Britain’s government said Monday it has struck new agreements with the European Union on boosting defense cooperation, easing food trade and border checks. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the deals will slash red tape, grow the British economy and reset relations with the 27-nation trade bloc since the U.K. left the EU in 2020. Starmer … Read more
File picture of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, left, and Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. | Photo Credit: AP The European Union and Britain reached a tentative agreement on defence and security, fisheries and youth mobility ahead of a EU-U.K. summit on Monday (May 19, 2025), paving the … Read more
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hosting EU chiefs for a summit, the first since Brexit, aiming to strengthen relations. Discussions are centered around a potential defense pact amid European security concerns, complicated by fishing rights negotiations. Source link
“I would argue the skills acquired, honed and refined during EU exit prep helped us not only to have an organisational system better in dealing with process – but to have a cadre of people who’d been through an intense process that enhanced the ability to respond,” he told the inquiry. Source link
London CNN — Britain and the European Union have reached an agreement on new trade rules in Northern Ireland in an attempt to resolve a thorny issue that has fueled post-Brexit tensions in Europe and on the island of Ireland. The deal could potentially resolve the issue of imports and border checks in Northern Ireland, … Read more
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen are set to hold face-to-face talks, with expectations high they will seal a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute. That would mark a breakthrough after months of bitter wrangling that has soured U.K.-EU relations, sparked the collapse of the … Read more
It said: “Our witnesses pointed out that the problems with medicine supply to Northern Ireland are part of a wider set of issues affecting the sector, including the wider impact of Brexit on supply chains and product testing, issues with global supply chains, and shortages and rising costs of products since the COVID pandemic. Source … Read more
London CNN — Most winters, headlines warn that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is at “breaking point.” The alarms sound over and over and over again. But the current crisis has set warning bells ringing louder than before. “This time feels different,” said Peter Neville, a doctor who has worked in the NHS since 1989. … Read more
Post-Brexit divergence between NI and the rest of the UK on drugs is increasing, research suggests. Source link
London CNN — Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland’s government cannot unilaterally hold a second referendum on whether to secede from the United Kingdom, in a blow to independence campaigners that will be welcomed by Westminster’s pro-union establishment. The court unanimously rejected an attempt by the Scottish National Party (SNP) to force a vote … Read more