United Kingdom September 17, 2020 US-UK trade deal faces potential hurdles from Biden, Congress over Brexit fight The prospect of a U.S.-U.K. trade deal is facing potential hurdles both in Congress and on the campaign trail, as lawmakers and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are threatening to slam the brakes on a deal – over concerns that a brewing Brexit fight could imperil a 1998 peace agreement in Northern Ireland.
Secretary of State September 16, 2020 Pompeo says Trump administration trusts UK ‘to get it right’ on Brexit, despite Pelosi warnings Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the U.S. trusts the United Kingdom to “get it right” on Brexit, even as a new controversy roils the years-long process -- and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has warned it could torpedo a U.S.-U.K. trade deal.
Brexit September 15, 2020 Brexit drama in the UK as Boris Johnson pushes bill to override EU exit deal More than four years since Brits voted to leave the European Union, the U.K. is once again engulfed in another Brexit crisis -- with a dramatic move by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to rewrite parts of the initial divorce deal, sparking outrage and threats of legal action from E.U. leaders.
U.K. Politics September 10, 2020 EU demands UK rewrite new Brexit bill, threatens legal action as tensions escalate The European Union on Thursday demanded that the United Kingdom immediately rewrite a new Brexit bill that would change parts of a divorce agreement it signed with the E.U. last year -- threatening legal action if the outgoing member does not comply.
Nancy Pelosi September 10, 2020 Pelosi warns 'no chance' of US-UK trade deal if Brexit undermines Good Friday accord House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday warned that there would be “no chance” of a U.S.-U.K. trade deal if the U.K. were to undermine the 1998 Good Friday Irish peace accords as it fights with the European Union over the fallout from Brexit.
Brexit September 8, 2020 EU, UK again try to break deadlock on post-Brexit ties The U.K.'s chief negotiator in post-Brexit trade talks called for "more realism" from the European Union before the start Tuesday of another round of discussions between the two sides.
MILITARY September 6, 2020 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spark outrage for nixing fundraiser for wounded soldiers after signing Netflix deal, report Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markel faced criticism for canceling a scheduled fundraising event for injured veterans last week, shortly after signing a multiyear media production deal with Netflix just days before, worth over nine figures.
United Kingdom September 5, 2020 Far-left protesters blockade UK printing presses, stopping newspaper deliveries Groups of far-left environmental activists blockaded two British printing presses on Saturday, preventing a number of newspapers being delivered -- a move that drew criticism from across the political spectrum and was condemned by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “completely unacceptable.”
United Kingdom August 24, 2020 UK's Boris Johnson urges parents to send children back to school as experts warn of low coronavirus risk U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging British parents to send their children to school next month when schools reopen in full, as the U.K.’s top medical experts have warned that children are more likely to be harmed by keeping them closed.
United Kingdom August 13, 2020 Calais mayor accuses Britain of 'declaration of maritime war' for migrant crackdown The mayor of Calais, France, has accused Britain of a “declaration of maritime war” over its proposed move to send in the Royal Navy to curb the waves of illegal immigration into the U.K. from France across the English Channel.
U.K. Politics August 12, 2020 Britain begins returning illegal immigrants back to France, Germany Britain has started returning illegal immigrants who tried to enter via small boats across the English Channel back to France and Germany -- after British officials pressed France in particular to do more to stop the surge in crossings.