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Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to extend Brexit transition period

Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to extend the Brexit transition period beyond the December 31 deadline to prevent further chaos on the borders.

Post-Brexit trade talks with EU in 'serious situation', says UK PM Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has underlined the post-Brexit trade negotiations between Britain and the European Union (EU) were now "in a serious situation"

Modi accepts UK PM Johnson's invitation to be part of G7 summit

Modi on Wednesday accepted the invitation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be part of the G7 meeting chaired by the UK in 2021

UK PM Johnson accepts invitation to be chief guest at Republic Day parade

This will be Johnson's first major bilateral visit since taking office last year and the first since Britain's exit from the European Union

Britain, EU agree 'extra mile' deadline for post-Brexit deal talks

Both sides are hoping for a last-minute "eleventh-hour" compromise in order to have arrangements in place before the Brexit transition period ends on December 31

Britain to end government support for fossil fuel sector exports

The announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson comes a day before he co-hosts a virtual summit with more than 70 world leaders to mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate accord

Bank of England prepares armoury for Brexit disorder, Covid-19 crisis

Governor Andrew Bailey said the central bank had done all it could to mitigate risks from a no-deal departure from the EU on December 31, and it was ready to deal with any market disruptions

Strong possibility UK, EU would fail to make new trade deal: Boris Johnson

British PM Johnson said there was "a strong possibility" Britain and the EU would fail to strike a new trade deal, but vowed to do whatever he could to avoid a tumultuous split in three weeks

Following India protests closely, says UK after Boris Johnson gaffe

The gaffe occurred during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) session in the House of Commons on Wednesday

EU, UK set weekend deadline for post-Brexit trade pact amid no-deal fears

British PM and the EU's chief executive gave themselves until the end of the weekend to seal a new trade pact after failing to overcome persistent rifts over a "frank" and "lively" dinner of turbot

EU's chief negotiator says no-deal Brexit more likely than an agreement

Talk of a chaotic British split from the European Union grew with just three weeks left to break a deadlock in trade deal negotiations

UK, EU leaders to meet face-to-face to try to seal Brexit trade deal

British and EU leaders will meet face-to-face to try to seal a post-Brexit trade deal after failing again to narrow their differences recently

Time is very short: Britain rules out any more Brexit talks next year

Prepared to negotiate if we think an agreement is still possible: PM's spokesman

UK records another 17,272 Covid-19 cases, 231 deaths take tally to 61,245

Another 17,272 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,723,242, according to official figures

Don't get carried away with Covid-19 vaccine 'over optimism': UK PM Johnson

UK PM Johnson hailed the "searchlights of science" which have fought back against Covid-19 with an approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine but urged the public to not get carried away with "over optimism"

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Hoping two Covid-19 vaccines would be approved soon, says UK PM Johnson

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped that two promising coronavirus vaccine candidates would be approved shortly

British, Irish prime ministers discuss progress in EU trade negotiations

Johnson spoke with Martin on Friday evening and discussed progress in UK-EU trade negotiations, the UK government said, at a time when differences remained with the EU on a Brexit trade deal

UK PM Johnson speaks with PM Modi on Covid-19 vaccines, climate change

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke with his Indian counterpart PM Modi to discuss a wide range of global and bilateral issues, including collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine, climate change, and trade

UK PM Johnson warns of New Year lockdown as he defends new tier system

Different regions in the UK are under different levels of Covid-19 restrictions based on a three tier system.