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Centuries Old Shellfish Traders Are Facing Collapse After EU Exports Are Banned Altogether
Centuries Old Shellfish Traders Are Facing Collapse After EU Exports Are Banned Altogether
Environment
The government faces pressure to provide "as much support as humanly possible" to UK shellfish traders who have seen their exports grind to a halt as post-Brexit rules mean their catches are now totally banned from the EU.
Hilary Benn Is 'Frustrated' The Brexit Committee Was Disbanded As Border Chaos Spirals
Brexit
Hilary Benn Is "Frustrated" The Brexit Committee Was Disbanded As Border Chaos Spirals
Labour Is Pressuring The Government To Save Musicians From 'Devastating' Brexit Touring Rules
Culture
Labour Is Pressuring The Government To Save Musicians From "Devastating" Brexit Touring Rules
Pigs Heads Are Rotting In Rotterdam As Brexit Delays Hit The British Meat Industry
Environment
Pigs Heads Are Rotting In Rotterdam As Brexit Delays Hit The British Meat Industry
Northern Ireland Secretary Claims Food Supply Issues Have Been Caused By Covid, Not Brexit
Coronavirus
Northern Ireland Secretary Claims Food Supply Issues Have Been Caused By Covid, Not Brexit
Up To 40% Of Fish Sold At A Danish Auction This Year Is from Scottish Boats Avoiding Brexit Chaos In The UK
Brexit
Up To 40% Of Fish Sold At A Danish Auction This Year Is from Scottish Boats Avoiding Brexit Chaos In The UK
Government Is Accused Of Being 'Asleep At The Wheel' Over The Scottish Fishing Crisis After Ministers Enraged The Industry
Brexit
Government Is Accused Of Being "Asleep At The Wheel" Over The Scottish Fishing Crisis After Ministers Enraged The Industry
The House Live
Government must do more to minimise Brexit disruption to Northern Ireland-Britain supply chain
Brexit
By Jeffrey Donaldson MP
Government must do more to minimise Brexit disruption to Northern Ireland-Britain supply chain
Let’s stop using the fishing industry as a political football and work together to untangle Brexit red tape
Brexit
By Alistair Carmichael MP
Let’s stop using the fishing industry as a political football and work together to untangle Brexit red tape
Post-Brexit Lords committee reforms will mean a cross-departmental, forward thinking approach to scrutiny
Brexit
By Lord McFall
Post-Brexit Lords committee reforms will mean a cross-departmental, forward thinking approach to scrutiny
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A Tory Lockdown Revolt Is Looming As MPs Threaten To Rebel If Vaccine Target Is Hit With No Exit Plan
A Tory Lockdown Revolt Is Looming As MPs Threaten To Rebel If Vaccine Target Is Hit With No Exit Plan
Coronavirus
Levelling up: from slogan to strategy
Levelling up: from slogan to strategy
By Georgina Bailey
Communities
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Britain Has Left The EU: But The Question Of How Free It Wants To Be Remains
Brexit
By Mujtaba Rahman
Britain Has Left The EU: But The Question Of How Free It Wants To Be Remains
As Boris Johnson delivered his long-awaited trade deal with the EU, he seemed unclear on whether he felt the UK was going to have its cake and eat it – trade freely with the bloc, while diverging from its laws.
Brexit – The Full Story
Brexit
Brexit – The Full Story
Brexit is finally over. We have laid out the turbulent events of the last five years in full.
The Culture War Report - 2020
Coronavirus
By Robert Hutton
The Culture War Report - 2020
Brexit news
Food Industry Bosses Say Trade That Used To Take Hours Is Now Taking Five Days Due To Brexit Checks
Brexit
Food Industry Bosses Say Trade That Used To Take Hours Is Now Taking Five Days Due To Brexit Checks
It is taking British businesses nearly a week to complete exports to the European Union that previously took just a few hours, the head of one of the UK’s leading trade bodies has told MPs.
If farmers are to enter the post-Brexit era with confidence, they need practical support
Environment
By Jim Shannon MP
If farmers are to enter the post-Brexit era with confidence, they need practical support
Suicide rates in farming are among the highest of any occupational group. At this time of change, government must alleviate the pressures faced by these unique communities
Starting with a strong Environment Bill, we can build a greener future outside the EU
Environment
By Tim Loughton MP
Starting with a strong Environment Bill, we can build a greener future outside the EU
The Environment Bill will create new legally-binding environmental improvement targets, which will be more comprehensive and ambitious than the EU’s.
Luke Pollard: Fishers Have Every Right To Be Angry Over The Brexit Deal
Environment
By Georgina Bailey
Luke Pollard: Fishers Have Every Right To Be Angry Over The Brexit Deal
Labour's shadow environment secretary says that British fishers have been betrayed by Brexit – and he has a vision for how to turn their trade around. He talks to Georgina Bailey.
Scottish Fish Traders Say Brexit Is Costing Them Over £1m A Day And Want The Government To Pay Them Back
Brexit
Scottish Fish Traders Say Brexit Is Costing Them Over £1m A Day And Want The Government To Pay Them Back
The government is being urged to compensate businesses whose exports to the European Union have been torpedoed by post-Brexit paperwork.
The Brexit deal made a terrible year for British music worse: we must lower barriers to touring
Brexit
By Alison McGovern MP
The Brexit deal made a terrible year for British music worse: we must lower barriers to touring
Music is one of Britain's proudest exports. From artists that have made it big like Stormzy and Adele to university orchestras and the London Philharmonic, all musicians started somewhere. For so many, gigging in Europe has been a gateway to careers and music we can all be proud of. Our musicians entertain and delight audiences across the continent - or they have done up until now.
MPs Have Backed Boris Johnson's Brexit Trade Deal
Brexit
MPs Have Backed Boris Johnson's Brexit Trade Deal
MPs have backed Boris Johnson's controversial Brexit trade deal by an overwhelming majority of 521 to just 73.
Hard-Brexiters Back Boris Johnson’s EU Trade Deal, But Keir Starmer Faces A Labour Revolt On The Vote
Brexit
Hard-Brexiters Back Boris Johnson’s EU Trade Deal, But Keir Starmer Faces A Labour Revolt On The Vote
An influential group of pro-Brexit Tory MPs has said that Boris Johnson’s trade deal with the EU “preserves the UK’s sovereignty”, and confirmed they will vote it through parliament.
Boris Johnson’s “wonderclout” deal: why Labour should abstain
Brexit
By Neil Coyle MP
Boris Johnson’s “wonderclout” deal: why Labour should abstain
Thanks to the Christmas present of Susie Dent’s ‘Word Perfect’ book, the most apt term I have for Johnson’s deal is “wonderclout” which roughly means what may initially seem great, is actually awful.
The UK And EU Have Finally Agreed A Post-Brexit Trade Deal
Brexit
The UK And EU Have Finally Agreed A Post-Brexit Trade Deal
The UK and EU have struck a free trade deal after days of delays in the final stages of the negotiations.
Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
NOAH welcomes EU deal
NOAH welcomes the free trade agreement between the UK and the EU, as the transition period ends.
Top Lawyer Who Resigned Over Law-Breaking Brexit Clause Has Criticised Government's ‘Bonkers And Hugely Damaging Approach’
Brexit
Top Lawyer Who Resigned Over Law-Breaking Brexit Clause Has Criticised Government's ‘Bonkers And Hugely Damaging Approach’
Sir Jonathan Jones, who quit as the government’s top lawyer over its threat to use the internal market bill to back out of parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, has said the “damage is done” by the move despite a U-turn on the legislation.
Hauliers Say Today's Lorry Jams In Kent Could Be Common Once Brexit Kicks In
Coronavirus
Hauliers Say Today's Lorry Jams In Kent Could Be Common Once Brexit Kicks In
Scenes of chaotic tailbacks of lorries in Kent after France closed the border with the UK “paints a picture” of what post-transition period Brexit may look like, hauliers have warned.
Partner content
Brexit
By British Plastics Federation
BPF Highlights COVID-19 Impact on Plastics Industry’s Brexit Preparations
The Director General of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) last week gave evidence to the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee on the preparedness of the UK plastics industry for Brexit.
MPs Will Break For Christmas Tomorrow But Could Be Recalled If A Brexit Deal Is Struck
Brexit
MPs Will Break For Christmas Tomorrow But Could Be Recalled If A Brexit Deal Is Struck
MPs will be sent home for their Christmas break tomorrow night, but they have been warned they face being recalled as early as next week should there be a Brexit trade deal to vote on.
No-deal Brexit poses a real risk of disrupting the Covid vaccine supply chain
Coronavirus
By Lord Bassam of Brighton
No-deal Brexit poses a real risk of disrupting the Covid vaccine supply chain
If we don’t get a deal, people in the UK will rightly be worried about the timely delivery of all medicines, including the Covid vaccine. This will be the first real test of how we operate post-EU.
'How Not To Be Wrong': why there's no disgrace in the occasional U-turn
Brexit
By Sarah Wollaston
'How Not To Be Wrong': why there's no disgrace in the occasional U-turn
A frank and deeply personal account of how he confronted his own prejudices, Sarah Wollaston finds James O’Brien’s new book a beautifully written exploration of the art of changing your mind
Brexit Trade Talks Will Continue As UK And EU Agree To 'Go The Extra Mile' With Negotiations
Brexit
Brexit Trade Talks Will Continue As UK And EU Agree To 'Go The Extra Mile' With Negotiations
Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to continue Brexit talks beyond the Sunday deadline despite a UK official earlier claiming the EU offer was "unacceptable".
The UK Is Still Calling The EU's Brexit Offer 'Unacceptable' As Trade Talks Stay Deadlocked
Brexit
The UK Is Still Calling The EU's Brexit Offer "Unacceptable" As Trade Talks Stay Deadlocked
A UK government source has said the current Brexit offer from the EU is "unacceptable" as efforts to strike a free trade deal with the bloc approach a mutual deadline on Sunday.
What A No Deal Brexit Will Actually Look Like For The UK
Brexit
What A No Deal Brexit Will Actually Look Like For The UK
With EU and UK leaders now warning that a no-deal Brexit is the most likely outcome when the transition period ends on 31 December, PoliticsHome has set out the biggest changes that the UK will face from the New Year.
Boris Johnson Says No Brexit Deal Is Now 'Very, Very Likely'
Brexit
Boris Johnson Says No Brexit Deal Is Now "Very, Very Likely"
Boris Johnson has doubled down on the prospect that Britain will fail to get a Brexit deal, saying today it is now "very, very likely" that there will be no-deal.
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Brexit weakens the case for Scottish nationalism
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Brexit weakens the case for Scottish nationalism
He has been at the heart of the Brexit drama from day one. With the end in sight, the Leader of the House of Commons talks to Georgina Bailey about his hopes for an independent United Kingdom, why the Hybrid Parliament won't return, and Christmas at the Rees-Moggs.
Why Last Minute Brexit Talks Are Still Going When The UK And EU Are “Very Far Apart” On A Deal
Brexit
Why Last Minute Brexit Talks Are Still Going When The UK And EU Are “Very Far Apart” On A Deal
After a dinner that was meant to unblock the Brexit talks just three weeks before the transition ends, the watchword is “gloomy” from both the UK and the EU on the chances of a deal still being struck.
EU Leaders Sound Unconvinced That A “Fair” Brexit Deal Will Be Struck Before The Clock Runs Out
Brexit
EU Leaders Sound Unconvinced That A “Fair” Brexit Deal Will Be Struck Before The Clock Runs Out
Ursula von der Leyen has cast further doubt on hopes that a UK-EU agreement will be struck as she told reporters the “fine balance of fairness” required for the deal has still not been met.
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2021
Online
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2021
Online
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Green Recovery: The Built Environment
2021
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