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British negotiators will demand a separate fisheries agreement today as talk resume with Brussels over a trade deal. It will set up a fresh clash with Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, who wants fishing to be included in a single, overarching future relationship pact. David Frost, Boris Johnson’s lead negotiator, revealed his plans for … Read more
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has drafted a five-step plan to lift the UK out of lockdown as the coronavirus crisis begins to settle. The 50 page blueprint is said to be Britain’s route out of the coronavirus. The five-stage plan is staggered over the next six months, The Mirror reports. The Prime Minister will … Read more
The EU is rattled and will eventually crumble under Brexit “time pressure” amid fears in Europe of a huge US-UK trade deal. Brussels will give into UK demands despite ongoing deadlocked Brexit talks, according to a Brexiteer cabinet minister. The International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said the EU will crumble under “time pressure” as the … Read more
Boris Johnson has been told to walk away from trade negotiations with Brussels unless the bloc compromises on its demands to continue fishing in Britain’s coastal waters. The Prime Minister should use the threat of no deal as leverage to force Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, to backdown in the row over fisheries, a … Read more
British negotiators finally believe they have Brussels on the back foot with their uncompromising attitude in the talks about a future trade deal. David Frost’s army of officials refused to budge last week after Michel Barnier demanded for the current access to Britain’s fishing waters is maintained as the price for the future relationship pact. … Read more
Boris Johnson wants to supercharge Brexit trade talks this week by pushing EU leaders to put pressure on Michel Barnier for more concessions. And in return a UK draft fisheries proposal could be fast-tracked to be on the table within weeks. The Prime Minister wants his counterparts to give Brussels encouragement to accelerate the talks … Read more
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now believed to have the upper hand in EU trade talks because the eurozone faces an economic downtown, some experts have claimed – but do you think the bloc will cave in to UK demands? Boris Johnson has repeatedly ruled out extending the EU transition period, which is due to … Read more
The EU was accused of sparking “35 years of decline” by British fishermen, who claimed overfishing by the bloc’s boats had crippled Cornwall’s businesses. The EU’s Common Fisheries Policy was a big motivator behind British fishermen’s backing of Leave in the 2016 referendum. Edwin Hosking, landings co-ordinator for a Cornish seafood company called FalFish, hit out … Read more
Boris Johnson has been urged to extend the Brexit transition period in light of coronavirus – but one of his throwback columns suggests the Prime Minister will never do so. Britain and the EU will restart talks this afternoon over their future relationship, with time running out to get an agreement after a six-week interruption … Read more
Boris Johnson has refused to bow to pressure to extend the transition period before completely ending EU jurisdiction in Britain. A senior source in Downing Street has insisted that there is “no movement” on the date the transition period ends which was set in law with the Withdrawal Agreement Bill. While Britain left the EU … Read more