BREXIT is an existential threat to Brussels, because it will show that there is a better alternative to the EU, according to a leading UK economist. Brexit: Johnson says trade deal by end of 2020 is “epicly likely” Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Roger Bootle argues that the EU has been...
The European parliament has issued an embarrassing snub to Theresa May’s concessions over EU migrants, rejecting the UK’s offer in a move that casts fresh doubt on the prospect of reaching an agreement on the transition period by March. In a sudden volte-face on Wednesday, the Home Office slipped out...
Northern Ireland could be given joint EU and UK status and a “buffer zone” on its border with Ireland, under new plans being drawn up by David Davis, according to reports. There was no immediate response from the Department for Exiting the EU to a report in the Sun suggesting the Brexit secretary...
Jeremy Corbyn could use a key Brexit speech on Monday to pave the way for Labour to inflict a Commons defeat on the government, by backing a rebel Tory amendment seeking to keep Britain in “a customs union”. With Theresa May expected to unveil her vision for departure from the EU...
North Korea has said it is still willing to hold direct talks between its leader Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump, calling the planned summit “desperately necessary” to resolve potential hostilities after the US cancelled the meeting. “We express our willingness to sit down face-to-face with the US and resolve issues anytime...
Three members of the controversial Oxfam Haiti team that was under investigation for sexual exploitation and other breaches physically threatened a colleague to ensure that person’s silence, according to the charity’s own inquiry into the claims. The confidential report, finally released on Monday as part of Oxfam’s efforts to draw a line...