Britain and EU exchange Brexit agreement drafts
Britain and the European Union have exchanged draft legal texts containing their proposals for how relations between the two sides should work after the end of a Brexit transition period on Dec. 31, a British government spokesman said on Wednesday.
Reuters | Wed, 18 Mar 2020 20:43:16
Boris Johnson accused of 'putting his head in the sand' over coronavirus threat to Brexit deal
Prime minister 'reckless' to stick to end-of-year deadline for EU trade deal, says Lib Dem acting leader
Andrew Woodcock / The Independent | Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:24:00
Pound slides to weakest since 1985, surpassing Brexit vote lows
Investors fled from U.K. assets as the pandemic began spreading through Britain, with many fearing Prime Minister Boris Johnson's response has fallen short compared to measures taken by other European nations.
Greg Ritchie - Bloomberg / Toronto Star | Wed, 18 Mar 2020 18:43:57
Johnson says extension to Brexit transition period not being discussed
British Prime Minister said on Wednesday Brexit was not being regularly discussed in Downing Street at the moment because of coronavirus but he ruled out any extension to the transition period with the European Union which ends on Dec. 31 this year.
Reuters | Wed, 18 Mar 2020 18:10:09
Coronavirus: Scottish government 'pauses' work on plans for independence referendum this year
Scottish minister also urges UK government to halt Brexit talks for at least six months
Lizzy Buchan / The Independent | Wed, 18 Mar 2020 17:40:00
Without a Brexit fisheries deal, herring and other North Sea species face dire future - new research
Net losses. Alan Smillie Taking back control of fisheries became one of the totemic issues uniting supporters of the campaign for the UK to leave the EU. The issue will again be high on the agenda when the negotiations over the future relationship between the UK and EU are able ...
Robin Cook, Senior Research Fellow Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde / The Conversation | Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:50:36
Leicester Tigers: Premiership club 'no longer up for sale'
Leicester Tigers are no longer up for sale because of a lack of suitable investors and uncertainty caused by Brexit and coronavirus.
BBC | Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:40:25