(AFP) – Greece wants its EU peers to pledge to keep their borders open to refugees until March or it will refuse to adopt an accord keeping Britain in the bloc at marathon talks on Friday, a government source said.
The Prime Minister’s former chief of staff has called on the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to join the ‘Brexit’ campaign to leave the European Union (EU) – striking a blow to David Cameron on the eve of when the
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European leaders argued through the night but reached no deal by Friday morning on a package of reforms that British Prime Minister David Cameron says he needs if he is to campaign to stay in the EU
LONDON (Reuters) – A British exit from the European Union would be very damaging for its economy and could trigger the breakup of the bloc, billionaire Richard Branson said on Friday. Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking a deal from
LONDON (Reuters) – Bumper British retail sales and strong public finance numbers were unable to boost sterling on Friday, amid investors’ worries that an ongoing summit between British and European Union leaders might not be able to prevent a British
Weary EU leaders take up the cudgels for a second day Friday, still with “a lot of work to do” to prevent Britain becoming the first country to crash out of the bloc. Talks ran through the night in Brussels
LONDON (Reuters) – Even if David Cameron clinches a deal from 27 other European Union leaders on Friday, Britain’s prime minister will still have one important person to win over at home – London Mayor Boris Johnson. The rumpled mayor,
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron will hold ‘now or never’ talks on Thursday to keep Britain in the European Union, with the bloc’s 28 leaders suggesting there are only a few obstacles left to a new membership deal.
Long-standing Conservative Party cheerleader Tim Montgomerie has sensationally announced tonight that he is leaving the Conservative Party. The following is from Mr. Montgomerie’s article in the Times newspaper announcing his departure: This charade over the EU is the final straw
Tuesday was the day that Cam’s Scam finally unravelled. Britain’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, arrived in Brussels 30 minutes late. It may have worked out better for him if he hadn’t come at all. Expecting to be received like a
The establishment ‘Vote Leave‘ campaign – run by Conservative Party-linked figures Matthew Elliott and Dominic Cummings – has come under fire again, this time as it is revealed that the group planned to set up a number of front groups
EGGESFORD, England (Reuters) – Deborah Hastings will only decide whether Britain should ditch its European Union membership on the eve of a referendum likely in late June. She has one key question for those courting her vote: Will leaving make
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – David Cameron fended off changes on Tuesday to a draft deal he has cut to help keep Britain in the EU, as the European parliament said it could not guarantee to pass the reforms. Fresh from talks
The two-time Oscar-winning British actress Emma Thompson has chosen an unusual tactic for supporting the Remain campaign in the European Union (EU) membership referendum, by opting to insult Britain. In doing so she has attracted the vitriol of Leave supporters who
(AFP) – European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker refused Tuesday to entertain the idea of a British exit from the European Union, saying there is no “plan B” ahead of talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron. Juncker, head of the
(AFP) – Prime Minister David Cameron will on Tuesday hold talks with the head of the European Parliament on a deal to avoid Britain crashing out of the EU, ahead of a crunch summit this week. The British premier will
BRUSSELS (AP) — After decades of often unbridled expansion and increasing prosperity, the once-robust European Union is this week looking at its biggest challenge — crumbling from within, says EU President Donald Tusk. Only days ahead of a crucial summit
The Prime Minister has been denounced as a “chicken” today by the UK Independence Party after cancelling a scheduled meeting with the party’s leader Nigel Farage. Mr. Cameron was scheduled to meet with European Parliament group leaders – Mr. Farage
UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage has struck back after being attacked on Twitter by ‘Eurosceptic’ Conservative Party Member of the European Parliament Daniel Hannan. Mr. Farage, who has known Mr. Hannan on a personal basis for decades, came under
Angry Britons have launched a petition calling for U.S. President Barack Obama to be prevented from speaking in the UK parliament on Britain’s forthcoming referendum on European Union (EU) membership. The petition on the Parliament website, which has so far
The quest to prevent Britain crashing out of the European Union faces its moment of truth this week, with EU chief Donald Tusk (pictured) touring key capitals in a final push for a deal at a crucial Brussels summit. Many
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, presented a united front in Hamburg last night in a bid to persuade the British public to vote to remain within the European Union, and their fellow European
More than 130 Conservative Party councillors have written to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, warning that he risks destroying the Party if he continues to ignore Conservative grassroots opinions on Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU). The signatories have
UK employers seeking cheap labour from Eastern Europe are getting around anti-discrimination laws by including a requirement for foreign languages such as Polish, Romanian and Bulgarian in their adverts, it has emerged. Dozens of adverts on the British government’s Universal
A private letter from Margaret Thatcher to a prominent Eurosceptic MP lays to rest any argument that the former Prime Minister would have campaigned to remain in the European Union (EU) in the upcoming referendum. The letter, sent by Margaret Thatcher to
MPs warned Tuesday that the referendum on Britain’s EU membership should not be allowed to coincide with the 2016 European football championships in June. Lawmakers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also concerned that the referendum campaign could overshadow
From the Telegraph: France on Monday night said it would not pull out of its border arrangements with the UK even in the event of Britain voting to leave the European Union. David Cameron argued that voting for a Brexit
British Prime Minister David Cameron has alleged that Britain leaving the European Union would lead to Calais ‘Jungle’-style camps in the South East of England – effectively threatening the nation that if they vote to remain in the European Union,
A new cross party super-group of top businessmen and politicians has formed to spearhead the campaign to take Britain out of the European Union. With directors appointed from each of the political parties, the group is expected to put in
The Sunday Times, owned by the open borders funder Rupert Murdoch, has today published an extraordinary claim that Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher would campaign to stay in today’s European Union – a fact that is easily dismissed with
The opposition Labour Party will campaign for Britain to remain in the European Union in an upcoming referendum, its leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Saturday night, after a dissenter from his party had suggested Corbyn might still join the “out”
Britain faces opposition from European partners over plans to reform the EU ahead of an in/out referendum on membership, and should not expect “Europe a la carte,” the European Parliament president warned Friday. Martin Schulz welcomed Britain’s push to make
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – The ‘Grassroots Out’, anti-European Union membership group meets tonight for its second public meeting. Speakers will include Kate Hoey MP, Nigel Farage MEP, Graham Brady MP, and special guests. The event can be watched live at the
Monday was confirmation for anyone who might have deluded themselves otherwise – David Cameron and the Conservative leadership are intent on remaining inside the European Union (EU) no matter what. The Prime Minister has raised his standard as the leader of
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Britain must be able to tackle any abuse of its welfare system by migrants, but that cannot come at the price of discriminating against EU citizens, European Parliament President Martin Schulz said on Friday. Limiting
Yes it’s true there is a great battle going on between the Westminster-based Vote Leave and the Bristol-based Leave.EU. I have maintained a studied neutrality on this question for several months now. And I have tried repeatedly to help broker
In the wake of David Cameron’s really rather pathetic little deal – as evidenced by European Council President Donald Tusk’s somewhat derisory letter – the European Union referendum is all over the front pages. I particularly enjoyed the Sun’s front page
The head of the Leave.EU campaign, Arron Banks, has written to all eurosceptic Members of Parliament today urging them to consider their support for the rival Vote Leave group – currently in perpetual turmoil. But Mr. Banks is not attempting
Support for Britain leaving the European Union has risen since Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled proposals for a deal to keep the country in the bloc, according to a poll published on Friday. The survey showed 45 percent now wanted
New figures have revealed that only 84,000 European Union (EU) migrant families on tax credits will be impacted by British Prime Minister David Cameron’s “emergency brake” – a key part of his EU renegotiation deal announced this week. Her Majesty’s Revenue and
