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Tag: Great Britain

  • Wednesday, March 6th 2019 - 08:06 UTC

    UK considering massive tariffs cut in the event of a no-deal Brexit

    Many supporters of Brexit argue that tariffs on food and other items should be scrapped in order to lower prices for consumers

    The UK government may cut trade tariffs on between 80% and 90% of goods in the event of a no-deal Brexit, reports say. Some tariffs would be scrapped completely, including those on car parts, and some agricultural produce. However, 10-20% of key products would continue to be protected by the current level of tariffs, including some textiles, cars, beef, lamb and dairy.

  • Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

    UK Border Force nets 34 migrants in a boat in the Channel

    Since December the Border Force has tripled the number of cutters operating in the Channel and agreed a joint action plan with France

    A group of 34 migrants have been brought ashore after the UK Border Force intercepted a boat in the Channel. The group of people, whose nationalities are not yet known, were brought to shore at Dover by a coastal patrol vessel and given blankets.

  • Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 04:47 UTC

    British Museum asked to return Eastern Island monolith

    The “Hoa Hakananai’a” measures about eight feet in height and weighs an astonishing four tonnes.

    A delegation from the Chilean Easter Island early this week has asked the British Museum in London for the return of an iconic statue believed to date from around 1200 AD and even offered to replace it with a replica carved from stone by a contemporary artist.

  • Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

    Gibraltar prepared and confident on a Withdrawal Agreement from EU

    Picardo briefed peers on the latest developments in respect of Gibraltar and praised the work of PM May and her team in the wider Brexit negotiations

    Gibraltar will step up its contingency planning as from January 1, 2019, if there is no certainty of a Withdrawal Agreement and implementation period by that date, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told an influential House of Lords select committee. Addressing the EU Select Committee, he also signaled his hope that Gibraltar, the UK and Spain could salvage elements of the Gibraltar negotiations even in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit between the UK and the EU.

  • Saturday, October 20th 2018 - 08:42 UTC

    Ireland insists a Brexit transition period is not an alternative for backstop proposal

    “I am open to the idea of an extension or a longer transition period, but that’s not an alternative to a legally binding Irish backstop, ”said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

    An extended Brexit transition period is not an alternative to the EU’s backstop proposal, Irish premier Leo Varadkar has warned. The Taoiseach said he is open to the idea of an extension but it fails to resolve the border issue.

  • Saturday, October 20th 2018 - 08:42 UTC

    Brexit has the Conservative party unity under “existential strain”

    Mrs Morgan also appealed to Theresa May to “keep talking” amid an impasse in the negotiations over the key issue of the Irish border

    The Conservative Party has been put under “existential strain” by Brexit and some friendships and relationships will “never be healed”, according to a former cabinet minister. Nicky Morgan, the Tory chairwoman of the Treasury Committee, laid bare the personal toll on MPs divided over the merits of the UK’s departure from the European Union as she insisted she still believes the party can come back together.

  • Friday, October 19th 2018 - 08:19 UTC

    Paris charm offensive to attract City of London workers with English schools

    Marie-Celie Guillaume, CEO of La Defense (business district in west Paris) is banking on family life being the key that unlocks new relocations from Britain

    The woman tasked with attracting City workers to Paris as Brexit rolls on is stepping up her charm offensive, with plans for a new private English school to cater for the wealthy. Marie-Celie Guillaume, the chief executive of La Defense – the business district in the west of Paris – is banking on family life being the key that unlocks a raft of new relocations from Britain to France.

  • Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

    Gibraltar Chief Minister confident UK/EU “moments away” from withdrawal agreement

    According to Picardo it will be agreed between UK and EU because under the 2006 Constitution, UK remains responsible for the Rock's international agreements

    Gibraltar, the UK and the EU are “moments away” from agreeing the terms of a protocol to include Gibraltar in any Withdrawal Agreement and transitional arrangements reached between the UK and the EU, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Monday.

  • Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 08:18 UTC

    Brexit summit: “no ground for optimism”, says Tusk; “stand together and firm” PM May tells cabinet

    The EC president poured cold water on hopes of a Brexit breakthrough at Wednesday's EU summit, saying the Irish border was still a sticking point

    Donald Tusk has poured cold water on hopes of a Brexit breakthrough at Wednesday's EU summit, saying the Irish border was still a sticking point. The European Council president said he had “no grounds for optimism” it would be solved at the summit and called on Theresa May to come up with “concrete proposals” to break the “impasse”.

  • Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 08:45 UTC

    Critical hours for Brexit and Theresa May ahead of Wednesday EU summit

    The clock is ticking down towards a summit of European leaders on Wednesday where it had been hoped a deal could be reached.

    Theresa May will try to rally ministers behind her this morning at the start of a critical 48 hours for Brexit. On Monday, the PM told MPs an agreement with the EU was “still achievable” despite differences over the Irish border if “cool heads” prevailed. EU officials, though, have warned no-deal is “more likely than ever before”.