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It’s been four years and three prime ministers since the EU referendum, and the Conservatives are still, incredibly, not yet ready, writes Rachel Reeves MP.
The former Australian PM has reportedly been recruited by Boris Johnson to help with Brexit trade deals.
Neil Coyle takes aim at "fat old racists" after Jacob Rees-Mogg says UK should not be “enslaved by political correctness”.
A leaked Cabinet Office document describes a possible disaster in the coming months.
After another round of faltering talks, Brussels' chief negotiator says: "I simply don’t understand why we are wasting valuable time."
I made a career, met my husband and had my children here. But things feel so bleak that we feel we have no other choice but to leave.
Negotiations have reached yet another impasse in Britain’s phased leaving from the European Union. With the transition period end date in sight, Boris Johnson refuses to countenance extending the deadline meaning both sides are once again planning for a future no deal Brexit. With the coronavirus pandemic, it’s not something many have paid attention to in 2020, here’s where we currently are.
The transition period is just around the corner, but a host of thorny issues remain. Those close to negotiations explain where we're at.
On 24 July 2019, Boris Johnson took over the reins from Theresa May to become prime minister on a promise to deliver Brexit. He quickly set about delivering a version of it after renegotiating the withdrawal agreement with the EU, but the second half of his year has been beset by the coronavirus pandemic, which almost cost the PM his life.
EU's chief negotiator blames UK for failure of progress in talks.