Ursula von der Leyen has said that time is running out for an agreement to bestruck with the UK on a post-Brexit free trade deal.
Mrs von der Leyen saidMargaret Thatcher had always insisted that the UK honoured its treatycommitments.
She quoted the former prime minister as saying: “Britain does notbreak treaties.
It would be bad for Britain, bad for relations with the restof the world and bad for any future treaty on trade.” She added: “This wastrue then and this is true today.
Trust is the foundation of any strongpartnership.”
The European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen gives an update on the coronavirus vaccine rollout in the EU, amid criticism it was too slow and not enough jabs were ordered.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the EUhas reached a deal to order 300 million extra doses of the BioNTech-PfizerCovid-19 vaccine, doubling the amount that will be available.
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Britain clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, just seven days before it exits one of the world's biggest trading blocs in its most significant global shift since the loss of empire. Gavino Garay reports.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says the UK remains a"trusted partner" as the two sides confirm a post-Brexit trade deal has beenagreed.
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UK music legends including Elton John, Ed Sheeran and the Sex Pistols have co-signed an open letter to the UK government saying it had broken a promise to negotiate visa-free travel for musicians to perform within the European Union. Adam Reed reports.
Former Prime Minister Theresa May has accused Boris Johnson of “abandoning” Britain’s “moral leadership”.
Mrs May wrote an article in the Daily Mail to mark the inauguration of Joe Biden as US President.
In her article, she criticised again Mr Johnson’s threat to break international law over Brexit and his decision to cut the overseas aid budged below 0.7% of national income.
This comes just a few months after the Prime Minister was criticised for leaving the House of Commons as his predecessor began speaking.
Mrs May also said that Mr Biden’s presidency represented a “golden opportunity” for Britain. Report by Avagninag. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Boris Johnson has promised a compensation fund for seafood exporters hit by post-Brexit bureaucracy, but describes their difficulties as "teething problems".
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Kwasi Kwarteng has dismissed border delays and the rising cost of transporting goods to Europe as "teething problems" rather than a consequence of Brexit. Sky News
The Government has rebuffed a fresh demand from the EU to withdrawcontroversial legislation which could see the UK unilaterally tear up elementsof the Brexit divorce deal. At talks in Brussels on..
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Sir Keir Starmer has said Boris Johnson has questions to answer over "breaking international law" by tabling legislation which would breach the Brexit divorce deal brokered with Brussels last year. The..
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