If Joe Biden wins the November election, Britain would face a president who opposed Brexit, would look out for Ireland, and may have little interest in a trade deal.
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Russian Interference, Angela Merkel, Afghan Women: Your Wednesday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
U.K. Ignored Russia’s Interference in Democratic System, Report Finds
Russian efforts to interfere in the British political system were widely ignored by successive governments, according to a long-awaited report by Parliament.
‘No One’ Protected British Democracy From Russia, U.K. Report Concludes
Russia weaponized information to interfere in the British political system and was widely ignored by successive governments, according to a long-awaited report by Parliament.
Brexit Border Bureaucracy Looms for Truckers, Pet Owners and Travelers
Next year businesses and travelers face mounds of new paperwork (and higher cellphone bills) as Britain builds up frontier controls.
Boris Johnson’s ‘Global Britain’: Inspired Vision or Wishful Thinking?
Post-Brexit Britain is going it alone at a time when globalization is in retreat. But a clash with China over Hong Kong has shown the limits of what it can do.
With Brexit Trade Talks at an Impasse, Boris Johnson Finally Engages
The British prime minister held talks with European Union leaders and agreed to accelerate negotiations on a future trading relationship to try to avoid a brutal break at the end of December.
As Prime Minister, Boris Johnson Struggles to Find His Voice
He expected to be the Brexit leader. Instead, he has presided uncomfortably over a public health crisis, an economic collapse and a racial reckoning.
How the Coronavirus Makes a No-Deal Brexit More Likely
The pandemic is reordering the global economy in ways that have led some analysts to question whether an agreement with the European Union even makes sense for the British government anymore.
Why Is Boris Johnson Defending Dominic Cummings?
The aide, Dominic Cummings, has the ideas and organizational skills that the British prime minister himself knows he lacks and badly needs.