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July 8, 2020

UK nominates Liam Fox to lead World Trade Organization, amid calls for US to quit

The British government on Wednesday announced that it was nominating former International Trade Secretary Liam Fox to head the World Trade Organization -- selecting a strongly pro-Washington candidate at a time when the U.S. is debating quitting the trade body.

May 5, 2020

US, UK launch post-Brexit trade negotiations amid coronavirus

Negotiators for the U.S. and the UK opened talks for a new trade agreement via teleconference Tuesday, despite postponements caused by the coronavirus pandemic, in hopes of establishing a post-Brexit economic boost. 

March 13, 2020

UK PM Boris Johnson rules out Brexit delay amid coronavirus pandemic

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday ruled out delaying Brexit because of the coronavirus pandemic, reiterating that the U.K. would finalize its departure from the European Union with or without a formal trade agreement by the end of the year.

February 27, 2020

Britain says it is prepared to walk away from post-Brexit EU talks: ‘We will not trade away our sovereignty'

The British government on Thursday set out its stance for post-Brexit trade talks with the European Union with a pledge to walk away from the talks if E.U. negotiators refuse to play ball this year — with government ministers saying the U.K. is not prepared to “trade away" its sovereignty to secure a deal.

February 18, 2020

UK to start ‘points-based immigration system’ giving preference to skilled migrants

The U.K. government on Tuesday unveiled a new points-based immigration system which will assess prospective immigrants based on their skills, qualifications, and salary while shifting the economy away from a reliance on cheap labor.

February 13, 2020

Italian man, 101, told he needed his parents to confirm identity after Brexit app glitch

A 101-year-old Italian man applying to stay in the United Kingdom following Brexit was asked by immigration authorities to have his parents confirm his identity after a computer system mistook him for a toddler, reports say.

February 11, 2020

After Brexit, Sinn Fein, party formerly linked to IRA, breaks records in Irish general election

Following the Irish general election last weekend, the party Sinn Fein, which has faced backlash for its historic links to the Irish Republican Army and decades of violence in Northern Ireland, is celebrating its best-ever electoral vote.

February 6, 2020

Northern Ireland militants planted Brexit bomb, investigators say

Authorities in Northern Ireland Thursday said militants with the Irish Republican Army planted a bomb on a truck that was intended to explode around the time Britain left the European Union on Friday.

February 3, 2020

Boris Johnson slams 'America bashers' after Brexit, previews new terrorist policy after London stabbings

Some three days after Brexit, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson scolded “America bashers” and claimed there was “no need” for the United Kingdom to agree to European Union sanctions in order to deliver a free trade deal with the bloc.

January 31, 2020

Brexit is official: UK leaves European Union

The United Kingdom officially left the European Union on Friday, entering into a period of uncertainty after three years of bitter wrangling over Brexit and tense negotiations over the terms of divorce between London and Brussels.