80-year-old Stanley Johnson, a former Conservative politician, said he wanted to become a French citizen because of his strong family ties with France.
Directionless and chased from one position to another — by public opinion, backbench MPs and political and scientific advisers — PM Boris Johnson does not suggest a decisive leader.
UK PM Boris Johnson thanked members of Parliament for backing the 'historic' legislation, which turns the accord he signed with the EU into British law.
With the main opposition Labour Party backing the bill, the legislation is almost certain to become law in a single day, 24 hours before UK leaves the EU.
Rishi Sunak, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, said the Brexit trade agreement 'gives us a strong platform to look forward optimistically and put the divisions of the past behind us'.
The UK and the EU had very different priorities. But the fact that they both are declaring victory at the end of contentious negotiations is remarkable diplomatic accomplishment.
Scotland is scheduled to hold elections in May. Polls say Scottish First Minister's party could win a majority that would reinforce her pledge to hold a referendum on leaving the UK.
One of the stumbling blocks in the UK-EU trade negotiations was the question of how to settle disputes over trade in the future. The deal could be reopened if it isn't resolved.
With the UK no longer part of the EU’s customs union and single market, trade won’t flow as smoothly as before. Here's how things will change on 31 December.
Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal will leave businesses facing more barriers to trade than they did while UK was a member of the EU. Here are the main points of the deal.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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