Tag: Boris Johnson

• Thursday, November 12th 2020 - 09:32 UTC

  Johnson congratulates Biden and pledges not to undermine the Good Friday Agreement

  

  United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has congratulated Joe Biden on his US election win. Mr Biden called the PM ahead of the leaders of other major European countries.

• Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Lords strike a heavy defeat to Boris Johnson on proposed laws to breach UK's EU exit treaty

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a heavy defeat in parliament's upper chamber on Monday over proposed laws which would allow him to breach Britain's EU exit treaty – a plan that has been criticized by US president-elect Joe Biden.

• Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Johnson announces lockdown as of Thursday, coordinated with France, Germany and Belgium

  

  Britain on Sunday became the ninth country with more than 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases. According to data compiled by the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, as of early Sunday, Britain had 1,014,794 infections and 46,645 deaths.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  UK/EU will resume post Brexit talks on Thursday: billions of dollars in trade at stake

  

  Britain will resume talks with the European Union on Thursday, marking a new push by the two sides to protect billions of dollars worth of trade from the beginning of next year.

• Saturday, October 17th 2020 - 08:52 UTC

  Moody's cuts UK debt rating on recession, Brexit and lack of clear budget plans

  

  Ratings agency Moody’s cut the United Kingdom’s debt rating on Friday over the huge economic hit from the coronavirus crisis, Brexit and the lack of clear budget plans from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government.

• Friday, October 16th 2020 - 09:01 UTC

  Critical Friday for post-Brexit talks: EU insists Johnson must make concessions

  

  The negotiations between Britain and the European Union over their future relationship are lurching toward a crisis after European Union leaders told Boris Johnson he must make concessions only hours before the prime minister is due to decide whether to walk away.

• Thursday, October 15th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Support for Scottish independence rises to record high, 58%

  

  Support for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom has risen to a record high of 58%, an Ipsos Mori poll released on Wednesday suggested. The poll of 1,045 adults aged over 16 across Scotland, conducted from Oct 2 to 9, saw only 42% back staying in the union once undecided voters were stripped out.

• Thursday, October 15th 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  Johnson waiting for the EU summit before taking any decision on post-Brexit talks

  

  Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared himself disappointed in the progress of post-Brexit trade talks on Wednesday, but he will wait for news from an EU summit before deciding whether to pull the plug.

• Wednesday, October 14th 2020 - 08:51 UTC

  EU/UK post-Brexit talks in “critical stage”: fisheries, disputes and fair competition stumbling blocks

  

  The European Union demanded a “substantive” movement on Tuesday from Britain on fisheries, dispute settlement, and guarantees of fair competition in their talks on a post-Brexit trade deal, with Germany saying they were at a “critical stage”.

• Monday, October 12th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Johnson talks to Macron for a secure post Brexit deal, but fisheries remain a major issue

  

  Boris Johnson has told the French president the UK wants to “explore every avenue” to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, days before the PM's self-imposed deadline. Johnson told Emmanuel Macron “intensive talks” were needed to “bridge significant gaps” remaining across the negotiating table.