UK to withdraw from European arrest warrant
Government document reveals plans to ditch tool that allows for fast extradition of criminals The UK is to abandon a crucial tool used to speed up the transfer of criminals… Read more »
Category: Foreign policy
Johnson unveils major review of foreign and defence policy
Key issues will be resetting UK’s relationships with allies and developing cyber capabilities Boris Johnson has unveiled a post-Brexit review of foreign and defence policy in an attempt to determine… Read more »
EU demands UK keep chlorinated chicken ban to get trade deal
Exclusive: clause in negotiating mandate for Michel Barnier will create hurdle to US-UK deal All the day’s political news – live The EU will demand that the UK maintains a… Read more »
Brexit: UK reneging on Northern Ireland pledges risks trade deals with US and EU
Concerns raised after reports negotiating team told to devise plans to ‘get around’ protocol in withdrawal agreement Reneging on the special Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland will risk trade deals… Read more »
EU leaders at odds over filling €75bn Brexit shortfall
Agreement on a final budget deal at summit is unlikely, says Mette Frederiksen, Danish PM A summit to fix the EU’s long-term budget looked in danger of ending in failure… Read more »
UK to close door to non-English speakers and unskilled workers
Government plans to take ‘full control’ of borders a disaster for economy and jobs, say industry leaders and Labour Britain is to close its borders to unskilled workers and those… Read more »
UK unprepared for COP 26 conference, warn climate leaders
Former UN climate envoy joins list of experts frustrated at Britain’s lack of leadership The UK is showing a “lack of coherence” in its leadership of vital UN climate crisis… Read more »
UK would not back US bombing of Iran cultural sites – No 10
Downing Street says such military action would break international treaties in implicit rebuke to Trump UK politics latest – live updates Downing Street has said targeting cultural sites in Iran… Read more »
London expected to co-host next stage of post-Brexit negotiations
Location for talks to be split with Brussels in symbolic shift marking UK’s non-EU status London is expected to co-host the next stage of post-Brexit negotiations with Brussels in a… Read more »
Brexit: Johnson condemned for dropping pledge to replace family reunion law
Lawyers warn loss of reunion rights for unaccompanied refugee children will put them in danger The loss of family reunion rights for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will leave them with “no… Read more »
Johnson visit to Lebedev party after victory odd move for ‘people’s PM’
PM mingled with Russian elite amid claims of Moscow interference in UK politics It was the equivalent of a V-sign cheerfully flashed at his critics. The day after his landslide… Read more »
Boris Johnson told to ‘stop campaigning and start governing’
Ken Clarke criticises PM for having no detailed plans for Brexit or social care Ken Clarke has warned Boris Johnson he must “stop campaigning and get on with governing”, condemning… Read more »
Boris Johnson dances around Varadkar’s claim of ‘hard’ Brexit
Irish leader fears UK wants to ‘undercut’ European rivals in areas such as food after exit Boris Johnson appeared to sidestep accusations from European leaders that he is on course… Read more »
Boris Johnson asks UK to ‘move on’ from Brexit as MPs debate withdrawal bill
Prime minister says it’s time to drop ‘old labels of leave and remain’, but Labour will oppose bill Latest politics news – live updates Boris Johnson has called on the… Read more »
Brexit: Boris Johnson will amend bill to outlaw extension
Legal block on finalising deal after 2020 removes safety net below negotiations with EU Boris Johnson will attempt to mark his election promise to “get Brexit done” by writing into… Read more »
Boris Johnson will amend Brexit bill to outlaw extension
Legal block on finalising deal after 2020 removes safety net below negotiations with EU Boris Johnson will attempt to mark his election promise to “get Brexit done” by writing into… Read more »
EU distances itself from Johnson’s timetable for post-Brexit trade deal
Leaked communique signals caution over PM’s 11-month timeframe for negotiations Latest election news – live updates EU member states have signalled a refusal to be bounced into Boris Johnson’s fast-track… Read more »
Brexit is one of most spectacular mistakes in EU history, says Tusk
Exclusive: Donald Tusk says it would still be better for both sides if UK stayed in EU Brexit has been “one of the most spectacular mistakes” in the history of… Read more »
Labour’s Ben Bradshaw claims he was target of Russian cyber-attack
Frequent critic of Kremlin interference in the UK was sent suspicious email from Moscow The Labour candidate Ben Bradshaw has said he has been the victim of a suspected Russian… Read more »
Net migration from EU into UK at lowest level since 2003, ONS says
Numbers are lower than before EU8 countries such as Poland and Lithuania joined bloc Net migration from the EU into the UK is at its lowest level since before the… Read more »
Windrush victim forced to sleep in London bin shed
Roy Harrison, who came to Britain from Jamaica aged six, fighting deportation notice A man caught in the Windrush scandal has resorted to sleeping in a freezing bin shed because… Read more »
Corbyn ‘neutral’ on Brexit as Johnson attacked on trust
Labour leader would negotiate new deal with EU, which would be put to a public vote alongside remain Reaction to coverage of the Question Time leaders special Jeremy Corbyn would… Read more »
Former UK employee in Hong Kong ‘tortured in 15-day China ordeal’
Simon Cheng, who worked at consulate, alleges repeated mental and physical abuse A former employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong has alleged he was tortured while being detained… Read more »
Election debate: Johnson and Corbyn clash over NHS future
Labour leader claims service will be sold by PM, who keeps repeating Brexit mantra Full coverage of the debate Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over which of them… Read more »
EU dismisses weekend talks leaving Johnson’s Brexit plan hanging by a thread
Sources say PM’s insistence on Ireland customs border means there is no basis for discussions Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans look to be falling apart as the European commission said there… Read more »
Johnson faces new constitutional crisis as Brexit talks grind to a halt
It appears increasingly unlikely PM will hit deadline for deal laid down in Benn act Boris Johnson is careering towards a fresh constitutional crisis, after insisting there will be “no… Read more »
Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan hangs by thread as EU dismisses weekend talks
Sources say PM’s insistence on Ireland customs border means there is no basis for discussions Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans look to be falling apart as the European commission said there… Read more »
EU calls on Boris Johnson to publish Brexit plan in full
Ireland’s Leo Varadkar says PM’s pledge of no hard border contradicts written proposal Jean-Claude Juncker has called on the British government to publish its Brexit plan in full after Boris… Read more »
Boris Johnson unveils Brexit plan for alternative to backstop
Prime minister hails new proposals as ‘fair and reasonable compromise’ Latest Brexit news – live updates Boris Johnson has laid out a five-point Brexit offer that would take Britain, including… Read more »
Brexit: Boris Johnson warns of ‘grave consequences for trust in democracy’ in conference speech – live news
All the day’s political news, including Johnson’s speech to Tory party conference in Manchester and UK offer to EU for alternative to backstop Irish officials dismiss PM’s Brexit offer as… Read more »
All the day’s developments in the UK Covid-19 crisis Boris Johnson to warn: tougher lockdown may be necessary Coronavirus patients in UK intensive care have 50% survival rate Coronavirus –… Read more »
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut halt non-essential travel; global deaths pass 30,000 with one-third in Italy Coronavirus latest: at a glance Spain’s daily death toll rises again while Italy… Read more »
