Tag: Theresa May

Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 09:23 UTC
Theresa May on “alternative arrangements” mission to Brussels and Dublin

The British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Dublin on Friday evening for Brexit talks, Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Mr Varadkar was speaking after his meeting with Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels this afternoon.
Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 08:45 UTC
Brussels insists the Irish backstop agreed with PM May is the “only operational solution”

Brussels has stepped up its opposition to attempts to reopen Theresa May’s Brexit deal as senior Tories began talks on alternatives to the Irish backstop. The European Union’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said the backstop was the “only operational solution” to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland.
Thursday, January 31st 2019 - 09:33 UTC
Irish backstop is “part and parcel” of the UK's Brexit deal and stands as it is

The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier says the Irish backstop is “part and parcel” of the UK's Brexit deal and will not be renegotiated. Speaking at the European Parliament, Mr Barnier said it was a “realistic solution” to preventing a hard border.
Thursday, January 31st 2019 - 09:18 UTC
Poland and Germany inclined to strike a renewed Brexit deal with Britain

The Polish Prime Minister and senior German politicians have urged Brussels to strike a Brexit deal with Britain in the first sign of divisions within the European Union over its blanket opposition to offering fresh concessions to Theresa May.
Wednesday, January 30th 2019 - 09:41 UTC
Parliament instructs PM May to renegotiate Brexit's Irish border backstop

British lawmakers on Tuesday instructed Prime Minister Theresa May to demand that Brussels replace the Irish border arrangement known as the “backstop”, in a last-ditch attempt to renegotiate an exit treaty that the European Union says it will not change.
Wednesday, January 30th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
France rejects any EU/UK renegotiation deal and calls for credible proposals

France on Tuesday rejected any renegotiation of the EU-UK divorce deal and urged Britain to make credible proposals after British lawmakers passed a motion instructing their government to secure changes to a key element of the deal.
Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 09:01 UTC
Mrs. May willing to support amendments but insists in no delay for the Brexit withdrawal date

The United Kingdom government will support a backbench amendment to the Brexit deal that calls for the planned Irish backstop to be replaced by “alternative arrangements”. Tory MPs will be told to vote for Sir Graham Brady's proposal when the Commons votes on a series of amendments to Theresa May's plan on Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
EU mocks UK parliament: withdrawal agreement debate was “uninhibited by any knowledge” of what it actually contained

There is a high risk of the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal by accident, the EU's deputy chief negotiator Sabine Weyand has said. She added there was “full ownership of what was agreed” in the EU, but “no ownership” of it in the UK Parliament. And it was a challenge to see how a majority for any deal could be built among MPs, she added.
Monday, January 28th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
Parliament debates amendments to Mrs. May Brexit deal but the Irish backstop remains insurmountable

Theresa May is being urged to secure changes from the EU to the Northern Irish backstop element of her Brexit deal to get it past parliament. Ex-foreign secretary Boris Johnson says winning a “freedom clause” would be “unadulterated good Brexit news”.
Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:04 UTC
Mrs. May commits peace and reconciliation funds for Northern Ireland, regardless of Brexit

The British government will remain committed to funding peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland regardless of Brexit, the prime minister has said. Theresa May made the pledge in a letter to “reassure” the DUP. It comes amidst strains in the relationship over the border backstop.