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EU mulls Johnson's reluctant Brexit delay request

EU’s Tusk, PM Johnson to hold Brexit talks Monday in New York

8:37 pm September 20, 2019

Brussels : EU Council President Donald Tusk and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold Brexit talks on Monday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. A European official told AFP Friday that the talks are set for Monday afternoon. They take place as both sides are at pains to make […]

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UK claims ‘momentum’ in Brexit talks

8:28 pm September 20, 2019

Brussels: Brexit talks are progressing with “momentum”, the British minister in charge of the divorce said Friday after meeting his EU counterpart, despite warnings that a deal was still some way off. After talks in Brussels with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier, Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay said there was a “shared sense of purpose” to […]

UK's Brexit deal estimated to cost almost USD 100 billion

UK rebuffs EU call for Brexit solution by end of month

2:19 am September 20, 2019

Helsinki: The European Union’s Finnish presidency demanded on Thursday that Britain deliver a written new Brexit proposal by the end of September or face a messy “no-deal” divorce — an ultimatum immediately rejected by London. Britain is racing toward its October 31 departure without an exit agreement and facing the threat of border disruptions that […]

UK prime minister Boris Johnson mulls early election over Brexit impasse

UK top court aims to rule next week on Parliament shutdown

9:16 pm September 19, 2019

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused by one of the country’s former leaders of obstructing Parliament by shutting down the legislature for five weeks, as a landmark Brexit case at the U.K. Supreme Court came to a head on Thursday. Meanwhile, the European Union and Britain announced new talks on an elusive divorce […]

Kubica to leave Williams after 2019 season

8:24 pm September 19, 2019

London : Robert Kubica will leave Williams at the end of the 2019 Formula One season, the British team announced on Thursday. Kubica made a sensational return to F1 with Williams, seven years after partially severing his right arm in a crash at the Rally of Andorra in 2011. The Pole initially returned as a […]