Brexit trade talks between the UK and the EU have descended into insults after Michel Barnier said Britain is regaining control of its waters but not necessarily the fish within them. The EU’s chief negotiator said the UK ‘will recover the full sovereignty’ of its waters as part of its decision to split from Brussels. … Read more
Make Britain grate again! Liz Truss’s demands on CHEESE exports are blamed for delays in sealing post-Brexit pact with Japan UK and Japan have been thrashing out the terms of a post-Brexit trade deal Liz Truss believed to be pushing hard for better terms for cheese exports Access to Japanese markets for Stilton is thought … Read more
UK is close to giving up hope of striking post-Brexit trade deal with EU as Boris Johnson runs down the clock to his July deadline UK government assumes there will not be a post-Brexit trade deal by December Boris Johnson expects to trade with EU on WTO terms after transition period UK is currently bound … Read more
Food panel ‘must have teeth’: Tory MPs tell Liz Truss to beef up post-Brexit plans to safeguard British farmers from sub-standard US food imports Tory MPs say a panel to advise on post-Brexit trade deals must have real teeth The ‘trade and agriculture’ commission was announced by Liz Truss last week The Mail on Sunday … Read more
Michael Gove urges radical post-Brexit revamp of Whitehall to make it ‘less southern, less middle class’ Cabinet Office Minister spoke of how ‘distant’ government is from many people He said in a speech that it should be closer to the 52% who voted Leave in 2016 Mr Gove referred to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s appeal to … Read more
Britain’s new blue passports have been mocked online with many claiming they are actually black, while others say the the long-awaited document is ‘flimsy’ and ‘poor quality’. Dubbed by some as a symbol of Britain’s independence from the European Union, where members have burgundy coloured passports, the new passports, based on the country’s traditional pre-EU … Read more
Britons could see prices of dishwashers, paint, padlocks and Christmas trees cut as government unveils post-Brexit tariffs on imports The government has unveiled the post-Brexit tariffs that will apply to imports The schedule will come into force at the end of transition, due to be in January Christmas trees, dishwashers, paint, padlocks among the items … Read more
Labour accuses ministers of ‘rank hypocrisy’ over new immigration system amid fears it will block ‘low-skilled’ NHS and care workers who have played key role during coronavirus crisis from being able to come to the UK The Government’s flagship Immigration Bill due to be debated this afternoon It paves the way for introduction of Australia-style … Read more
Michael Gove repeated the Government’s insistence that it will not stay tied to EU rules and regulations beyond December 31 as he faced MPs today. The Cabinet Office Minister, who is politically in charge of ongoing trade talks, also reiterated the UK’s belief that the deadline for ending the transition period should not be moved … Read more
‘We know how to make it a very nasty battle’: French minister warns Britain that a post-Brexit trade deal could collapse if there is no agreement to allow EU fishermen work in UK waters Amelie de Montchalin gave her first English language interview today# Said agreement between London and Brussels hinged on four factors A … Read more