Rail walk-out kicks off in UK amid fears of a summer of pay strikes

Rail walk-out kicks off in UK amid fears of a summer of pay strikes

Forty thousand U.K. Network Rail staff and workers at 13 train operators have staged walkouts over pay in Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — A days-long rail walkout that is causing severe travel disruption across Britain could be just the beginning of … Read more

UK confirms plans to make changes to Northern Ireland protocol

UK confirms plans to make changes to Northern Ireland protocol

Truss had previously warned the U.K. would have “no choice but to act” if EU lawmakers do not show the “requisite flexibility” over the protocol. Janine Schmitz | Photothek | Getty Images British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss confirmed on Tuesday that the government intends to introduce legislation to make changes to the Northern Ireland protocol … Read more

Johnson: UK will act on Northern Ireland rules if EU won’t

Johnson: UK will act on Northern Ireland rules if EU won't

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday renewed British threats to break a Brexit agreement with the European Union, blaming it for a political crisis that’s blocking the formation of a new government in Northern Ireland. Johnson said there would be “a necessity to act” if the EU doesn’t agree to overhaul post-Brexit trade … Read more