Ireland’s EU trade chief says next UK PM might axe Brexit
Ireland’s newly nominated EU trade commissioner has said the United Kingdom may have a new prime minister in several weeks…
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Northern Ireland poll slightly backs Irish unity
Polling has pointed to a slight majority in favour of Irish unification in Northern Ireland as the Brexit crisis continues…
Anglican chief apologises for 1919 Amritsar massacre
The head of the Anglican church, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has published pictures of himself lying prostrate at the memorial…
France threatens to block Brexit extension
Attempts by the UK parliament to delay Brexit will not work because France will block any extension unless the political…
BBC reveals wartime coded messages to Poland and France
A BBC radio staff member during the Second World War was given a scratched record to play on-air and the…
Corbyn poised to fall for Johnson’s election ‘trap’
UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says the UK “needs” a general election, despite warnings that he is falling for Boris…
Germany relaxes citizenship rules for Nazi exiles
Germany has pushed through two reforms to help families of people who fled the Nazis to adopt German citizenship, after…
Johnson condemned for efforts to bypass MPs over Brexit
The European Parliament’s Brexit negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt, has called UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement to suspend parliament “sinister” and…
Pro-EU MPs agree to pass anti-Brexit legislation
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage says he will stand down candidates against the ruling Conservative Party if the new prime…
Macron reminds UK it can stop Brexit
French President Emmanuel Macron has insisted Article 50 can still be revoked “up to the last second”, as he warned…
UK asked to abandon EU palm-oil policies
Malaysia has promised the UK a post-Brexit trade deal if it abandons the European Union’s opposition to environmentally ruinous palm…
Johnson faces rising opposition to no-deal Brexit threat
A poll in the anti-Brexit Independent claims UK voters decisively reject threat by the new prime minister, Boris Johnson, to…
Corbyn urged to back moves to cancel Brexit
UK opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is under renewed pressure to back moves to cancel Brexit altogether if it is…
Pro-remain MPs promise cross-party work to stop Brexit
Pro-remain UK Conservative MP Dominic Grieve says a no-deal Brexit can be stopped, despite prime ministerial adviser Dominic Cummings’ comments…
US hits Russia with Skripal sanctions
The US has imposed further sanctions on Russia over the 2018 poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal in the English city…
Johnson fails in first electoral test
The new UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, has seen his parliamentary majority cut to one after losing the Brecon and…