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For trade deals to succeed the government must put consumers first Partner content
Economy
By Which?
For trade deals to succeed the government must put consumers first
Consumer interests and protections should be at the forefront of the UK's trade deal ambitions.
Ireland Says A Post-Brexit Trade Resolution This Year Is A 'Very Tall Order'
Brexit
Ireland Says A Post-Brexit Trade Resolution This Year Is A "Very Tall Order"
The UK and the European Union reaching an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol before 2022 is a "very tall order" and "unlikely to happen," Ireland's foreign minister has said.
A fair deal on fish quotas is essential for the future of many fishing businesses
Environment
By Luke Pollard MP
A fair deal on fish quotas is essential for the future of many fishing businesses
Fishing might have been misleadingly used as the Brexit poster industry, but the UK is experiencing the opposite of a coastal renaissance. That needs to change. Ministers aren't taking notice as things go from bad to worse for fishing – and they have no plan to help British fishers.
Downing Street Insists The Government Hasn't Flinched On Article 16
Brexit
Downing Street Insists The Government Hasn't Flinched On Article 16
Late November was supposed to be when UK and EU tensions would hit boiling point.
Barriers to EU touring will cost us British influence and talent
Culture
By David Warburton MP
Barriers to EU touring will cost us British influence and talent
In the words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “music is the universal language of mankind”. Music transcends borders and nations. But while music will always travel freely internationally, thanks in a huge part to the wonders of modern technology, the reach of our musicians has become increasingly limited due to the current constraints of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement.
Partner content
Brexit
By [email protected]
Navigating choppy waters: anchoring the UK-EU Trade Cooperation Agreement through a robust dispute settlement mechanism
EU Braces For A 'Big Crisis' With Fears Boris Johnson Will Suspend Northern Ireland Protocol After COP26
Brexit
EU Braces For A "Big Crisis" With Fears Boris Johnson Will Suspend Northern Ireland Protocol After COP26
European Union figures worry tensions with the UK are about to ramp up a notch, due to a growing expectation in Brussels that Boris Johnson will trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol after the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow.
Boris Johnson Is 'Puzzled' By France Fishing Row As UK Threatens To Disrupt EU Boats
Brexit
Boris Johnson Is "Puzzled" By France Fishing Row As UK Threatens To Disrupt EU Boats
The government has warned Brussels that it plans to disrupt European boats fishing in UK waters if France goes ahead with its threats to obstruct British trade.
A time-limited UK-EU treaty could solve the impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol
Brexit
By David Lidington and Stephen Hammond MP
A time-limited UK-EU treaty could solve the impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol
The United Kingdom and the European Union both share both a common interest and a duty to do everything in their power to ensure peace and stability in Northern Ireland and support the still fragile process of reconciliation between different communities.
The UK government must not miss this opportunity to resolve issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol
Brexit
By Stephen Farry MP
The UK government must not miss this opportunity to resolve issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol
Northern Ireland is a society that only works through sharing and interdependence. Brexit with its often-simplistic approach to complex situations and stark choices was always going to pose particular challenges to our region, including upsetting the delicate balance of the Good Friday Agreement.
EU Wants To Ditch Most Northern Ireland Checks In Bid To Break Protocol Deadlock
Brexit
EU Wants To Ditch Most Northern Ireland Checks In Bid To Break Protocol Deadlock
The European Union will today unveil what it has described as "very far-reaching" proposals for changing the Northern Ireland Protocol after the UK's Brexit chief Lord Frost warned Brussels that refusing to rewrite the treaty would be a "historical misjudgement".
Lord Frost Tells EU The Northern Ireland Protocol Has Lost Consent And Threatens Peace Agreement
Brexit
Lord Frost Tells EU The Northern Ireland Protocol Has Lost Consent And Threatens Peace Agreement
Lord Frost has proposed a new protocol for Northern Ireland, arguing that existing arrangements negotiated by the UK government have lost consent and risk inflaming sectarian tensions.
Checks On EU Imports Have Been Delayed Again
Brexit
Checks On EU Imports Have Been Delayed Again
The government has announced that a range of checks on goods coming from the European Union have been postponed for a second time, so businesses have more time to prepare for the post-Brexit paperwork.
Government Is Debating Whether To Delay Post-Brexit Import Checks Again
Brexit
Government Is Debating Whether To Delay Post-Brexit Import Checks Again
Exclusive: The government is strongly considering delaying checks on imports from the European Union again amid warnings of severe disruption to supplies in the run-up to Christmas.
The Northern Ireland Grace Periods Will Be Extended Indefinitely
Brexit
The Northern Ireland Grace Periods Will Be Extended Indefinitely
The government has announced an open-ended extension to grace periods for trade from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, as talks with the European Union over finding long-term fixes continue.
Post-Brexit UK Food Industry Is £2bn Worse Off After 'Disastrous' Fall In EU Sales
Coronavirus
Post-Brexit UK Food Industry Is £2bn Worse Off After "Disastrous" Fall In EU Sales
Exclusive: New figures show a sharp fall in food and drink sales to the European Union in the first half of this year has led to the industry being £2bn down on pre-pandemic levels, with post-Brexit trade barriers believed to be the principal cause.
Partner content
Economy
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF Responds to UKCA Extension
The GGF has reacted to the news of the Government extension of the transition period for the end of recognition of the CE mark in Great Britain has been extended until 1st January 2023.
Blur Drummer Warns Post-Brexit Touring Costs Will Destroy Next Generation Of Bands
Culture
Blur Drummer Warns Post-Brexit Touring Costs Will Destroy Next Generation Of Bands
Exclusive: The next generation of Blurs will be "gone" unless the government secures new post-Brexit arrangements for the UK's musicians and other touring performers, a member of the iconic Britpop band has warned.
Without trust and dialogue, Northern Ireland risks becoming a permanent casualty of Brexit
Brexit
By Lord Jay
Without trust and dialogue, Northern Ireland risks becoming a permanent casualty of Brexit
Public opinion in Northern Ireland on the Protocol is split down the middle, aggravating existing community tensions. Patience, dialogue, and most of all trust between the UK and EU is needed to find a solution.
UK And EU Prepare For September 'Pressure Point' With Northern Ireland Talks This Week
Brexit
UK And EU Prepare For September "Pressure Point" With Northern Ireland Talks This Week
UK and EU leaders expect talks over the Northern Ireland Protocol to reach a cliff-edge once again, with both sides still a long way off agreeing a way forward before various grace periods covering trade across the Irish Sea expire in September.
Government Calls For Northern Ireland Protocol To Be Drastically Rewritten
Brexit
Government Calls For Northern Ireland Protocol To Be Drastically Rewritten
The government has called for the Northern Ireland Protocol to be fundamentally changed, with Brandon Lewis, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, warning "we cannot go on as we are".
Elton John's Agent Accuses No.10 Of Blocking Progress On Post-Brexit European Touring
Culture
Elton John's Agent Accuses No.10 Of Blocking Progress On Post-Brexit European Touring
A leading music promoter who is pushing the government to renegotiate post-Brexit arrangements for the UK's touring performers says there is a refusal to do so at "the highest level," pointing the finger of blame at Downing Street.
The anniversary of the Brexit referendum reminds us how much we have to look forward to
Brexit
By Andrea Leadsom MP
The anniversary of the Brexit referendum reminds us how much we have to look forward to
We must continue to build trading relationships with old friends and new, and to seize the fantastic opportunities that our new independent position in the world brings.
No one foresaw that any government would make such a mess of Brexit
Brexit
By Bernard Jenkin MP
No one foresaw that any government would make such a mess of Brexit
The Northern Ireland Protocol, a forced inheritance from Mrs May’s backstop, is now destroying peace and political stability in Northern Ireland and will prove to be politically fraudulent.