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9h ago
Labour also turns down European Commission’s proposal, which would allow young Britons to live, study and work in EU
Rishi Sunak has rejected an EU offer to strike a post-Brexit deal to allow young Britons to live, study or work in the bloc for up to four years.
The prime minister declined the European Commission’s surprise proposal of a youth mobility scheme for people aged between 18 and 30 on Friday, after Labour knocked back the suggestion on Thursday night – while noting it would “seek to improve the UK’s working relationship with the EU within our red lines ..read more
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9h ago
We’re keen to hear what people make of the proposal to resume freedom of movement between the EU and UK for young people aged between 18 and 30
The European Commission has proposed opening negotiations with the UK to allow mobility enjoyed before Brexit to millions of young people in a major concession.
Under the envisaged agreement, EU and UK citizens aged between 18 and 30 would be able to stay for up to four years in the destination country, the European Commission said in a statement ..read more
The Guardian » Foreign policy
1d ago
New post-Brexit border checks ‘set to zero’ to avoid what Defra calls risk of serious disruption
The UK government has reportedly told port health authorities it will not “turn on” health and safety checks for EU imports as new post-Brexit border controls begin this month.
A presentation prepared by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) highlighted the risk of “significant disruption” if the new measures were implemented, according to the Financial Times. It made clear that the systems would not be fully ready on time ..read more
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1d ago
Prime minister also seeks to assure allies Israel’s response to Iran will be measured, as officials urge him to focus on ceasefire deal
Benjamin Netanyahu has told western diplomats that he will go ahead with a ground offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza, and has also suggested that Israel’s anticipated reprisal for Iran’s missile and drone salvo will be aimed at Iranian interests rather than Tehran’s proxies.
The Israeli leader has sought to assure anxious allies that Israel’s response to Iran will be measured, while also claiming he will flood Gaza with aid and ensure that civilians and aid a ..read more
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1d ago
Minister says move being considered over concerns UK money could finance projects that undermine national security
UK politics – latest updates
Ministers are considering blocking British investors from funding emerging technologies in hostile countries if they believe the technology could pose a threat to UK security, the deputy prime minister has said.
Oliver Dowden said on Thursday the government would consult on curbing British investment abroad, after becoming concerned that money from the UK could be used to finance projects that could undermine national security ..read more
The Guardian » Foreign policy
2d ago
Closer alignment between a Labour government and the EU is a certainty. But the divisive binary choices of 2016 are ancient history
“Who do you think will lead the Labour government’s revolt on Europe?” asked my walking companion, steeped in politics, as we battled a cold morning headwind on a Chiltern hillside this week, the hedgerows around us suddenly in full leaf again and the chalkland remarkably dry after that pitiless early April rain, before he added: “And when will it come?”
These are both good questions. But they are hard to answer in a fierce wind and going uphill. Back in the dry ..read more
The Guardian » Foreign policy
2d ago
How much should Britain get involved in the conflict in the Middle East? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the columnist Gaby Hinsliff and former national security adviser Peter Ricketts to talk about the fallout from Iran’s attack on Israel at the weekend. Plus, John talks to Gaby about smoking bans, NatCon and Liz Truss’s new book
Archive: Sky News, BBC News ..read more
The Guardian » Foreign policy
2d ago
The opposition is right to recognise that a dangerous international climate demands closer security partnership with the EU
For most of the period since the decision was taken to leave the EU, British politicians have overestimated how much thought the continent gives to Brexit. Once shock at the referendum result receded, relations with the UK came to be seen as a technical problem to be solved by hard-headed negotiation.
At critical moments, when deadlines neared, Brexit leapt up the agenda. After the treaties were signed, they dropped right down, overtaken by the other issues facing a large ..read more
The Guardian » Foreign policy
3d ago
UK foreign secretary continues to urge Israel not to escalate tensions in wake of Iran’s mass drone attack
Middle East crisis – live updates
The British foreign minister, David Cameron, said it was clear Israel was “making a decision to act” in response to last weekend’s mass Iranian drone and ballistic missile attack. He added he hoped this would be carried out in a way that minimised escalation.
He was speaking on Wednesday after meeting the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, in Jerusalem, and is probably the first non-Israeli politician to admit some kind of Israeli military reprisal is ine ..read more
The Guardian » Foreign policy
3d ago
Lords also press ministers to allow independent Rwanda monitoring as deportation bill returns to Commons
UK politics – latest updates
Rishi Sunak’s government is considering concessions on the Rwanda deportation bill to allow exemptions for Afghans who served alongside UK forces, parliamentary sources say.
Ministers are also being pressed to give ground to an amendment to the legislation so that the east African country could be ruled unsafe by a monitoring committee ..read more