Michel Barnier

Boris Johnson meets senior ministers ahead of discussions on Brexit with sceptical EU leaders

UK Brexit secretary Steve Barclay said all sides had to start real talks on Johnson's outline by the weekend to have any chance to get a deal in time

Boris Johnson reiterates call for ‘flexibility’ in Brexit talks; ‘No breakthrough, no breakdown’, says EU Council President Donald Tusk

The British prime minister underlined to Tusk that his preference is for an exit agreement, a Downing Street spokesperson said

EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says he isn't optimistic about avoiding 'no deal' scenario

Johnson said he was encouraged in his bid to axe backstop by recent meetings with Merkel, Macron, who appeared to suggest openness to alternatives

British PM Boris Johnson's govt urges EU to renegotiate Brexit terms; ‘Political realities have changed’, says Brexit secretary Steve Barclay

Boris Johnson's government has urged European Union (EU) leaders again to drop their opposition to renegotiating the terms of Brexit. Former prime minister Theresa May quit after delaying Brexit twice.

UK expected to ask for Brexit deadline extension: A look at how this will work and whether EU will agree to proposition

European officials fully expect British Prime Minister Theresa May's government to ask for a delay to Brexit, and admit they will probably reluctantly agree to one.

UK lawmakers vote against no-deal Brexit, now aim for delay to March 29 divorce date as chaos reigns

In a tentative first step toward ending months of political deadlock, British lawmakers voted Wednesday to block the country from leaving the European Union without a divorce agreement, triggering an attempt to delay that departure, currently due to take place on March 29.

European Council president Donald Tusk says 'no grounds for optimism' on Brexit deal, demands solution to UK-EU impasse

This week's summit in Brussels was billed as a "moment of truth" for negotiations on Brexit — but it seems the truth is that the UK and EU just cannot agree.

Britain's Brexit minister Dominic Raab denies European Union's Chequers plan is 'dead', dismisses criticism against it

Boris Johnson hits out at Theresa May over her Brexit plan, says it will leave Britain 'tethered to EU'

Boris Johnson launched a fierce broadside at the prime minister to kick off Parliament's return to business after its summer break.

French minister Nathalie Loiseau warns UK about current Brexit trade proposal, says Britain must bend more

Loiseau said British prime minister Theresa May's Brexit plan, which envisages the UK leaving the EU's single market but staying in a free trade area for goods through a customs deal and common rulebook, is unattainable.