Brexiteers are celebrating after Rishi Sunak scored a huge victory over the EU with Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission backing down over demands to impose tariffs on electric cars. The Brussels bureaucrats had wanted to bring in the protectionist measures on the
Humza Yousaf met with five different foreign leaders during Cop28 without an official from the UK Government present, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has claimed. A row erupted over the Scottish First Minister’s meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after Lord David
The UK has rejoined the European Union’s Horizon scheme after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck a deal with Ursula von der Leyen. The Horizon scheme is one of the EU’s key funding programmes for research and innovation. The UK will officially rejoin
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has strongly opposed the EU Commission’s plans to discuss Ukraine’s potential membership to the EU during the upcoming summit, labelling them as “unfounded and poorly prepared.” Orban dismissed the notion of including Ukraine’s EU membership on the
Lee Anderson launched a vicious attack on Ursula von der Leyen after the European Commission President suggested young people should reverse Brexit. She said Britain could be on a path to “fix” the mistake of Brexit. Mr Anderson, the deputy chairman of
Asked if Brexit was in peril, the spokesman added: “No.” Mr Sunak’s press secretary also highlighted Mr Sunak’s Brexiteer credentials. She said: “We have a Prime Minister who championed Brexit before it was in his career interest to do so because he
Ursula von der Leyen, the EU’s top-ranking official, has admitted she wants Britain to rejoin the bloc as she hinted at a complete reversal of Brexit. The President of the European Commission was pressed on the subject during an onstage interview with
Concerns linger within the EU about Hungary potentially vetoing support for Ukraine, as unanimous approval from all member states is required for disbursements from the shared EU budget. But EU officials have revealed that contingency plans are in place in case Hungary
Ursula von der Leyen has been accused of “genocide” and told the Hague is “not good enough” for her and the EU’s leaders in a brutal tirade in the European Parliament. In the bitter speech delivered to MEPs, von der Leyen and
Ursula von der Leyen has been told she cannot take her re-election as European Commission President for granted next year – with some MEPs likely to be “annoyed” by her staunch support for Israel. Pieter Cleppe also highlighted a widening “split” between