French Turmoil
The political chaos in France has deepened following Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s resignation after a rare no-confidence vote ousted him from office.
The political chaos in France has deepened following Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s resignation after a rare no-confidence vote ousted him from office.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier arrived at the Elysee Palace on Thursday to hand in his government's resignation to President Emmanuel Macron after the government was overturned by a parliamentary no-confidence vote a day earlier.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he will nominate a new Prime Minister "within the coming days" to replace Michel Barnier, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote a day before.
France is witnessing significant unrest as thousands protest President Emmanuel Macron’s appointment of Michel Barnier as the new Prime Minister.
The first round of negotiations is set to last until Thursday.
On Tuesday, UK has an option to extend the transition but Johnson refuses to, and intends to enshrine the 2020 date in legislation, his office said.
On Friday, Johnson is expected to focus his attention on opposition Labour Party MPs in Leave-voting areas, a group of ruling Conservative Brexiteers, and rebels he expelled from his party.
EU leaders will be meeting for a two-day summit in Brussels from Thursday. Brexit will top the agenda as the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline looms.
The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said that the time has come for Britain to make its…
The European Unions (EU) chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has urged the UK to start “negotiating seriously”, as the third…
