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European Council President Charles Michel

EU to UK on Brexit talks: ‘You can’t have cake, eat it too’

3:14 pm October 21, 2020

Brussels: The European Union took a defiant tone on Wednesday as the standoff over resuming post-Brexit trade negotiations with the United Kingdom intensified, telling London that “you cannot have your cake and eat it too.” European Council President Charles Michel refused to bow to British insistence for the EU to fundamentally change its negotiating stance and cede more to U.K. demands. Michel said instead that […]

UK’s Lords condemns Brexit bill as UK-EU talks stay stalled

11:58 pm October 20, 2020

London: Britain’s upper house of Parliament delivered a resounding condemnation of the government’s contentious new Brexit legislation on Tuesday, as a standoff continued between the UK and the European Union over future trade relations. The House of Lords voted 395-169 to add words to the Internal Market Bill expressing “regret” for the legislation and saying it “would […]

Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases

UK regions under pressure to submit to virus restrictions

6:35 pm October 16, 2020

London: England’s northwestern county of Lancashire, home to 1.5 million people, has agreed to accept the most severe level of COVID-19 restrictions as the British government warned Friday that it has the authority to impose such measures on high-risk areas that continue to resist. Geoff Driver, leader of the Lancashire County Council, said the county had struck a […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump administration targets diversity hiring by contractors

11:44 pm October 9, 2020

Washington: American companies promising to hire more Black employees in leadership roles and teach their workforce about racism are getting a message from President Donald Trump‘s administration: Watch your step if you want to keep doing business with the federal government. Trump’s Labor Department is using a 55-year-old presidential order spurred by the Civil Rights Movement to […]

Current job hard enough: Rishi Sunak dismisses UK PM role speculation

10:31 pm October 5, 2020

London: UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Monday dismissed speculation around him taking over as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister, as he stressed that his job as the finance minister of the country was hard enough. With his handling of a Covid-hit economy scoring high, there has been growing media speculation in recent weeks around Sunak, dubbed “Dishy […]