UK to end Brexit transition period by end of 2020

UK to end Brexit transition period by end of 2020

(VOVWORLD) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Monday that Britain’s main goal in trade talks with the EU will be to restore economic and political independence beginning...
UK will not bow to EU trade rules

UK will not bow to EU trade rules

(VOVWORLD) - The UK will develop its own system for regulating state aid and controlling subsidies after its Brexit transition period is over, said David Frost, Britain’s negotiator the long-term...
UK PM fires Northern Ireland Secretary

UK PM fires Northern Ireland Secretary

(VOVWORLD) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday sacked Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith, the first move in the first cabinet reshuffle Mr. Johnson has done since taking office last...
European Parliament approves Brexit deal

European Parliament approves Brexit deal

(VOVWORLD) - The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the Brexit deal agreed with the UK government, one of the last formal steps required, after three and a half years of negotiations,...
House of Commons passes Brexit bill

House of Commons passes Brexit bill

(VOVWORLD) - Britain's House of Commons has passed a Brexit bill — finally paving the way for the UK's January 31 departure from the European Union after years of political...
After UK election: Brexit possibility

After UK election: Brexit possibility

(VOVWORLD) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives won 365 seats, a solid majority in the 650-seat House of Commons, in the general election on December 12th. The victory...
EU accepts Brexit deadline extension

EU accepts Brexit deadline extension

(VOVWORLD) - The EU 27 has agreed that it will accept the UK's request for a Brexit flexible extension until the end of next January, European Council President Donald Tusk...
UK PM insists Brexit on time

UK PM insists Brexit on time

(VOVWORLD) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that London should leave the EU at the end of this month despite the EU’s efforts to delay the Brexit deadline
EU agrees to extend Brexit

EU agrees to extend Brexit

(VOVWORLD) - Members of the EU agreed on Wednesday to postpone Brexit, whose deadline had been next Thursday