Frenchman Pierre Karleskind, chair of the fisheries committee, claimed Downing Street was giving MEPs a reason to vote down the future relationship treaty. He argued No10’s suggestion the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was funded by UK taxpayers could be provocative to euro politicians ahead
The UK has pushed ahead with a formal application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The £9trillion bloc boats some of the world’s fastest developing economies as members. Brexiteer Richard Holden has heaped praise on Liz Truss and her Department
The senior minister suggested that a combination of the anguish over Brexit and the proximity of elections in the bloc’s two biggest members, France and Germany, is behind the “vaccine war” with the UK. The minister, who deals with counterparts in the
Joe Biden discusses his Irish ancestry Mr Biden, who has close ancestral ties with Ireland, has made no secret of his opposition to any deal which he sees as jeopardising 1998’s landmark Good Friday Agreement, widely seen as having brought an end
Mr Biden took over at the White House in January after defeating Donald Trump in one of the most anticipated and controversial US presidential elections in political history. Republican Mr Trump had a fractured relationship with the European Union and continued to
Mr Biden, who took office earlier this year, has always been critical of Brexit and regularly references his Irish heritage to express frustration at the decision to leave the bloc. During his first press conference as US President, he again referred to
Peers argued paperwork required as part of the Government’s Brexit trade deal with the EU was having a damaging impact on businesses. They warned small firms were “feeling the squeeze” of added bureaucracy and urged ministers to take immediate action. “While most
The Prime Minister yesterday warned Brussels to come to a deal on sharing jab doses instead of attempting to block exports of medicines to the UK. He warned that the EU’s aggressive action risked “long-term damage” to Europe by scaring business investment away.
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss insisted the UK was attempting to shape global trade with other Western nation. While speaking to Robert Peston on his show, Ms Truss defended the UK’s trade with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She claimed that with
European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis said the row threatens the market-access deal between Brussels and Beijing. He said the future of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment was closely tied to the dispute, which broke out earlier this week. EU nations have