Summary

  • Barack Obama says David Cameron was 'distracted' after the 2011 intervention in Libya

  • In a magazine interview, the US president also says he told the PM to 'pay your fair share' on defence spend

  • The White House issues a statement praising the close relationship between the PM and the president

  • Labour is to announce a new "fiscal credibility rule" to balance "day-to-day" spending with the amount it raises in taxes

  • Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says people worried about immigration are not racists

  1. Thatcher called euro a 'rush of blood to the head'published at 02:08 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2020

    Evidence of the former UK prime minister's Euroscepticism is revealed in newly released archives.

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  2. Students with British passports can access Erasmuspublished at 18:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    It is expected to cost the Irish government about €2.1 (£1.9m) a year after Brexit, Simon Harris says.

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  3. Brexit deal 'moment of national renewal' - Frostpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    The UK's chief Brexit negotiator says the new trade agreement with the EU is "one of the biggest ever".

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  4. UK and EU can have 'special relationship' - Govepublished at 09:47 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    The Cabinet Office minister says he has lost friends over Brexit and admits it turned UK politics "ugly".

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  5. Ed Davey on Brexit deal: 'This looks a very bad deal'published at 09:13 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    The Liberal Democrat leader voices concerns about the Brexit deal agreed between the UK and the EU.

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  6. The Irish port hoping to benefit from Brexitpublished at 07:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Rosslare hopes Brexit will bring benefits as more hauliers seek to avoid the UK land bridge.

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  7. Brexit deal 'will make UK safer', Priti Patel sayspublished at 22:03 Greenwich Mean Time 25 December 2020

    The home secretary says border controls will be "fairer" but there are concerns over data access.

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  8. EU diplomats briefed on Brexit trade dealpublished at 15:37 Greenwich Mean Time 25 December 2020

    The BBC has seen the 1,246-page document, which includes about 800 pages of annexes and footnotes.

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  9. Selling it as a big win on both sides of the Channelpublished at 02:55 Greenwich Mean Time 25 December 2020

    The post-Brexit trade deal will not be faultless but both sides are now hoping to sell it at home.

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  10. Brexit deal is 'best Christmas present I could have'published at 00:03 Greenwich Mean Time 25 December 2020

    Saving thousands or anxious they need more time, six bosses explain how the Brexit deal affects them.

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  11. Northern Ireland reacts to post-Brexit trade dealpublished at 22:50 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    Politicians and business representatives in NI react after a post-Brexit trade deal is reached.

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  12. Cautious welcome for deal from agri-food industrypublished at 20:03 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    Food producers were already cushioned from the outcome of negotiations by a separate protocol on NI.

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  13. PM hails post-Brexit free trade deal with EUpublished at 20:02 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    The deal between the UK and EU ends months of arguments over business rules and fishing rights.

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  14. UK 'good deal' is a 'thin deal' for Wales, says FMpublished at 19:57 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    First Minister Mark Drakeford says it is not what Wales was promised, but is better than no deal.

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  15. How the Brexit trade deal was announcedpublished at 19:48 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    Boris Johnson said the UK has "taken back control", while Ursula von der Leyen said it was time to "look to the future".

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  16. Deal for Gibraltar not yet donepublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    Gibraltar scene, 21 Dec 20Image source, Reuters
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    The Rock relies on close economic ties with Spain

    Away from all the drama of the Brexit trade deal the UK has also been negotiating future arrangements for Gibraltar, a UK territory, with Spain.

    About 15,000 workers come and go daily across the Spain-Gibraltar border. The Rock’s population is about 34,000 and 96% of Gibraltarians voted Remain in the EU referendum.

    Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has told the BBC he’s aiming to get Schengen terms for Gibraltar, to safeguard free movement of people to and from Spain.

    Most EU states are in the passport-free Schengen zone, but the UK has never been in it.

    If Gibraltar also joined it, EU citizens arriving from Spain or another Schengen country would avoid passport checks, while arrivals from the UK would have to go through passport control, as is already the case.

    “The terms for mobility between us and UK would remain exactly the same as they are now,” said Mr Picardo. Anyone arriving from outside Schengen would have to show their passports, he added. “The arrangement is NOT about the nationality of the person arriving, but their point of departure.”

    “If we can, we want to finalise this before the end of the year,” he said, but added: “It’s not easy”.

  17. Students in NI can continue in Erasmus schemepublished at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    Students can continue in the programme under an arrangement with the Irish government.

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  18. Brexit deal gives Isle of Man ‘certainty’published at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    The UK-EU agreement protects exports and keeps prices down, the island's chief minister says.

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  19. Sturgeon: 'Major promises' broken in fishing dealpublished at 18:43 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    The Scottish government describes the deal as bad for fishing - but UK ministers say the industry will flourish.

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  20. Brexit Deal: 'House builders and bank shares rose'published at 18:40 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    News of a Brexit deal being reached was good news for sectors key to UK economy, says Emma Wall, watching the stock markets, at Hargreaves Lansdown.

    (Image: Euro and Pound currency notes. Credit: Getty Images)