LONDON (Reuters) – A trade war between Britain and the European Union is unnecessary and would be of no benefit to anyone, Britain’s Northern Ireland minister Brandon Lewis said on Tuesday. The EU has warned of legal action and a trade war if London takes any unilateral action over the so-called Northern Ireland protocol governing …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will not shy away from legislating to change post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland if necessary, Britain’s Northern Ireland minister Brandon Lewis said on Tuesday. “We’ve always said we take nothing off the table. If we do need to legislate, we will not shy away from doing that,” Lewis told BBC …
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By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST, Northern Ireland (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday the government needed an “insurance” option to unilaterally scrap post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, raising the risk of a trade war with the European Union. Johnson says the EU must make concessions on the rules – known as the …
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(Reuters) – As Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla prepare to visit Canada this week, some members of the indigenous community are calling on the British royal family to formally acknowledge the harm colonization did to First Nations people. The royal couple will arrive in St. Johns, Newfoundland on Tuesday on a three-day trip …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek man, who confessed to killing his young British wife in front of their 11-month-old child last year, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday in a case which has prompted widespread public outrage. Babis Anagnostopoulos, 34, the only witness in the case, had initially claimed that thieves broke into …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU and UK can still reach a compromise that would keep the Northern Ireland trade deal alive, as long as the British government is willing to re-engage in discussions, Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Monday. “There is still time for re-engagement and that is what we should be focusing …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British consumers are reacting to the cost of living crisis by trading down in both stores and products, switching from supermarkets to discounters and from branded to lower priced and private label products, a report from consultants McKinsey said on Monday. Surging prices are causing the biggest squeeze on UK household incomes …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Liz Truss on Monday told U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that Britain remains committed to the Belfast peace deal. “I reiterated the UK’s commitment to protecting the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement, and the importance of getting the NI Executive up and running,” Truss said on Twitter following a call …
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BELFAST (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday the government needed to consider legislation in parallel with holding talks the European Union on getting changes to post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland. Johnson’s government agreed to a protocol which created a customs border in the sea between Northern Ireland and the rest …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The British government should remain in discussion with the European Union about the Northern Ireland protocol agreement, instead of unilaterally deciding to scrap it, European Council President Charles Michel said on Monday. “The only way forward on Protocol is engagement between EU an d UK”, Michel said in a tweet following a …
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