EU trade deal

The British government is reportedly preparing to launch a series of tit-for-tat trade restrictions with the European Union dubbed the “Water Wars” in response to the bloc’s ban of shellfish from the UK. The government is said to be considering

MPs in the House of Commons passed the European Union Future Relationship bill, with the document now going to the House of Lords.

A growing number of Conservative Brexiteers are calling for the government to allow more time to scrutinise the EU trade deal before it becomes law, to avoid Brussels catching out London in “some treaty-driven checkmate position” — as it had done to Switzerland — in the future.

The UK and the EU have made public the new trade deal which was agreed in principle on Christmas Eve, with both parties’ parliaments expected to approve the treaty.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to abandon demands for continued control over Britain’s lucrative fishing waters, or he will walk away from the negotiating table without a deal.

A French fisheries chief has threatened to blockade British goods at European ports if continental fishermen are no longer allowed to plunder Britain’s lucrative fishing waters in the event of a no-deal Brexit on January 1st.

Brexit leader Nigel Farage signalled that Britons would not “tolerate” an extension to the transition period after crunch talks over the past week have yielded no progress on a trade deal between London and Brussels.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has criticised the Conservative government for failing to prioritise agreeing on a trade deal with the United States, warning that with the threat of a possible Joe Biden presidency, the UK has “played ourselves into checkmate”, stuck between an emboldened Brussels and a Democrat who “hates” Britain.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that it will be “fairly straightforward” to roll over the Canada-EU trade deal into a UK-Canada one. Meanwhile, British negotiators are still attempting to agree on a Canada-style trade deal with the European Union.

Brussels’ chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has claimed that it is the UK’s and the EU’s “common responsibility” to agree on a deal and stop a clean-break, no-deal Brexit.

Negotiations between the UK and EU recommenced on Thursday less than one week after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced talks had been a failure and told the nation to prepare for a no-deal, clean-break Brexit.

Nigel Farage has said that if Boris Johnson backs a trade deal with the EU based on the withdrawal agreement which fails to deliver a full Brexit, then his Brexit Party “will be prepared to re-start the fight”.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson should lead a “clean break Brexit” from the EU rather than try to salvage negotiations with the bloc, warning that any new treaty with Brussels “will come back to haunt us in the years ahead”.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made the “right decision” in telling the UK to prepare for no deal.

French President Emmanuel Macron has told the UK to surrender on continued fishing rights in British waters or prepare to leave without a deal. While Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make a statement regarding negotiations on Friday after his deadline for securing a free trade agreement expired on Thursday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the European Union must accept the “reality” than a UK-EU trade deal must be beneficial to the United Kingdom as well as the bloc.

Germany’s Europe minister has told the United Kingdom it must compromise on the ‘level playing field’ and fishing to secure a free trade agreement with the European Union.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have his Brexit resolve tested this week, with his October 15th crunch deadline set to result in either a deal, no deal, or another soft deadline extension.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has predicted that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will compromise with the European Union over a trade deal which might result in a soft Brexit, where the UK is still tied to some EU rules.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain said Friday that wide gaps remained in their fraught talks on a rudimentary trade agreement following the Brexit divorce and called for intensified negotiations before a deadline in a couple of weeks.

The United Kingdom has reportedly softened its position on one of its Brexit red lines, by offering the European Union a three-year ‘transition period’ for European fishermen to access British fishing waters.

Ireland’s foreign minister has claimed that Boris Johnson is not serious about threats to suspend parts of the Withdrawal Agreement’s Northern Ireland protocol, saying it is part of a hardball negotiating strategy.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged that if no deal is reached with the EU by October 15th, then the UK should “move on” and prepare for a clean-break exit.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has warned that Prime Minister Boris Johnson could agree on a deal with the EU that could see the UK be financially liable to the European Central Bank and be forced to accept regulations on state aid.

Germany’s Europe minister has complained that Britain is not being “realistic or pragmatic” in Brexit negotiations, with British negotiators insisting on full sovereignty at the end of the transition period.

Brussels is reportedly aghast that the prime minister’s senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, is telling British negotiators to stick by Brexit red lines and reject unfavourable compromises.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he will not allow Britain to be ruled by EU courts and laws after Brussels negotiator Michel Barnier implied that the UK does not “respect” the bloc’s position.

This week’s round of trade talks between Brexit Britain and the European Union have ended a day early, with the UK’s negotiator David Frost saying there were “significant differences” remaining between the two parties.

The UK will reserve the right to diverge from European Union standards, even if it means accepting trade tariffs from the bloc.

The European Union will not reciprocate the UK’s pledge to treat goods crossing the British-EU border with a light touch customs check, saying it will impose full controls “to protect the Single Market”.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell the European Union that the UK will pull out of negotiations and prepare to deal with the bloc on World Trade Organization (QTO) terms unless Brussels backs a free trade agreement by the autumn.

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has accused the UK of backtracking from pledges it made in the Political Declaration, signalling that Brussels would not budge on its demands on fishing and regulatory alignment.

A German official has said that the UK must surrender sovereignty if the country wants to strike a trade deal with the European Union.

A British fishing organisation is preparing for a return to the infamous English Channel scallops wars, as they prepare for blockades by French fishermen with the UK government refusing to back down on claiming back territorial waters.

Downing Street has said the EU’s demands that the UK adheres to Brussels’ regulatory frameworks after the end of the transition period would block any progress on a future trade deal.

The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, threatened that if the United Kingdom does not capitulate to “more realistic demands” then the EU will forgo further negotiations in favour of a no-deal Brexit.