Boris Johnson today boasted that the UK will have ‘prodigious’ quantities of extra fish thanks to his Brexit deal – despite admitting he had made concessions to the EU. The historic agreement struck with Brussels will mean Britain claws back 25 per cent of the bloc’s existing catch over the next five and a half … Read more
Business leaders today welcomed the ‘crucially important’ post-Brexit free trade deal between the UK and EU, saying households could breathe a ‘collective sigh of relief’. The British Retail Consortium hailed the agreement after months of talks and frantic last-minute wrangling, saying that four-fifths of UK food imports come from the bloc. The Christmas Eve deal was … Read more
Britain and the EU will seek international help if they clash over trade in the future to avoid using the European Court of Justice, it was confirmed today. Boris Johnson said that ‘independent third party arbitration’ would be used if either side felt it was being ‘unfairly undercut’ by the other. The Prime Minister was … Read more
What happens next? After a Brexit deal text was finalised, the next step is ratification by both sides – and there is not much time before the end of the transition period on January 1. Christmas Day Brussels will short-cut its own processes, with the EU Council of member states expected to grant ‘provisional’ implementation … Read more
‘It may not be perfect, but it’s a big step forward’: Nigel Farage says he would vote for Brexit deal ‘in principle’ if he was an MP as UK signs historic trade agreement with the EU Nigel Farage announced history had been made as Johnson sealed a Brexit deal The leader of the Brexit Party said … Read more
Former Prime Minister David Cameron today congratulated the UK’s negotiating team after Boris Johnson declared that a Brexit deal has been done with the European Union. Mr Cameron, 54, who resigned as Prime Minister in 2016 after Britain voted to leave in the referendum which he ordered, broke his silence on Twitter after the good … Read more
Britain and the EU finally agreed the long-awaited – and long haggled-over – Brexit deal today. But it is more the end of the beginning, with politicians, trade experts and industry leaders ready to pour over the pages of the agreement in the coming days. It’s the document the (political) world has been waiting for … Read more
‘The war is over!’ Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage declares victory as Boris Johnson seals historic trade deal with the EU Nigel Farage announced history had been made as Johnson sealed a Brexit deal The leader of the Brexit Party said today was the day ‘people beat the politicians’ He said Johnson was also set to … Read more
What happens next? After a Brexit deal text was finalised, the next step is ratification by both sides – and there is not much time before the end of the transition period on January 1. Next week MPs will need to pass legislation putting the deal on the statute book With Christmas Day tomorrow, this … Read more
Britons today said they were offered a ‘glimmer of hope’ as a Brexit deal looked set to be announced by the Prime Minister in ‘an early Christmas present’ for the nation. Boris Johnson is expected to finally confirm a Brexit trade deal this afternoon following months of talks – despite last-ditch haggling over the fine detail … Read more