Theresa May’s divided cabinet has agreed that Brexit talks with Labourshould continue, but set a fresh deadline of the summer recess for parliament to pass the necessary legislation to take Britain out of the EU.
Trade War 2019 – That threat was made during talks Friday in Washington, hours after Trump upped the ante by imposing a second round of punitive duties on $200 billion in Chinese goods. China vowed retaliation, but hadn’t announced any details as of Saturday evening in Beijing.
Today in Brexit: With a delay in the bag, Theresa May signals more concessions ahead.
Europe has done it again. Despite French President’s Emmanuel Macron’s reluctance to give the UK a long Brexit extension, the EU leaders have agreed the apparently interminable process can be delayed until October 31, with a school report on Britain’s behavior in June.
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