Tag: Boris Johnson

• Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 09:16 UTC

  UK moves to end “national hibernation” with pubs reopening on July 4

  

  Pubs in England can reopen on Jul 4 after over three months of closure due to coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday, a move hailed by the industry after warnings many premises could shut for good.

• Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  France does not rule out a post Brexit no deal with UK, “but those who need it most are the British”

  

  A senior French official said she could not rule out the European Union's trade talks with departed ex-member Britain ending without a deal though it was in the British interest to reach one.

• Saturday, June 20th 2020 - 10:05 UTC

  Focus on substance of racism and less on symbols, Boris Johnson suggests

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday (Jun 19) that people should focus less on symbols and more on the substance of racism, adding that he saw no reason for any ban on the rugby song “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Germany calls on the EU to prepare for a no deal post Brexit with UK

  

  The German government is urging other EU states to prepare for a no deal Brexit, according an internal document that casts doubt on Britain’s optimism over chances of an early agreement on its future ties with the bloc.

• Thursday, June 18th 2020 - 12:40 UTC

  Macron puts on De Gaulle boots and visits UK in a symbolic anniversary

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron travels to Britain this Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a hugely symbolic visit and his first foreign trip since the coronavirus pandemic began.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2020 - 19:19 UTC

  Ahead of Macron's London visit, minister warns France does not rule out a post-Brexit “no deal” with UK

  

  France does not rule out Europe failing to reach a deal on its post-Brexit relationship with Britain but very much wants to avoid such an outcome, its foreign minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

• Monday, June 15th 2020 - 18:50 UTC

  PM Johnson: Britain cannot 'photoshop' its cultural landscape and complex history

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain cannot “photoshop” its cultural landscape and complex history as doing so would be a distortion of its past, amid an ongoing row over the removal of statues of historical figures.

• Monday, June 15th 2020 - 09:31 UTC

  Boris Johnson will try to reignite post-Brexit trade talks by video with EU leaders, Monday

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet EU chiefs by video link Monday to try to breathe new life into stalled post-Brexit trade talks, with both sides entrenched in long-held positions.

• Monday, June 15th 2020 - 07:33 UTC

  Violent protests in London's Parliament Square; more than 100 people arrested

  

  Police in London said they arrested more than 100 people on Saturday after far-right protesters holding a counter-demonstration against anti-racism activists clashed with officers. Thousands of people defied the coronavirus restrictions to assemble in and around Parliament Square, in the centre of the capital.

• Friday, June 12th 2020 - 09:26 UTC

  UK sales of beer slump to the lowest on record, claims Pub Association

  

  UK sales of beer have slumped to the lowest level on the record because of the coronavirus outbreak, trade industry body the British Beer and Pub Association said on Thursday.