Tag: brexit

Longer EU exit process needs to be considered, say lawmakers

LONDON: Britain should consider a limited extension to its exit process from the European Union if needed to ensure details of its future relationship...

EU demands Britain pay 2.7 bn euros over China customs fraud

BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) launched legal action against Britain on Thursday to recover 2.7 billion euros ($3.3 billion) in lost customs duties after...

EU’s Tusk to lay down Brexit trade red lines

BRUSSELS: European Union President Donald Tusk will on Wednesday unveil draft guidelines for future ties with Britain, which are expected to warn London it...

May to set out Brexit vision for trade deal deeper than...

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out her vision on Friday for a Brexit deal deeper and wider than any free trade...

UK foreign minister Johnson seeks to reverse result of Britain’s on...

LONDON: Foreign minister Boris Johnson will appeal on Wednesday to those who he says are seeking to reverse the result of Britain’s vote to...

British PM May to set out ‘Road to Brexit’ in speech

Prime Minister Theresa May will attempt to unite her feuding cabinet and convince a skeptical European Union that Britain knows what it wants from...

Leading Tory donor says prime minister should ‘take bull by horns’

LONDON: Theresa May is facing a growing revolt among party donors, with one senior backer warning that the Tories will be “decimated” at an election...

Brexit: Brussels to have power of imposing sanctions on UK

BRUSSELS: Brussels will have the power to punish the UK at will during the Brexit transition period by closing off parts of the single market to...

Scottish court rejects case on whether Brexit could be stopped

EDINBURGH: A Scottish court rejected on Tuesday a legal attempt to ask the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to clarify whether Britain could unilaterally...

Brexit transition deal will be agreed in seven weeks: Theresa May

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that a Brexit transition period will be agreed with the European Union in seven weeks...

May to give parliament official analysis before Brexit deal vote

WUHAN: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday that lawmakers would be given official analysis on any Brexit deal before they are asked...

British MPs to vote on leading Brexit bill

LONDON: British MPs will vote Wednesday on a key Brexit bill whose turbulent passage through parliament has dealt damaging defeats to Prime Minister Theresa...

Brexit vote may be reversed, says Nigel Farage

LONDON: Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage said on Sunday he was increasingly concerned that a vote for Britain to leave the European Union could be...

Brexit: Davis and Hammond make plea to Germany

BERLIN: Philip Hammond and David Davis have made a direct appeal to German business leaders to help them forge a Brexit deal to secure the...

Brexit deal could be template for EU ties to Ukraine, Turkey,...

BERLIN: An EU agreement with Britain on relations after Brexit could serve as a model for ties with other countries that want to be as...

Britain and EU reach historic deal on Brexit divorce terms

BRUSSELS: Britain and the EU reached a historic deal on Friday on the terms of the Brexit divorce after Prime Minister Theresa May rushed...

EU to announce Brexit statement early Friday

BRUSSELS: European Council (EC) President Donald Tusk will make a statement on Brexit early on Friday, his office said on Thursday, prompting speculation on...