ claims contradicted by investment cuts 

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Boris Johnson losing grip on ‘red wall’ seats, poll shows

Tories would lose 36 out of the 45 seats taken off Labour in the key battlegrounds

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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No-deal Brexit will make healthy eating more expensive with price hikes on fruit and veg

Healthy eating to become even less affordable, experts warn

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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‘It will be a different world’: Boris Johnson predicts return of large gatherings by summer

Prime minister says people should be able to hold weddings by next summer

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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UK presses ahead with breaking international law at crucial moment in Brexit trade talks

Government to enrage Brussels by overwriting Brexit withdrawal agreement

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Brexit talks heading for ‘crisis’ as EU warns Boris Johnson to stop breaking international law or...

UK set to push ahead with legislation that would break commitments made to EU earlier this year 

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Matt Hancock hints again that low-infection areas WILL see tiers eased

The new tiers system for England came into force at midnight after the Commons approved it - but the healthy 213 majo...

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Labour eyes stronger employment rights for precarious ‘gig economy’ workers

New report backed by Ed Miliband shows how loopholes could be closed

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Government has failed to properly prepare for no-deal Brexit, watchdog warns for twelfth time wit...

Public Accounts Committee says ministers are ‘taking limited responsibility’

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Over 50 Tory MPs rebel against Boris Johnson as Commons approves new Covid tier restrictions

Boris Johnson has suffered perhaps his biggest rebellion yet in the House of Commons after 56 of his own MPs defied h...

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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What will happen to Northern Ireland after Brexit?

It will become harder to trade with the rest of Great Britain

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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EU citizens set to face Brexit ‘discrimination’ from landlords and employers, Sadiq Khan warns

Mayor makes ‘direct appeal to every European Londoner’ to register before Christmas

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Labour plans new powers to block corporate takeovers on climate change grounds

A Labour government would give itself new powers to block corporate takeovers that undermine the fight against climat...

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Labour to abstain on Covid tiers vote ‘in the national interest’

Opposition will not vote with government on Covid-19 rules for the first time as rebellion looms

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Pat Finucane: British government will not launch public inquiry into murder

The government has decided not to order a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane by loyalist paramilitaries i...

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Labour urges government to include international shipping emissions in CO2 targets

Government quietly approved plan to allow emissions to grow until 2030

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Rishi Sunak under fire for refusing to face MPs over Spending Review

Rishi Sunak is under fire from MPs after he was accused of refusing to appear in front of the Treasury Select Committ...

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Government secretly deployed British troops to defend Saudi Arabian oil fields

British forces sent in during court-ordered ban on arms sales to autocracy

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Key numbers and policies from Rishi Sunak’s spending review

The chancellor’s policies and updates at a glance

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Rishi Sunak accused of playing ‘divide and rule’ with public sector pay freeze

Chancellor tries to justify freeze on basis that private sector is also suffering

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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Boris Johnson told off by Speaker for trying to ask his own questions at PMQs

Prime minister tried to turn the tables on Keir Starmer

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fast 4 Jahre ago
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EU president hails ‘genuine progress’ in Brexit trade talks as deadline looms

But Ursula von der Leyen say no-deal is still possible

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