Brexit

@nytimesworld 1 year ago

British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of a key component of a long-awaited deal on Northern Ireland trade rules, an emphatic victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he tries to resolve one of the most vexing legacies of Brexit. https://nyti.ms/3lyUQ1S

@nytimesworld 1 year ago

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain may have done something remarkable in striking a Northern Ireland trade deal with the E.U.: Moving Brexit off of center stage in British politics after seven years. https://nyti.ms/3xXR2d3

@nytimesworld 1 year ago

Six and a half years after voting to leave the E.U., two years after it signed a post-Brexit trade deal with Brussels and one month after installing its fourth prime minister since the 2016 referendum, Britain is caught in yet another Brexit debate. https://nyti.ms/3i44eIO

@nytimesworld 2 years ago

For Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a submarine deal with the U.S. and Australia is the first tangible victory in a campaign to make post-Brexit Britain a player on the global stage. https://nyti.ms/3nT6BPc

@nytimesworld 3 years ago

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has often left key decisions to the last minute, but critics say that modus operandi has complicated the handling of the coronavirus and jeopardized the chance of a post-Brexit trade deal with the E.U. https://nyti.ms/37B9VGd

@TheNewEuropean 3 years ago

"The prime minister and the Conservative Party have received £726,000 from individuals who back a no-deal Brexit, many involved in hedge funds" https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/conspiracy-theory-about-no-deal-brexit-and-conspiracy-theory-57882

@guardian 3 years ago

Brexit: 'Australian-style' deal with EU would be bad for UK, says former Australian prime minister https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/dec/11/news-updates-brexit-uk-eu-no-deal-boris-johnson-covid-coronavirus?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1607678782

@nytimesworld 3 years ago

Economic logic suggests that Prime Minister Boris Johnson badly needs a trade deal. But having campaigned for Brexit on the basis of reclaiming national sovereignty, he faces a tough task in reaching any agreement he can sell back home https://nyti.ms/3m3OOk7

@nytimesworld 3 years ago

@TheNewEuropean 3 years ago

The original Brexit deal negotiated by former prime minister Theresa May contained a route to minimise checks on what are known as "rules of origin" https://buff.ly/2GbYry9

@nytimesworld 3 years ago

Whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson can wrest a Brexit deal on his terms remains to be seen. But he has already achieved what analysts say is his overriding objective: to avoid comparisons of his negotiating style to that of his predecessor, Theresa May. https://nyti.ms/367W1ew

@TheNewEuropean 3 years ago

New Zealand’s deputy prime minister says UK not ‘match fit’ for post-Brexit deal negotiations https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/new-zealand-post-brexit-trade-deal-1-6789052

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, in his first direct talks with European leaders since Brexit, agreed to push ahead with intensified talks in July and August to try to reach a trade deal by the end of the year https://nyti.ms/30JPmEA

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

@WSJ 4 years ago

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed with top European Union officials to intensify Brexit trade talks over the summer as both sides seek to reach a deal before a year-end deadline https://on.wsj.com/37z8OFi

@TheNewEuropean 4 years ago

Dutch prime minister warns UK there is only ‘50-50’ chance of Brexit trade deal this year https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/dutch-prime-minister-warns-uk-there-is-only-50-50-chance-of-brexit-trade-deal-this-year-1-6480544?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social_Icon&utm_campaign=in_article_social_icons

@WSJ 4 years ago

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s tight Brexit timetable could make it tough for Britain to strike a trade deal with the European Union by year’s end https://on.wsj.com/2Fs8ACR

@WSJ 4 years ago

As Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to Downing Street with a mandate to “Get Brexit Done,” real-estate agents in prime central London believe a deal—any deal—will help repair buyer confidence. https://on.wsj.com/38UGsFR

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Hard Brexit? Soft Brexit? No-deal Brexit? What does Britain's prime minister, Boris Johnson, plan to deliver? There are few hints. https://nyti.ms/2YXz9su

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Hard Brexit? Soft Brexit? No-deal Brexit? What does Britain's prime minister, Boris Johnson, plan to deliver? There are few hints. https://nyti.ms/36HtjhF

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

The Brexit Party leader said he planned to campaign aggressively against Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal with the European Union, which is a central plank of the prime minister’s election manifesto and that of his Conservative Party https://nyti.ms/32famjv

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

As U.K. lawmakers consider Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal, irate unionists in Northern Ireland are planning how to resist the agreement https://nyti.ms/32L6pnN

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Far from sealing Britain’s orderly departure from the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal could merely set the stage for a failed divorce from the bloc next year. https://nyti.ms/2BFtMDm

@WSJ 4 years ago

After failing twice to get U.K. Parliament to vote on his Brexit deal, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to get a yes-or-no vote Tuesday https://on.wsj.com/2BxG40H

@WSJ 4 years ago

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to bring his Brexit deal back to Parliament this week for a critical vote https://on.wsj.com/2MXMcVm

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Lawmakers in Britain are debating Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal with impassioned speeches, shouts and jeers. The first vote is set for this afternoon. https://nyti.ms/35JCT41

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Prime Minister Boris Johnson in theory needs around 30 lawmakers to change sides for Parliament to pass his Brexit deal on Saturday. Here are three groups of lawmakers he needs to win over. https://nyti.ms/2nYbeeq

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Most British lawmakers are entrenched on one side or the other of the Brexit debate, so Parliament's vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's deal may be decided by three critical groups https://nyti.ms/2BmOiZl

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed on the draft text of a Brexit deal with the EU. The opposition Labour Party leader called on members of Parliament to reject the deal and Northern Ireland's D.U.P. said it did not support the agreement. https://nyti.ms/2MolG8s

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Things may be looking up for a Brexit deal by the Oct. 31 deadline, the prime ministers of Britain and Ireland say after a meeting. https://nyti.ms/2M5EPvI

@TheNewEuropean 4 years ago

"The prime minister could reasonably be seen as having an interest in securing a no-deal Brexit to financially benefit his donors." https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/probe-into-billionaire-backers-of-boris-johnson-1-6296041

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Legislation to prevent a no-deal Brexit was formally approved on Monday, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is likely to be rebuffed in his second try for a general election. Follow our live updates as Parliament is set for another dramatic day. https://nyti.ms/34yJVYE

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Conservative Party rebels staged a dramatic insurrection against Prime Minister Boris Johnson's no-deal Brexit plan. But in Washington, Republicans largely back President Trump's agenda. https://nyti.ms/2UEtwgN

@TheNewEuropean 4 years ago

The House of Lords has approved a law which would force prime minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay to Brexit if he fails to deliver a deal before October 31st. https://buff.ly/2zVXymL

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

A faction of UK lawmakers in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s own party are threatening to defy his warning that rebels will be expelled from the party if they pursue a legislative effort to block a no-deal Brexit https://nyti.ms/2zJV9eL

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Opposition and rebel lawmakers in Britain are trying to wrest the legislative agenda from Prime Minister Boris Johnson and introduce a measure to bar a no-deal Brexit. Here’s what you need to know as Britain braces for another day of political turmoil. https://nyti.ms/32qhp9L

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is threatening to purge lawmakers from his Conservative Party if they back a measure to forbid a no-deal Brexit. That could leave him powerless to control Parliament, necessitating a general election. https://nyti.ms/2zMxslO

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

@WSJ 4 years ago

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he felt more optimistic about achieving a Brexit deal and not crashing out of the European Union https://on.wsj.com/2zkC7LP

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

Britain's opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has urged lawmakers to unite behind him by supporting a no-confidence vote allowing him to lead as a caretaker prime minister in order to prevent a no-deal Brexit https://nyti.ms/31FHGjO

@nytimesworld 4 years ago

“Of course Jeremy Corbyn wants to be prime minister; so do I. But what we really need to do now is save our country from a catastrophic no-deal Brexit,” said Jo Swinson, the leader of the anti-Brexit Liberal Democrat Party https://nyti.ms/2z6jPNW

@nytimesworld 4 years ago