Brexit Brexit Minister Lord Frost has proposed plans for an entirely new protocol to replace the existing Northern Ireland Protocol. In a speech to diplomats in Portugal on Tuesday, he described his new legal text as “a better way forward”. The protocol is the special Brexit deal agreed for Northern Ireland to prevent a hard border […]
By Pandora Papers reporting team BBC Panorama Pandora Papers The Conservative Party is facing fresh questions about donations made by the wife of a former Russian minister. Lubov Chernukhin is one of the biggest donors to the Tories, giving more than £1.8m since 2012. Leaked documents reveal her personal wealth comes from her husband Vladimir. […]
COP26 Joe Biden has played down the chances of brokering a post-Brexit free trade deal with the UK, as he held talks with Boris Johnson at the White House. Downing Street said its priority was still getting a deal with the US alone. But the BBC understands that UK ministers are now considering joining an […]
By Alex Therrien BBC News Aukus France’s defence minister has cancelled talks with her UK counterpart amid the row prompted by a new security deal between Britain, the US and Australia. Paris is angry after Australia signed the Aukus pact to build nuclear-powered submarines, pulling out of a major contract with France in […]
By James Landale Diplomatic correspondent China’s ambassador to the UK has been told he cannot come to Parliament while sanctions remain in place against a number of MPs and peers. Zheng Zeguang was due to attend a Commons reception on Wednesday, hosted by the all-party group on China. But after protests, Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle […]
By Francesca Gillett BBC News Europe migrant crisis France has hit out at the UK over plans to turn back some boats carrying migrants across the Channel to England. The government wants the Border Force to turn away boats – but only in limited circumstances under a pre-authorised policy signed off by Home Secretary […]
London violence Four officers have been injured during clashes with anti-vaccine protesters in central London, the Met Police said. Scotland Yard tweeted: “A number of protesters have become violent towards police… This is unacceptable.” Demonstrators tried to storm the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) headquarters in central London. Protesters then moved to […]
By Simon Hare & Caroline Lowbridge BBC News A British woman who reported being gang-raped in Cyprus hopes to have her conviction for lying about the attack overturned. The woman, then 19, told Cypriot police she had been raped by a group of 12 Israeli men in Ayia Napa in July 2019. The Derbyshire teenager […]
By Oliver Smith Business reporter, BBC News Brexit Food manufacturing in the UK is under such strain due to staff shortages that some production may have to move out of the country, a retail group has said. Andrew Opie from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said shortages of HGV drivers and other supply chain staff […]
By George Bowden BBC News War in Afghanistan (2001-present) The final flights bringing British troops home from Afghanistan are arriving, as the UK’s 20-year military campaign ends. The last British flight has left Kabul, and the ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Laurie Bristow, arrived at RAF Brize Norton on Sunday morning. Further flights are expected […]
