France relaxes its ban on trucks entering from Britain

France relaxes its ban on trucks entering from Britain

French authorities said drivers could get on ferries or trains provided they showed proof of a negative test for the virus.

  • byPan Pylas

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The die is cast:The choice is now between no deal and a very hard Brexit
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The die is cast:The choice is now between no deal and a very hard Brexit

A dangerous game of chicken is being played out before our eyes in the continued stand-off between the UK and Europe. If there are master choreographers at work here,I'd like to know who they are,for they seem virtually invisible.

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Britain and Europe head for final Brexit showdown

Britain and Europe head for final Brexit showdown

Britain and the European Union have given themselves three days to salvage negotiations for a crucial post-Brexit trade deal.

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Three key areas leave Johnson and Europe deadlocked on Brexit

Brexit trade talks to restart in one last push for deal but Britain warns EU must respect its independence.

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'Brexit Monster'makes appearance in Rotterdam

'Brexit Monster'makes appearance in Rotterdam

The Netherlands fears chaos on the border when the UK leaves the European Union as truckies and others are unlikely to have the required paperwork in order.

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European leaders urged to prepare for no-deal Brexit

European leaders urged to prepare for no-deal Brexit

Just as their chief negotiator is struck by COVID,EU countries have been told to make contingency plans in case a trade and security agreement with Britain fails.

  • byViktoria Dendrinou,Nikos Chrysoloras andIan Wishart
Exit of Brexit guru Dominic Cummings is Boris Johnson’s last chance

Exit of Brexit guru Dominic Cummings is Boris Johnson’s last chance

Dominic Cummings,the Prime Minister's chief adviser,has left Downing Street for the last time after a spectacular powerplay.

  • byBevan Shields
Joe Biden may be the best thing that ever happened for Brexit
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Donald Trump has been an unmitigated disaster for Brexit. He has contaminated the brand.But help is on the way.

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Ex-Tory PM John Major attacks Boris Johnson for'wretched betrayal'

Ex-Tory PM John Major attacks Boris Johnson for'wretched betrayal'

Warning complacency and nostalgia was a route to national decline,Major urged Britons not to view the country through rose-tinted glasses.

  • byBevan Shields
For post-Brexit fishing rights,Belgium cites 1666 charter from King Charles II

For post-Brexit fishing rights,Belgium cites 1666 charter from King Charles II

"Knowing how Britain is attached to old habits and old laws,it may have a chance,"said Jan d'Hondt,the head archivist in the port city of Bruges.

  • byChristian Levaux