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UK has fingers in its ears over Trump’s defense threat
Britain’s political leaders are refusing to engage with suggestions that the country’s security calculation might be changing.

Britain needs a labor shortage, not EU youth mobility, says Farage’s deputy

Starmer urged to back EU mobility as Brexit summit looms

Macron accepts invitation for state visit with King Charles in July

How Macron is playing hardball as Starmer strives for EU reset

Brexit Britain to remain safe haven for sand eels
Von der Leyen to attend UK energy security summit
Commission president’s visit comes as the U.K. and EU explore closer ties.
Britain’s Reeves calls for closer EU-UK defense ties
UK chancellor’s trip comes amid intensifying discussions about re-arming fund proposed by Brussels — and push for British involvement.
Can Britain live without American intelligence?
Some insiders think it’s time for Britain to dial back the sharing of intelligence with the U.S., long one of the most critical elements of the special relationship.
UK rejects EU plan to tie defense pact to fishing quotas
EU governments have hinted that agreement on fishing is their price to give ground on Keir Starmer’s own priorities.
Brexit’s unfinished business: Gibraltar talks stuck in limbo
The rock’s government wants open borders with Spain to make life easier for its residents. But there are no further rounds of talks in the calendar.
Good Friday-era politician picked to review Northern Ireland’s Brexit rules
Paul Murphy, who played a key role in the 1998 peace breakthrough, will recommend possible changes to how Northern Ireland enforces EU goods law—and, to unionist dismay, polices goods coming from Britain.
EU sues UK for violating free movement in Brexit treaty
U.K. has “shortcomings” in implementation of terms of deal, European Commission says.
Is Donald Trump about to wreck Brexit?
The U.S. president-elect’s return to the world stage comes as Britain and the EU are resetting relations. Brussels sees an opportunity.
Trump won’t ruin our ties with EU, insists UK’s Starmer
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he wants “good relations with all of our allies” — and won’t get into Trump tariff carve-outs.
How Brexit helped Britain lose the Chagos Islands
After more than half a century, the U.K. is passing sovereignty of the disputed territory back to Mauritius. Why now?
Brexit row erupts over UK tax on private schools
French ambassador Hélène Duchêne warned the government’s VAT charges went against ‘the reset to our relationship.’
Brexit ‘reset’ won’t include financial services
Britain’s economic powerhouse the City of London is being left out — again — even as EU and UK relations thaw.
Brexit talks are back — forever
Keir Starmer came away from his first visit to Brussels as prime minister with an agreement to keep talking.
EU aims to butter up Keir Starmer with revamp of youth mobility scheme for Brits
Changes open to negotiation could include shorter stays and tighter eligibility criteria.
Nigel Farage is right: Britain’s Remainers are back
For the first time since the 2016 Brexit referendum, Britain’s pro-Europeans have the upper hand.
UK snubs EU over rejoining popular Erasmus student swap scheme
Government spokesperson says the U.K. has “no plans” to rejoin European program.
UK’s Starmer wants to ‘turn a corner on Brexit’
Britain’s new leader heads to Berlin and Paris to talk up a fresh pact with Germany — and closer ties with Europe.
UK splashes extra £10M to avert Brexit chaos at ports
The EU’s new border system has raised fears of queues and delays for British travelers to Europe.
Sex, drugs and … paperwork: Brexit steals spotlight from British bands
A diminishing number of grassroots U.K. musicians are performing at the continent’s festivals.
Keir Starmer is a sensation with the French
But it will take more than a serenade to woo Paris.
Starmer and Macron: New allies heading in different directions
A U.K. Foreign Office aide said the French president was pleased by how the Brits handled his brainchild summit.
Keir Starmer’s Brexit reboot
Thursday’s European leaders’ summit in Oxfordshire is a well-timed opportunity for the new UK prime minister to reset relations.
Post-Brexit security pact with EU ‘will complement’ NATO, Starmer says
The new U.K. PM is seeking to recalibrate Britain’s relationship with Europe.
Irish prime minister: EU open to Keir Starmer’s Brexit plan
The Labour government is seeking a ‘reset’ of the U.K.’s relationship with Europe.