PM Johnson Faces Deal-Or-No-Deal Choice as EU Balks at UK’s Brexit Demands December 21, 2020 By Ian Wishart Boris Johnson faces a choice in the next few hours that will define his premiership: accept a trade deal with...
UK Hasn’t Compromised Enough for Brexit Trade Deal as Deadline Looms, EU Warns November 20, 2020 By Ian Wishart and Nikos Chrysoloras The European Union warned that the UK hasn’t moved sufficiently to overcome the three main obstacles to a post-Brexit trade...
Brexit Talks Become Acrimonious as UK Slams EU’s ‘Unworthy’ Trade Offer May 20, 2020 By Ian Wishart and Joe Mayes Boris Johnson’s chief Brexit negotiator accused the European Union of offering the UK only a “low-quality” trade deal as talks...
Coronavirus Strikes Post-Brexit Trade Talks with Top Negotiators in Isolation March 20, 2020 By Tim Ross and Ian Wishart The coronavirus has struck at the heart of the post-Brexit trade talks between Britain and the European Union, with both...
PM Johnson, EU Have One Week to Agree on New Brexit Plan, or Another Delay Looms October 4, 2019 By Ian Wishart Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union have given themselves a week to agree on a Brexit plan. Otherwise,...
Here’s How EU Officials Rate Chances of Brexit Deal – as Deadline Looms September 30, 2019 By Ian Wishart It’s endgame time (again) on Brexit. A month before the U.K.’s scheduled departure, it seems to be anyone’s guess whether...
EU Loses Faith in PM Johnson’s Ability to Deliver Brexit Divorce Deal by Oct. 31 September 27, 2019 By Ian Wishart, Tim Ross and Jessica Shankleman The European Union is rapidly losing faith that U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson can deliver a divorce deal by the...
As Brexit Fatigue Grows, the Political Will to Prevent No-Deal Exit Is Evaporating September 19, 2019 By Ian Wishart and Tim Ross Brexit from afar is looking like a disaster about to happen. One European official, watching the situation up close, compared...
Risk of No-Deal Brexit Is Now ‘Palpable,’ Says EU’s Juncker September 18, 2019 By Jonathan Stearns and Ian Wishart European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday that the risk of a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31 is now...
Deadlock Continues as EU Rebuffs Johnson Bid to Reopen Brexit Deal August 21, 2019 By Ian Wishart The European Union poured cold water on Boris Johnson’s attempt to renegotiate the Brexit deal, saying the so-called backstop to...