Tag: David Davis

• Friday, July 14th 2017 - 05:37 UTC

  Theresa May and King of Spain discuss Brexit; Gibraltar “didn't come up”

  

  UK Prime Minister Theresa May did not raise the issue of Gibraltar’s sovereignty during her meeting with the king of Spain despite the two countries not seeing “eye to eye” on the issue, Downing Street said on Thursday. A Number 10 spokeswoman said the Gibraltar “didn’t come up” and insisted Spain is “well aware” of Britain’s position that the Rock’s future is not up for discussion.

• Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 21:26 UTC

  Brexit divorce bill: “I’m not hearing any whistling, just the clock ticking” says EU chief negotiator

  

  European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator has slapped down Boris Johnson over his claim that Brussels could “go whistle” if it expected large sums from Britain as part of the withdrawal agreement.

• Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 05:51 UTC

  Exit Brexit secretary laughs at Johnson's comments; Corbyn calls them silly arrogant remarks

  

  UK is already challenging Brussels over its Brexit divorce bill plans, David Davis has said as he laughed off concerns about Boris Johnson’s controversial suggestion the EU could “go whistle” if it makes “extortionate” demands.

• Monday, July 10th 2017 - 15:01 UTC

  EU main negotiator warns of “negative consequences” if no Brexit deal is reached

  

  It will not be possible for Britain to enjoy all the benefits of the single market or frictionless trade with its former EU partners after Brexit, the European Commission’s chief negotiator has warned. Michel Barnier told an EU committee in Brussels that there will be “negative” consequences to Brexit, which result from the UK’s decision to vote Leave in last year’s referendum and not from any attempt by the EU to “punish” the UK.

• Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 08:19 UTC

  City of London delegation heads to Brussels for a financial services deal: fears of losing passporting rights

  

  Business leaders from the City of London are to send a delegation to Brussels with a proposal for a post-Brexit free trade deal for financial services, it is reported. According to the Financial Times, the group will be led by former City minister Mark Hoban as banks fear the fallout from Brexit negotiations if access to EU markets is curtailed.

• Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 07:18 UTC

  Hammond tells business leaders that jobs and prosperity are first priorities of Brexit negotiations

  

  Brexit is not a dominant issue for European Union countries, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond acknowledged as he called for jobs and prosperity to be the first priority in the negotiations. The Chancellor told business leaders that the UK had to remember that Brexit was “just one among many challenges” facing the other EU members.

• Monday, June 26th 2017 - 03:48 UTC

  David Davis wants PM May to stay in office during Brexit talks

  

  Britain's chief Brexit negotiator David Davis warned Sunday that any attempt from within the Conservative Party to have Prime Minister Theresa May replaced would be “catastrophic” as the European Union might push for a “punishment deal.” Davis also said that no deal at all would be better than such an agreement. Archbishop of Canterbury also takes a stand.

• Monday, June 19th 2017 - 14:51 UTC

  UK starts Brexit negotiations from a weakened position

  

  Talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union to finalise Britain's exit from the continental block started Monday in Brussels, about one year after Britons voted that their country is to leave the bloc by March 30, 2019. But Europe is determined to set an example so that other countries will not be attracted to the idea, even if it includes leaving an open door for Britain to stay.

• Saturday, May 6th 2017 - 08:35 UTC

  Brexit talks would be easier if EC officials “kept their views to themselves”

  

  Brexit talks would be easier if European Commission officials “kept their views to themselves”, Sir Michael Fallon has said amid claims that the EU is seeking to bully British voters. Defence Secretary bemoaned “one-sided leaking” from commission officials as he defended Prime Minister Theresa May’s scathing attack on Brussels in the wake of negative press stories about the negotiations on Britain’s exit from the EU.

• Tuesday, April 4th 2017 - 07:39 UTC

  MPs question UK government's claim that a Brexit “no deal is better than a bad deal”

  

  MPs have warned about the UK and the EU failing to reach a Brexit agreement, urging the government to work out how much “no deal” would cost. The Brexit committee said ministers' claim that “no deal is better than a bad deal” was “unsubstantiated” until an economic assessment was published. But the report divided the cross-party committee, with some members saying it was too pessimistic about Brexit.