Politics
Negotiating post-Brexit trade deal will be challenging, Irish minister predicts
Helen McEntee said there was still a huge amount of work to do on Brexit in a short space of time.
Britain will not align with EU rules after Brexit, Home Secretary insists
Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay appeared to adopt a softer approach, saying the UK would not diverge ‘just for the sake of it’.
Post-Brexit trade deal concern as US say tax on tech giants is ‘discriminatory’
The US treasury secretary earlier met Chancellor Sajid Javid for breakfast at 11 Downing Street.
Boris Johnson hails end of ‘years of argument’ as he signs Withdrawal Agreement
The Queen gave royal assent to the legislation on Thursday after the legislation cleared both Houses of Parliament.
John Bercow made professor of politics at London university
Mr Bercow left the speaker’s chair on October 31 and was replaced by Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
UK will face ‘consequences’ from Brexit, says German finance minister
German finance minister Olaf Scholz said Britain’s financial sector will not be as important to the EU after Brexit as it is now.
European presidents sign off on Brexit agreement
The European Parliament is expected to approve the deal ahead of the UK’s departure from the EU on January 31.
Sir Keir Starmer forced to pause Labour leadership campaign
The shadow Brexit secretary’s mother-in-law is critically ill in hospital.
No breakthrough, says Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband after meeting with PM
Richard Ratcliffe and five-year-old daughter Gabriella met Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in Downing Street.