‘New chapter’: Sunak strikes Northern Ireland deal with EU (Updated)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck a deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland on Monday, saying it would pave the way for a new ...
UK and EU leaders to meet Monday to finalise Northern Ireland deal
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will announce a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland on Monday if the two can agree final details ...
UK deputy PM Raab: Hopeful for good news on Brexit deal in days, not weeks (update)
Britain is on the cusp of a deal with the European Union to tackle trade and political disruption in Northern Ireland caused by Brexit, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said ...
UK’s Sunak travelling to N.Ireland for post-Brexit talks
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was travelling to Northern Ireland on Thursday evening to sound out whether its political parties back his plans to improve the post-Brexit trading arrangements for ...
Speculation on Northern Ireland protocol deal premature, DUP leader says
Speculation that a long-standing dispute between Britain and the European Union over the Northern Ireland protocol is close to being resolved is a little premature, the leader of the Democratic ...
Three years on, Britain still waits for Brexit dividend
Three years after its departure from the European Union, Britain is yet to benefit from the Brexit dividend that was promised for its economy as it lags its peers on ...
Britain reforms finance to exploit Brexit and ‘turbocharge’ growth
Britain set out 30 measures to overhaul the financial sector on Friday, including a repeal of ‘burdensome’ EU rules the government says will unlock investment and maintain the City of London ...
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 the European Union.
Under new ...
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 in the United Kingdom, an ...
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 the Chinese consulate in Manchester ...
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 a record jump in the number ...
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 talks resume with the European ...
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 week by the tax ...
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 the gilt market, and the ...
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 a softer approach ...
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 appointment criticised as sending ...
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 results of which have ...
Giggs in court for alleged assault trial
Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs was in court on Monday to face trial accused of assaulting and controlling his ex-girlfriend.
The 48-year-old was surrounded by a scrum of press ...
The Brexit ambassador
Outgoing British High Commissioner Stephen Lillie has served in Cyprus since 2018 and had to oversee the Brexit process. In a farewell interview with the Cyprus Mail he answers questions on ...
Galvanisers wanted: post-Brexit worker shortages strain UK employers
British manufacturing firm Corbetts the Galvanizers used to rely on a stream of workers from Poland and Romania to fill its shop floor, where steel is dipped into a long ...
Germany and Ireland tell UK: No justification for breaking Brexit deal
Germany and Ireland on Sunday told Britain there was no legal or political justification for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to override parts of the Brexit deal governing trade ...
Northern Ireland trade law clears first parliamentary hurdle
Legislation allowing Britain to scrap some of the rules on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland on Monday passed the first of many parliamentary tests, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ...
UK presses on with changes to Brexit deal despite EU opposition
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government will press ahead on Monday with legislation to scrap rules on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland, setting up further clashes with the European ...
Full Brexit yet to play out on British finance, lawmakers say
Britain should avoid major, hasty reforms to make its financial sector more globally competitive following the industry’s separation from the European Union by Brexit, a parliamentary report said on ...