Theresa May requested the part of her proposed Brexit withdrawal agreement that could lock the UK to the European Union’s (EU) trade laws in the long term, the bloc’s chief Brexit negotiator has revealed.
Prominent Conservative Boris Johnson has again given his verdict on the Brexit process, breaking his silence to attack it as a betrayal that would relegate Britain to accepting colonial rule.
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has suggested Britain could be locked into the bloc as a non-voting member for a further two years from the originally proposed cut-off of December 2020, and apparently has support for the measure from Theresa May’s government.
Hopes of escaping the Brexit in name only (‘Brino’) arrangements created by the European Union which would see the UK either in whole or in part bound indefinitely by EU laws were raised after the Prime Minister said a deal would not come at “any cost”.
The European Union’s (EU) chief Brexit negotiator has said there can be no “time limit” on the UK staying locked in the bloc’s Customs Union if a trade deal is not struck before the end of the “transition period.”
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he will discuss blocking Brexit with the European Union’s (EU) chief Brexit negotiator ahead of a trip to Brussels today.
The European Union largely abandoned the hope of clinching a Brexit deal this month and a top EU official implored British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday to come up with “a new method of thinking” on the Irish border issue that has stumped negotiators for over a year.
LONDON (AP) – Britain’s Brexit secretary made a rush visit to Brussels on Sunday for surprise talks with the top European Union negotiator as Brexit talks accelerated ahead of a summit later this week.
The European Union (EU) has delayed publishing a fresh version of its Brexit plan, in anticipation of the Prime Minister making more concessions and bowing to more of their demands.
The European Union wants to help Theresa May get a Brexit deal through Parliament if she abandons her so-called “red lines” and makes more concessions.
BLED, Slovenia (AP) — The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator was cautiously optimistic Monday about the prospects of a deal with Britain by early November, in comments that triggered a big rally in the value of the pound. At a
Ex-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has launched his most scathing attack on Theresa May, her Remainer-dominated government, and its Brexit strategy to date, saying she has “wrapped a suicide vest around the British constitution and handed the detonator to Michel Barnier.”
The European Union’s (EU) chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier last month met with the Tony Blair Institute, an organisation run by the former Prime Minister currently pushing to overturn Brexit.
Italy’s new Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has made a shock intervention in the Brexit negotiations, warning there is “no good faith” on the EU’s side.
EU lead negotiator Michel Barnier has holed Theresa May’s ultra-soft Brexit plan below the waterline, rejecting her proposal — seen as a major concession by Brexiteers — for Britain to collect customs duties on the EU’s behalf.
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier badly damaged Theresa May’s credibility on Friday, confirming that her concession-laden Chequers plan for Brexit continues the supremacy of the EU court.
European Union (EU) Brexit negotiators are not keen on the Prime Minister’s customs plans for a “soft” Brexit and are set to continue hammering the UK on the issue of the Irish border at up-and-coming talks.
President Trump just dropped the Mother of all Brexit Bombs on Theresa May.
The European Union (EU) will allow the UK to change its mind on a clean Brexit and stay inside the bloc’s Single Market, tied to many of its rules, for years after the Brexit date.
The United Kingdom will agree to follow all European Union rules after Brexit and keep the nation’s borders open for the duration of the transition period to 2022, with further bad news for fisheries and communities in Northern Ireland as a new agreement was reached in Brussels Monday.
British fishermen are worried Theresa May will sell out their industry to the EU, as Brussels negotiator Michel Barnier courts their European rivals in Denmark.
The European Union has backed down from its plans to insert a ‘punishment clause’ into its Brexit deal with the United Kingdom, after leading Leave campaigners including Jacob Rees-Mogg said the country would not “roll over” for Brussels.
The European Union (EU) should not push to “humiliate” or “punish” the UK in Brexit talks, as it could backfire and harm the bloc, a spokesman for French President Emmanuel Macron has said.
The leadership of the Labour Party is secretly plotting with the European Union (EU) to potentially allow more migrants in and keep the UK tied to the bloc’s Customs Union, memos suggest.
The so-called Brexit ‘transition’ period is “not a given” and could fail to materialise, European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier has insisted.
Britain must not simply “kowtow” to EU transition demands, leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg hit back after the government claimed criticism was ‘unhelpful’.
Brexit campaign leader Nigel Farage has revealed the details of his meeting with the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier, in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on SiriusXM.
Michel Barnier, the head of the European Union Brexit negotiating team, has poured cold water on Theresa May’s hopes of negotiating a unique Brexit deal just days after it was announced talks could move onto the next stage, ruling out a “cherry pick” of trade deal features.
A U.S. politician has criticised the European Union for trying to hold the United Kingdom to “ransom”.
As the Brexit talks drag on, the formerly Remain-supporting prime minister is said to be planning to double her previous offer to the EU of roughly £20 billion to roughly £40 billion.
Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has said the UK is not obliged to capitulate to the European Union over the divorce bill and that the government should invest in preparing for a “no deal” Brexit.
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With the EU inviting diehard Remainers to meetings in Brussels, Brexit campaign leader Nigel Farage is launching a fightback. Speaking to LBC listeners on his regular radio show, the former UKIP chief took aim at chief negotiator Michel Barnier for
The European Union’s (EU) chief Brexit negotiator has invited leading anti-Brexit Labour, Liberal Democrat, and Tory campaigners to Brussels for talks.
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is heading to Brussels to meet with senior European Union officials in hopes of reinvigorating stalled negotiations on Britain’s departure from the European Union. May’s unexpected decision to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and
The President of the European Commission has said he does not believe the British have made “sufficient progress” on the EU’s demands, insisting “they have to pay” before the Brexit negotiations can progress to trade talks.
Prime Minister Theresa May’s grip on the progression on Brexit is once again put into question after she was forced to postpone the introduction of the EU withdrawal bill after MPs, including from her own Conservative Party, demanded 300 amendments.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Britain’s David Davis in Brussels, EU head Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has made clear he is still not willing to do any negotiation, saying the situation was a “deadlock”.
Rumours are swirling that EU leaders may overrule the obstructionist stance of the European Commission and European Parliament on opening trade talks with the United Kingdom at their next Council meeting.
Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier has snubbed Theresa May’s efforts to win some concessions from Brussels, as it runs up its highest spending overhang ever.