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Tag: David Davis

  • Friday, October 13th 2017 - 12:33 UTC

    EU chief negotiator says Brexit talks are stuck in a state of deadlock

    Barnier said trade talks were likely to be delayed by months, increasing the chance of no deal being done.

    The European Union's chief negotiator on Brexit talks says negotiations with the United Kingdom are stuck in a state of deadlock. The EU wants to know what divorce bill Britain is prepared to pay before talks go any further. British officials, on the other hand, want to begin trade talks now, before they commit billions.

  • Friday, October 6th 2017 - 07:08 UTC

    Falklands' delegation meet David Davis and Boris Johnson at Tory Conference in Manchester

    Michael Betts, MLA Jan Cheek and Sukey Cameron with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

    This week Falklands MLA Jan Cheek and Falklands Representative in London Sukey Cameron have been accompanied at the Conservative Conference in Manchester by Assistant Representative Michael Betts, and law student and former Falklands PR Manager Krysteen Ormond.

  • Tuesday, September 26th 2017 - 10:31 UTC

    EU and UK clash over Brexit: both sides set conditions to advance

    “There are no excuses for standing in the way of progress,” Davis said in a brief statement to reporters alongside Barnier at the EC headquarters in Brussels.

    The EU and Britain resumed Brexit talks on Monday with fresh clashes, dimming hopes that a speech by Prime Minister Theresa May could provide a breakthrough in unlocking stalled negotiations. The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier insisted that he would not discuss May's call for a two-year post-exit transition deal until there was progress on key issues, including Britain's divorce bill.

  • Monday, September 18th 2017 - 07:43 UTC

    EU and UK business leaders voice concern about slow pace of Brexit talks

    Over 100 companies, with more than one million workers in the UK and EU, have signed a letter to Brexit negotiators David Davis and Michel Barnier

    Business leaders have voiced concern about the slow pace of Brexit negotiations, warning it could affect a constructive exit from the EU. BusinessEurope, an umbrella group representing business federations across Europe, said companies needed certainty and time to prepare for future arrangements.

  • Friday, September 8th 2017 - 19:56 UTC

    Brexit's Davis challenged in Parliament and questioned by EU negotiators

    Brexit Secretary David Davis accused Labour of a “cynical political exercise” to undermine the “only viable plan” to deliver withdrawal from the European Union

    Brexit Secretary David Davis has accused Labour of a “cynical political exercise” to undermine the “only viable plan” to deliver withdrawal from the European Union. His attack came as MPs clashed in the House of Commons over the Government’s flagship Brexit Bill, which Labour has denounced as an undemocratic “power grab” by ministers.

  • Thursday, September 7th 2017 - 08:23 UTC

    Battle of Brexit Repeal Bill begins; Labour objects since it “grabs power from Parliament”

    Mr. Davis was heckled by Labour MPs after claiming no-one pretended it would be “simple or easy” to make progress in Brexit talks.

    Britain's Labour will vote against the Brexit Repeal Bill because it will allow ministers to “grab power from Parliament” to slash rights at work and cut protection for consumers and the environment. The party’s statement came as Brexit Secretary David Davis was preparing to deliver a House of Commons statement on a summer of negotiations which the European Union claims has failed to deliver “decisive” progress.

  • Tuesday, September 5th 2017 - 08:36 UTC

    With Commons back from recess, Brexit talks expected to intensify

    As the Commons returns from summer recess, MPs will also hear about plans for science and innovation in the UK post-Brexit and debate the EU withdrawal bill.

    Brexit Secretary David Davis is to update MPs on last week's negotiations with the European Union later. Davis will make a statement in the House of Commons about the progress of the third round of Brexit talks. It comes after the prime minister said the UK is ready to “intensify” talks rather than stick to its one-week-a-month schedule.

  • Sunday, September 3rd 2017 - 01:49 UTC

    “No progress” on Brexit UK/EU Brussels talks: both sides hold on to their positions

    Brussels’ chief negotiator Michel Barnier said there had been no “decisive progress” on key issues and the two sides were still “quite far” away

    A row over the Brexit divorce bill has dominated the latest round of talks between the UK and the European Union, with both sides in the Brussels negotiations voicing their frustrations. Brexit Secretary David Davis said there had been a “tough” discussion over the fee Brussels wants the UK to pay to settle its obligations after British officials challenged the legal basis of the demand.

  • Wednesday, August 30th 2017 - 06:49 UTC

    None of UK papers on Brexit process are satisfactory, says EC president Juncker

    Juncker’s comments are further evidence of the European Union’s frustration with the approach being taken by the Prime Minister and Brexit Secretary David Davis.

    European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has delivered a fresh rebuke to Theresa May over her Government’s handling of the Brexit process. He said official papers setting out the UK Government’s positions were not satisfactory and it was “crystal clear” that an “enormous amount” of issues needed to be settled before talks on a future trade deal could begin

  • Tuesday, August 29th 2017 - 07:43 UTC

    EU tells UK it must take withdrawal talks “seriously” and end “ambiguity”

    Brexit Secretary David Davis (L) ”And the sooner we remove the ambiguity, the sooner we will be in a position to discuss the future relationship and a transitional period” Barnier said.(Pic AFP)<br />

    The UK has been told by the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator that it needs to take withdrawal talks “seriously”. Michel Barnier used the opening of a third round of talks in Brussels on Monday to insist that London must end “ambiguity” regarding key positions like the Brexit divorce bill.