UK minister does not recognise report government wants Swiss-style ties with EU
British health minister Steve Barclay said on Sunday he does not recognise a report that the government wants to move towards a Swiss-style relationship with...
Brexit
UK breaching Brexit agreement on EU citizens’ rights, London court told
The British government is breaching the withdrawal agreement with the European Union by requiring EU citizens to reapply for the right to live and work...
British police probe beating of protester on China consulate grounds
British police are investigating the apparent assault on a protester who was videoed being beaten by several men after being dragged inside the grounds of...
UK labour market exodus drives jobless rate down to 3.5 per cent
Britain’s unemployment rate fell to its lowest since 1974 at 3.5 per cent in the three months to August, but the drop was driven by...
Ireland sees ‘flicker of optimism’ in post-Brexit N.Ireland dispute
A genuine effort by the new British government to settle a long-running post-Brexit trade row over Northern Ireland has created a “flicker of optimism” as...
Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?
Britain’s central bank resorted to buying bonds again on Wednesday in an emergency move to reduce the chaos in financial markets which was triggered last...
Sterling slides after BoE buys bonds, dollar hits 20-year high
Sterling tumbled against the dollar on Wednesday before paring some losses after the Bank of England (BOE) said it would step in to prop up...
Britain wants to resolve post-Brexit trade row with EU quickly
Britain wants to reach an agreement with the European Union to solve post-Brexit trade to Northern Ireland issues quickly, foreign minister James Cleverly said on Thursday, suggesting...
UK’s Liz Truss appoints hardline Brexit supporter to N. Ireland Office
Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Wednesday appointed strongly pro-Brexit lawmaker Steve Baker to a junior ministerial role in the Northern Ireland Office, an...
UK heads for return to “trickle-down” economics under low-tax Truss
New British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng look set to revive Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s experiment in “trickle-down” low-tax economics, the...
