US secretary of state Mike Pompeo leads world condemnation of Kremlin for arresting Alexei Navalny

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo leads world condemnation of Kremlin for arresting Alexei Navalny – but Moscow hits back telling Americans: ‘Deal with problems in your own country’ Mike Pompeo said he was ‘deeply troubled by Russia’s decision to arrest’ Navalny UK’s Foreign Office said Moscow was ‘persecuting the victim’ of a ‘terrible crime’ EU … Read more

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo leads world condemnation of Kremlin for arresting Alexei Navalny

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo leads world condemnation of Kremlin for arresting Alexei Navalny – but Moscow hits back telling Americans: ‘Deal with problems in your own country’ Mike Pompeo said he was ‘deeply troubled by Russia’s decision to arrest’ Navalny UK’s Foreign Office said Moscow was ‘persecuting the victim’ of a ‘terrible crime’ EU … Read more

Musicians slam government for ‘rejecting EU offer of visa-free travel after Brexit for touring acts’

The Government has denied reports it rejected an offer of visa-free tours by musicians in the European Union, saying it pushed for a ‘more ambitious agreement’ during negotiations. The UK’s post-Brexit travel rules, which came into force on January 1, do not guarantee visa-free travel for artists and other creatives throughout the EU’s 27 member … Read more

Musicians slam government for ‘rejecting EU offer of visa-free travel after Brexit for touring acts’

The Government has denied reports it rejected an offer of visa-free tours by musicians in the European Union, saying it pushed for a ‘more ambitious agreement’ during negotiations. The UK’s post-Brexit travel rules, which came into force on January 1, do not guarantee visa-free travel for artists and other creatives throughout the EU’s 27 member … Read more

EU buys 300m more doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine amid criticism

The EU today announced it had bought another 300million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and approved a plan to scrape an extra dose out of each vial as the bloc tries to catch up to the faster rollouts in the US and Britain.  With Israel still leading the global race – having given jabs to … Read more

Macron says Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’

Macron says Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’ in annual address delivered hours after his father denounced him as a ‘self-serving’ politician Emmanuel Macron has told how Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’   Macron questioned the strength of Britain’s sovereignty following its departure His father Jean-Michel Macron, 70, spoke publicly … Read more

Macron says Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’

Macron says Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’ in annual address delivered hours after his father denounced him as a ‘self-serving’ politician Emmanuel Macron has told how Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’   Macron questioned the strength of Britain’s sovereignty following its departure His father Jean-Michel Macron, 70, spoke publicly … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon urges EU to ‘keep the light on’ and says Scotland will be ‘back soon’

Nicola Sturgeon urged the European Union to ‘keep the light on’ and said Scotland would be ‘back soon’ as the Brexit transition period came to an end on Thursday. Membership of the single market and customs union expired at 11pm – four and a half years after the in-out referendum which sought to settle the … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon urges EU to ‘keep the light on’ and says Scotland will be ‘back soon’

Nicola Sturgeon urged the European Union to ‘keep the light on’ and said Scotland would be ‘back soon’ as the Brexit transition period came to an end on Thursday. Membership of the single market and customs union expired at 11pm – four and a half years after the in-out referendum which sought to settle the … Read more

Boris Johnson’s father Stanley applying for FRENCH citizenship after Brexit

‘I will always be a European’: Boris Johnson’s father Stanley is applying for FRENCH citizenship after Brexit Stanley Johnson confirmed he he was in the process of applying for a passport He is a former member of the European Parliament who voted Remain in 2016 He told France’s RTL radio today: ‘I will always be … Read more