Posts Tagged ‘brexit’

Brexit: Is there enough time left to ratify a UK-EU trade deal even if one is agreed?

Even if the EU and the UK succeed at this late, late stage in striking a post-Brexit trade deal, a new race against time will begin. An agreement needs to be ratified on both sides to ensure it comes into force by January 1 after the transition period expires. “Crunch” weeks have come and gone, […]

Brexit trade talks suspended after EU negotiator contracts COVID-19

Top-level talks over a post-Brexit trade deal were suspended on Thursday after an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19. It added uncertainty to discussions that were already under pressure amid a looming deadline. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier announced the suspension on Twitter but said lower-ranking officials would continue discussions in the interim. Any long […]

EU unlikely to give UK more time to adjust after Brexit transition ends, Ireland’s FM tells Euronews

It is unlikely the European Union will grant the UK a grace period in January to help business adjust to the new post-Brexit trading regime, Ireland’s foreign affairs minister has told Euronews. The EU and UK are in the final stages of negotiations on a possible post-Brexit trade deal, although differences remain. Either way, significant […]

Nigel Farage Relaunches Brexit Party as ‘Anti Lockdown Party’ Reform UK

Nigel Farage is relaunching the Brexit Party as the Reform Party, in a move which should alarm libertarian Conservative MP’s. The new party will be expanding its remit to post-independence issues including opposition to the coronavirus lockdown. Announcing the party’s new aims, Farage, who has led UKIP several times and Richard Tice, the Brexit Party […]

Brexit and fishing rights: Will battle for control of seas torpedo trade deal?

It’s an industry that makes only a tiny contribution to the overall economy in the UK and the EU. And yet fishing has cast a huge net over the Brexit trade talks from the beginning. As European leaders meet for Thursday’s EU summit, there are signs that the ongoing tussle over fishing rights could blow […]

‘We must avoid tariffs’: UK car industry on tenterhooks as Brexit trade talks hang in the balance

The fate of the post-Brexit trade talks hang in the balance, with both the EU and UK admitting that serious differences remain on key issues. Boris Johnson has said the UK can “more than live with” a no-deal scenario after the transition period expires at the end of the year, even calling it a “good […]

Brexit: Can the state subsidy row blocking a EU-UK trade deal be resolved?

“No government in Europe have fought more resolutely against subsidies, state aids to industry and protectionism.” These words were uttered by Margaret Thatcher 30 years ago in a eulogy to the UK’s role in Europe at the end of her premiership. Many British Conservatives still idolise the former British prime minister for standing up to […]

UK can ‘more than live with’ no-deal Brexit claims Boris Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed the UK can “more than live with” a no-deal Brexit, which would see the UK trading with the EU on World Trade Organization (WTO) terms. Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr, Johnson said he didn’t “want the Australian, WTO-type outcome particularly, but we can more than live with […]

Brexit: Von der Leyen, Johnson say gaps between EU and Britain remain

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed on Saturday to “work intensively” to resolve the “significant gaps” that remain between the EU and UK in talks over their future relationship. A statement published by the European Commission on Saturday said that Von der Leyen and Johnson had agreed […]

Brexit: UK MPs back government’s contentious Internal Market Bill

The Internal Market Bill, which will give the UK the power to disregard part of the Brexit withdrawal treaty dealing with trade to and from Northern Ireland, cleared the House of Commons late on Tuesday. The bill was approved by 340 votes to 256, a government majority of 84. European Union leaders fear the bill […]

Post-Brexit trade talks: How badly do Europe’s exporters need a deal with the UK?

“They need us more than we need them.” It was an argument often advanced by Brexit supporters in the wake of the UK’s 2016 referendum. The clout of EU business would weigh in Britain’s favour in the negotiations. German cars, French wine, Italian Prosecco, Danish bacon… common sense would prevail and Brussels would ensure that […]

Amal Clooney quits as UK special envoy over ‘lamentable’ Brexit plan

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney said she is quitting her role as the UK’s special envoy over her opposition to the British government’s suggestion it could break international law in the event it fails to agree on a trade deal with the European Union. Clooney, who is the country’s special envoy on media freedom, dubbed […]

Brexit: Boris Johnson compromises with MPs to head off revolt over controversial bill

Boris Johnson’s government has reached a compromise with its own backbench MPs to head off a potential rebellion against controversial plans to override part of the EU divorce deal, breaking international law. Around 30 MPs from the ruling Conservative Party abstained as the UK Internal Market Bill passed its first parliamentary hurdle earlier this week. […]

Boris Johnson says no deal Brexit ‘good outcome’ for UK ahead of EU talks

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson talked tough on Sunday ahead of a crucial round of post-Brexit trade talks with the European Union, saying Britain could walk away from the talks within weeks and insisting that a no-deal exit would be a “good outcome for the U.K.” With talks deadlocked, Johnson said an agreement would only […]

John Mann, a non-Jewish Brexit supporter, is the UK’s loudest critic of anti-Semitism

(JTA) — On his way out of a London BBC studio in 2016, former London mayor Ken Livingstone was confronted by a short, robust man who waved his finger and yelled at him in a thick Yorkshire accent: “You Nazi apologist … [you’re] rewriting history!” Livingstone had publicly claimed, falsely, that Hitler had supported Zionism […]

Going Underground – Ep. 618: George Soros, Brexit, North Korea & Fake Sonic Attacks

Going Underground – Ep. 618: George Soros, Brexit, North Korea & Fake Sonic Attacks Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com In this episode, we speak to Andrew Pierce, consultant editor for the Lord Rothermere owned Daily Mail about whether globalist conspirator George Soros can swing a second Brexit referendum. Award-winning journalist Gareth Porter explains if Korean […]

John Bolton, the anti-Muslim think tank (#Gatestone) and Brexit

John Bolton, the anti-Muslim think tank and Brexit President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser chaired a nonprofit that has promoted misleading and false anti-Muslim news, an NBC News review found. From 2013 until last month, John Bolton was the chairman of the Gatestone Institute, a New York-based advocacy group that warns of a looming […]

Good Friday Agreement: Has Brexit put Northern Ireland’s peace at risk?

The issue of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is a major sticking point in Brexit negotiations. The current frontier is essentially an open one, allowing people to travel freely around the island of Ireland. But 20 years after the Good Friday Agreement brought a fragile end to decades of […]

Tony Blair Tells Tories To Block Brexit Or Face A Corbyn Government

Tony Blair has warned Tories that they should block Brexit if they want to avoid a Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn. The former Labour prime minister is renowned for his constant, outspoken opposition to Brexit, but following his comments many are now questioning if he should retain his Labour Party membership He has repeated […]

If anyone still thinks that the EU referendum resulting in #Brexit was democracy in action – then it’s time to wake up to reality.

Revealed: The Highjacking of Britain’s EU Referendum By True Publica, We have witnessed in full view how a shadowy global operation involving dark money, big data and American billionaires influenced the result of the EU referendum. If anyone still thinks that the EU referendum resulting in Brexit was democracy in action – then it’s time […]

Going Underground – No Consistency in Brexit Negotiations – Shadow Chief Secretary of the Treasury Peter Dowd

Going Underground – No Consistency in Brexit Negotiations – Shadow Chief Secretary of the Treasury Peter Dowd Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com We ask Jeremy Corbyn’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Peter Dowd, whether Theresa May has now crossed an EU red line too far. LIKE Going Underground http://fb.me/GoingUndergroundRTFOLLOW Going Underground http://twitter.com/Underground_RTFOLLOW Afshin Rattansi […]

Tony Blair: Brexit Is ‘Sickening’ And ‘Evil’

Tony Blair says Brexit is ‘sickening’ and ‘evil’ and has blasted Prime Minister Theresa May for pursuing an EU exit.  In a scathing attack, the former Labour leader accused Ms. May of “sickening irresponsibility” in fulfilling the wishes of the British public. Express.co.uk reports: Writing on the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change website, Mr Blair […]

UK COLUMN: BREXIT Slipping, Assange Deconstructs Russiagate, Oxfam Corruption Crisis

BREXIT looking more unlikely, Julian Assange tears apart the latest Russian Troll indictment, UN and Oxfam corruption crisis and more. UK Column News anchor Mike Robinson and guest host Patrick Henningsen with yesterday’s news round-up. Watch: . START – Brexit: EU will crumble in Brexit talks… 03:14 – UK accounts for 40% of EU spending […]

BREXIT: Soros and Others Guilty of Foreign Meddling, Not Russia

George Soros recently donated £400,000 to Best for Britain, a campaign working to reverse Brexit (Photo: Jeff Ooi/LensaMalaysia.com. Source: Wikicommons) Miles Elliot 21st Century Wire While certain voices continue droning on about Russian meddling, interference and collusion meant to affect everything from the US presidential election to Britain’s EU referendum, actual meddling in British affairs […]

George Soros Funding Secret Plot To Overturn Brexit

Billionaire globalist George Soros is backing a campaign to overturn Brexit. He once again faces accusations of meddling in British politics after news broke that he had donated almost half-a-million pounds to a campaign seeking to reverse Brexit. The campaign is trying to recruit major Conservative donors in an attempt to undermine the prime minister […]

How #Brexit Was Engineered by Foreign Billionaires to Bring About Economic Chaos – for Profit

How Brexit Was Engineered by Foreign Billionaires to Bring About Economic Chaos – for Profit By Graham Vanbergen, This article first appeared on GR in October 2017. In this truly alarming story I connect three significant articles to show that Brexit, far from being the result of representative democracy, is in fact a campaign of […]

Trump says he would negotiate Brexit with ‘tougher’ attitude than Theresa May

Trump says he would negotiate Brexit with ‘tougher’ attitude than Theresa May Reuters January 28, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump would take a tougher approach to Brexit negotiations than Britains Prime Minister Theresa May, he said in a television interview to be broadcast later on Sunday. In the interview with British channel ITV, Trump said […]

“The Battle of Brexit” – What’s Actually Going On?

Renegade Editor’s Note: I think Brexit was a setup from the start, to bring about the future (((they))) want to see, but this is an interesting analysis regardless. By Julian Rose In 2016, under Prime Minister David Cameron, UK citizens were offered a referendum in order to decide whether or not the UK should stay in […]

8 Predictions for 2018 from the man who foresaw ‘Brexit’ and Trump winning the elections

The man who foresaw Trump winning the elections and Brexit, says 2018 will be marked by severe and destructive weather. Image Credit: Shutterstock According to the man who predicted that Trump would become president and that the UK would leave the European Union, the year ‘2018 will be full of political turmoil and environmental crisis […]

Going Underground – What about Britain’s occupation problems in a time of Brexit? Sinn Fein’s Michelle Gildernew

Going Underground – What about Britain’s occupation problems in a time of Brexit? Sinn Fein’s Michelle Gildernew Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com We speak to Michelle Gildernew, Sinn Fein’s Health spokesperson and the former Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in Stormont. She also played a key role on the Sinn F in negotiating teams […]

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