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The UK and EU will on Friday formally agree a post-Brexit deal to overhaul Northern Irish trade rules after lawmakers from both parties approved it despite a rebellion within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party. UK foreign minister James Cleverly and EU Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic will sign off the “Windsor Framework” at a joint committee meeting in London. UK ...

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly responded to the attack on Indian High Commission and called the attack by the Khalistani elements “unacceptable” in a statement on Thursday. Cleverly said in a statement that the acts of violence towards staff at the Indian High Commission in London are unacceptable. He said that the police investigation is ongoing and UK Government is ...

Britain signed a digital trade deal with Ukraine on Monday granting the war-torn country access to financial services “crucial” for its reconstruction efforts. The deal facilitates cross-border data flows between the two countries, allowing Ukrainian businesses to trade more efficiently and cheaply with the UK through electronic transactions, e-signatures and e-contracts, the department of business and trade said. “The historic ...

Boris Johnson will publish evidence in his defence ahead of MPs grilling him over whether he misled Parliament about Covid rule-breaking parties. The former prime minister faces a crucial televised evidence session in front of the Commons Privileges Committee on Wednesday. The committee is yet to publish its final verdict – but its initial update earlier this month said Mr ...

A five-member parliamentary delegation from the UK visited Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 on Friday to pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The delegation placed a floral wreath at the portrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, had a tour of the museum, and signed the visitors’ book. The parliamentary ...

King Charles may offer Prince Harry and Meghan Markle an apartment in Buckingham Palace as their UK residence when they visit the country, a report said. This comes after King Charles told the couple to vacate their previous UK home, Frogmore Cottage, and passed it on to his brother Prince Andrew, Hindustan Times reported. The Mail reported that King Charles ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday meet US President Joe Biden and Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese to discuss the emerging AUKUS security pact, the UK leader’s spokesman said Wednesday. The meeting comes with Australia set to seal a nuclear-powered submarine deal with Britain or the United States, seen as part of the trio’s efforts to counter China’s growing ...

Ahead of attending the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting, the UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will be meeting his counterpart External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Wednesday as they are expected to discuss progress on the UK-India 2030 Roadmap that aims to bolster the two countries’ ties in defence and security, trade and investment. He’s visiting India to attend the G20 ...

Rishi Sunak has said his new Brexit deal puts Northern Ireland in a “unbelievably special position” because it gives the nation access to both the UK and European Union markets – making it the “world’s most exciting economic zone.” The prime minister, in Northern Ireland to promote his newly negotiated trade agreement with the EU, told firms there they should ...

Rishi Sunak and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are meeting in Windsor with hopes of thrashing out an agreement to tweak the Northern Ireland Protocol. Those close to the talks have suggested a deal is on the brink of being signed, with the prime minister potentially revealing it to MPs as soon as this evening. The Northern Ireland ...