By Liz Alderman, New York Times Published 4:11 pm CDT, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: OMER MESSINGER /AFP /Getty Images Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May arrive to talk to the press as part of a meeting on July 5, 2018 in Berlin as leaders of the EU agreed to step up preparations for the possibility that Brexit talks would collapse. less German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May arrive to talk to the press as part of a meeting on July 5, 2018 in Berlin as leaders of the EU agreed to step up preparations for the ... more … [Read more...] about Ahead of Brexit, EU shifts into high gear to keep goods flowing
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British PM says she will lead Brexit talks from now on
Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Tuesday (Jul 24) she will take personal control of Brexit negotiations with the EU, as time runs out to get a deal before Britain leaves the bloc in March. Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May at 10 Downing Street in London on Jul 24, 2018. (Photo: Matt Dunham/POOL/AFP) "I will lead the negotiations with the European Union, with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Dominic Raab) deputising on my behalf," she said in a statement to parliament. Raab was appointed on Jul 9 after his predecessor, David Davis, quit in protest at May's plan for close economic ties with the EU. Before he left, Davis had been increasingly sidelined and had spent little time with the EU's top negotiator Michel Barnier in recent months. Instead, May's Brexit adviser Olly Robbins, a senior civil servant, was increasingly been seen as the man in charge. Giving evidence to a committee of MPs shortly after May's announcement, Robbins denied the … [Read more...] about British PM says she will lead Brexit talks from now on
Fionnuala O Connor: Absence of Brexit certainty causing exasperation and sense of helplessness
Bad temper is the first emotion the big issue of the day sets off. At the bus-stop, the kitchen table and the pub political chat has bogged down on Brexit. Whatever about the outcome, bogged-down conv[...] This story is for Premium subscribers only Registered users get 5 regular articles & 1 free Premium article per week. … [Read more...] about Fionnuala O Connor: Absence of Brexit certainty causing exasperation and sense of helplessness
Hunt warns no Brexit deal could harm German ties for ‘a generation’
After talks with his German counterpart Heiko Maas in Berlin, Hunt told reporters that complacency could lead to Britain crashing out of the European Union without a roadmap for future ties. "When it comes to Brexit there is now a very real risk of a Brexit no-deal by accident," he said. "This is because I think that many people in the EU are thinking that they just have to wait long enough and Britain will blink and that's not going to happen." Hunt, who took over from Boris Johnson after his resignation this month, said that "without a real change in approach from the EU negotiators," both sides could be left struggling to maintain trade and security ties. "That would be incredibly challenging economically. Britain would find that challenging but in the end we would find a way not just to survive but to thrive economically," he said. SEE ALSO: 'You remain a high priority': A letter to Brits from the UK Ambassador "But my real concern is that it would change British public … [Read more...] about Hunt warns no Brexit deal could harm German ties for ‘a generation’
UK diplomat warns no Brexit deal ‘now a very real risk’
Frank Jordans Associated Press Published 12:00 p.m. UTC Jul 23, 2018 Berlin – Britain’s top diplomat warned Monday that the country could crash out of the European Union next year without an agreement on future relations with Brussels because of the hard line taken by EU negotiators. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told reporters in Berlin after meeting German counterpart Heiko Maas that “there is now a very real risk of a Brexit no deal by accident.” “This is because I think that many people in the EU are thinking they just have to wait long enough and Britain will blink,” he said. “And that’s not going to happen.” Big differences remain between Brussels and London over the terms of a new trade setup and the issue of how to regulate the U.K.’s only land border with the EU, between the U.K.’s Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. A substantial number of lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s … [Read more...] about UK diplomat warns no Brexit deal ‘now a very real risk’