Brexit

Britain digs in over Northern Ireland in Brexit trade row ahead of G7

Europe's bitter dispute with Britain over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland are expected to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's G7 summit.

All smiles as Biden, Johnson meet for first time ahead of G7 summit

The meeting came at the start of Biden's first foreign tour as president that includes NATO, the EU and talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

What the 2001 race riots tell us about Britain today

Brexit, Covid-19 conspiracy theories and the issues of 20 years ago largely unaddressed have raised a question of when not if race riots will explode again in the country.

UK recalls navy vessels after French Brexit row

Vessels from Britain's Royal Navy and French police boats patrolled near the English Channel island of Jersey, where French fishermen angry about losing access to waters off their coast gathered for a maritime protest.

French blockade of British Jersey island 'like an act of war'

Tensions between the UK and France heat up over fishing rights with politicians in Paris engaging in sabre-rattling.

Riots in Belfast ahead of Northern Ireland's centenary anniversary

Northern Ireland came into being on May 3, 1921 as Ireland became independent from Britain and was split between pro-Ireland nationalists and pro-UK unionists, who hold the most power.

Brexit saga ends with EU trade deal vote

European Parliament members vote overwhelmingly to ratify EU's post-Brexit zero-tariffs and zero-quotas trade deal with Britain, warning UK to stick to its commitments and that agreement has "real teeth" to keep the country in check.

Gulf ownership of UK assets raise questions over undue influence

The UK government has courted investments from the Gulf to help boost its economy, especially after Brexit. But will it come at a cost?

UK to boost nuclear stockpile, focus on Asia in post-Brexit policy overhaul

Prime Minister Boris Johnson sets out his government’s post-Brexit foreign and defence priorities, pledging to counter China’s dominance and build a new counterterrorism centre in response to “likely” chemical or nuclear attack.

EU adopts legal course against UK over Brexit deal delays

EU objects to Britain unilaterally extending a grace period beyond April 1 for trade checks on goods the UK sends to Northern Ireland, which under Brexit is subject to the bloc’s trade regulations.

French call to replace English with Latin as Europe's official language

Met with scorn for now, the sentiment against English language is moving from the fringes to mainstream politics.

EU-UK relations hit new low over "vaccine ban" comments

Britain says that it "has not blocked the export of a single Covid-19 vaccine" and that "any references to a UK export ban or any restrictions on vaccines are completely false".