Michael Gove’s £700million plan to beef up border security at the end of the year ‘with or without’ a Brexit deal Michael Gove authorised £470m for infrastructure such as border control posts It comes after Government said ‘significant differences’ remain in Brexit talks It also follows a row on a leaked letter from Liz Truss … Read more
Britain will opt out EU coronavirus vaccine scheme over fears Brussels would leave us at the ‘back of the queue’ when doling out doses European Commission invited the UK to join the new ‘EU vaccine strategy’ Brussels ruled UK would be barred from attending scheme’s steering committee Were also fears it could delay introduction of … Read more
Ministers accused of ‘making things up as they go’ after Liz Truss warns in leaked letter the Government’s post-Brexit border plans could be vulnerable to a WTO legal challenge Liz Truss said in leaked letter post-Brexit border plans could face legal challenge Ms Truss apparently sent the leaked letter to Michael Gove and Rishi Sunak … Read more
Russia has threatened to retaliate against the UK after Dominic Raab unveiled the government’s new sanction regime, which includes 25 Russian officials. The Foreign Secretary today warned despots, dictators and their henchmen they will no longer be able to buy property in the UK or ‘siphon dirty money through British banks’ as he unveiled the Government’s new … Read more
Weak pound will make holiday hotspots more expensive as Britons now get £42 less for every £500 they exchange for euros compared to before lockdown UK’s struggle with coronavirus and Brexit uncertainty has weakened the pound The value of the pound peaked in February amid snowballing confidence The coronavirus pandemic saw the pound fall by … Read more
Weak pound will make holiday hotspots more expensive as Britons now get £42 less for every £500 they exchange for euros compared to before lockdown UK’s struggle with coronavirus and Brexit uncertainty has weakened the pound The value of the pound peaked in February amid snowballing confidence The coronavirus pandemic saw the pound fall by … Read more
Allies of Theresa May have rejected explosive claims that Donald Trump ‘humiliated and bullied’ her during official phone calls. Sources close to the former prime minister said a report Mrs May had been left ‘flustered’ during conversations with the US President were ‘utter nonsense’. However, they conceded that the calls were ‘not always easy, because … Read more
Boris Johnson gives the EU three months to seal a Brexit trade deal as face-to-face talks resume in Brussels The UK and the European Union are in currently talks over a Brexit trade deal UK PM Boris Johnson has set a deadline of three months to conclude the talks UK chief Brexit negotiator David Frost … Read more
Replacing Sir Mark Sedwill as national security adviser with Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator in Europe effectively sets a hard deadline on Brexit trade talks, Downing Street said last night. David Frost, a career diplomat, will move to his new role by the beginning of September. This means that talks with Brussels over a free trade … Read more
Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost will take over as National Security Adviser from September, Boris Johnson confirmed today. Sir Mark Sedwill, who currently acts as NSA and Cabinet Secretary, announced he will step down from both roles later this year after more than 30 years in Government service. His exit follows reports of tensions … Read more