Donald Tusk warns Boris Johnson about a no-deal Brexit at the G7 summit today (Picture: AP) EU chief Donald Tusk told Boris Johnson he would not be willing to co-operate with him on a no-deal Brexit. The warning came ahead of a meeting between the pair at the G7 summit that took off in Biarritz, […]
Tusk: Johnson will not want to go down in history as Mr ‘No Deal’
European Council president Donald Tusk says he will not cooperate with the UK on a no-deal Brexit and Boris Johnson will not want to go down in history as Mr ‘No Deal’. Speaking at the start of the G7 summit of world leaders in Biarritz, France, Mr Tusk said the European Union was “willing to […]
Johnson lobbies Trump to help make Osborne IMF boss
Boris Johnson has apparently appealed to Donald Trump to help make George Osborne the next head of the International Monetary Fund. In a phone call with the US president earlier this week, the prime minister raised the possibility of the former Conservative chancellor taking the managing director role, it is understood. Image: Donald Trump has […]
Boris Johnson heading to his first international summit as PM
By Rob Powell, political reporter Boris Johnson is heading to his first international summit as prime minister – and meetings with Donald Trump, the EU and other world leaders on the agenda. International issues such as climate change, inequality and security are likely to dominate the three-day G7 summit in the French seaside town of […]
PM positive about Brexit deal but warns ‘this is not going to be easy’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is playing down the possibility of a Brexit breakthrough, telling people “not to hold their breath”. Mr Johnson, who met German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron this week, said talks were making progress but it would not be easy to persuade the European Union. The main stumbling block […]
China’s latest retaliatory tariffs could pose trouble for Tesla
While Tesla does have a factory in Shanghai, it’s not expected to start producing cars until later in 2019. Until it ramps up in earnest, the company will have to import EVs. BMW and Mercedes, meanwhile, ship many SUVs to China from American plants. The new round of tariffs also slaps 5 percent more on […]