Tag: Brexit deal
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UK govt to unveil post-Brexit trade talks goals
Negotiations are due to begin in Brussels on March 2.
February 27, 2020 -
UK Ministers brace for post-Brexit cabinet reshuffle
The UK formally left the EU on January 31 and is now in a pre-agreed period of transition during which it is free to open up trade talks with countries around the world.
February 13, 2020 -
‘Brexit gone’, receding behind us’: UK PM Johnson in 1st major post Brexit speech
The UK formally left the EU on January 31 and is now in a pre-agreed period of transition during which it is free to open up trade talks with countries around the world.
February 4, 2020 -
Brexit: Thousands of protesters take to streets in Scotland after UK leaves European Union
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the issue was settled with a public vote that was held in 2014 when 55 per cent rejected independence.
February 2, 2020 -
UK formally exits European Union as Brexit comes into force
Britain left the European Union 43 months after the country voted for Brexit in a June 2016 referendum.
February 1, 2020 -
Boris Johnson to hail ‘dawn of new era’ as UK leaves EU
Brexit was originally scheduled for March 29, 2019, but was repeatedly delayed when MPs rejected a previous withdrawal agreement reached by the EU and former Prime Minister Theresa May.
January 31, 2020 -
EU Parliament ratifies Withdrawal Agreement with UK
On Tuesday, the UK participated in its last meeting as an EU member when Foreign Office minister Chris Pincher attended the General Affairs Council.
January 30, 2020 -
Historic Brexit vote in European Parliament set to approve on Wednesday
On Tuesday, the UK participated in its last meeting as an EU member when Foreign Office minister Chris Pincher attended the General Affairs Council.
January 29, 2020 -
‘Fantastic moment’: UK PM Boris Johnson signs Brexit withdrawal deal
The UK leader signed the agreement in Downing Street, seated in front of two Union Jack flags, with European and British officials who had brought it from Brussels looking on.
January 25, 2020 -
Brexit: EU leaders sign UK withdrawal deal
The bill, which ensures Britain leaves the EU on Jan. 31, will pass between the Houses until both sides agree on the wording. Once the process is finished, it will go to the palace for Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth II.
January 24, 2020 -
Boris Johnson govt loses 1st parliamentary votes since election
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson led government has lost three votes in the House of Lords over its Brexit legislation, its first defeats since it was re-elected by a majority in the December 2019 general election. The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which paves the way for the UK to leave the EU with a …
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January 21, 2020 -
Boris Johnson confident of securing tariff-free deal with EU
Johnson's visit came three days after Northern Ireland's two major parties, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Fein, agreed on a draft deal to restore a power-sharing government, breaking a three-year political deadlock in the region.
January 14, 2020 -
Trade deal deadline to focus in Boris Johnson-EU chief meet
Von der Leyen, a former German Defence Minister, took over from Jean-Claude Juncker at the start of December.
January 8, 2020 -
Donald Trump invites UK PM Boris Johnson to White House: Report
Britain wants to strike a new trade deal with the United States after it leaves the European Union at the end of January.
December 24, 2019 -
UK MPs back Boris Johnson’s plan to leave EU on Jan 31
Johnson insists a trade deal with the EU can be in place by the end of the transition period, but critics say this timescale is unrealistic.
December 21, 2019 -
‘Will work 24 hours a day, flat out’ to make Brexit happen: UK PM Boris Johnson
On Tuesday, UK has an option to extend the transition but Johnson refuses to, and intends to enshrine the 2020 date in legislation, his office said.
December 18, 2019 -
UK PM Boris Johnson to present Brexit bill to MPs this week
Earlier on Monday, PM Johnson spoke to US President Donald Trump in a telephonic conversation and discussed bilateral ties.
December 17, 2019