EU backs Greece on return of Elgin Marbles

EU backs Greece on return of Elgin Marbles

As if Brexit tensions were not bad enough,Brussels has opened a new row with the UK by backing Greece’s long-standing claim over the Elgin Marbles.

  • byChristopher Hope andJames Crisp

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Scotland’s leader vows to push for second independence vote

Scotland’s leader vows to push for second independence vote

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is on a constitutional collision course with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson,who opposes another secession vote.

Scottish nationalists demand billions in'Brexit compensation'

Scottish nationalists demand billions in'Brexit compensation'

The pro-independence SNP has cast Brexit as"an unnecessary act of economic vandalism,which has been inflicted against Scotland's will".

  • byGuy Faulconbridge
A botched vaccine rollout would put Boris Johnson in severe political danger

A botched vaccine rollout would put Boris Johnson in severe political danger

Boris Johnson enters 2021 a diminished and damaged figure whose political future might well hinge on his performance in the coming months.

  • byBevan Shields
With the worst possible PM at the worst possible time,Britain's got no chance of a happy new year
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Brexit

With the worst possible PM at the worst possible time,Britain's got no chance of a happy new year

Boris Johnson's bull about the Brexit trade deal being a Christmas present to the nation is nothing but a bad joke.

  • byAlastair Campbell
Boris Johnson signs EU Brexit deal after winning Commons support

Boris Johnson signs EU Brexit deal after winning Commons support

Boris Johnson's Brexit deal has passed the House of Commons,bringing to an end four years of political deadlock that cost his predecessor,Theresa May,her job.

  • byLatika Bourke
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Brexit will make Britain Europe's good neighbour,says Boris,as Labour splits

Brexit will make Britain Europe's good neighbour,says Boris,as Labour splits

Labour opposition,which formally backed Remain during the referendum,is split with several high-profile MPs set to defy Leader Keir Starmer's order to back the deal.

  • byLatika Bourke
Mixed messages blur pandemic priorities for New Year's Eve
Letters
Letters

Mixed messages blur pandemic priorities for New Year's Eve

The NSW Health Minister slams irresponsible backpackers on Bronte but yet the state government-sponsored New Year's Eve fireworks are set to go ahead.

Boris Johnson enjoys a rare outbreak of unity,but his real test is ahead
Analysis
UK

Boris Johnson enjoys a rare outbreak of unity,but his real test is ahead

The British Prime Minister has delivered a Brexit breakthrough,ending a year in which he has beaten death,fathered another child and breathed life back into his own premiership. But he's yet to face his biggest test.

  • byLatika Bourke
Brexit trade deal will lessen,but not kill,the economic pain
Analysis
EU

Brexit trade deal will lessen,but not kill,the economic pain

Britain has clinched a last-minute trade agreement with the European Union,but it is a thin deal that will not prevent economic pain and disruption.

  • byJohn Chalmers andGabriela Baczynska
Britain and EU strike Christmas Eve trading deal a week from Brexit deadline

Britain and EU strike Christmas Eve trading deal a week from Brexit deadline

Britain and Europe have struck a Brexit trading deal a week out from the transition deadline,ending four years of bitter break-up talks since the UK voted to leave the single market in the 2016 referendum.

  • byLatika Bourke