Brexit: Dividing opinion and families in London four years on

In a flat in Richmond upon Thames, Alex Bastien shows me photos of his family having a fun day out at the seaside in the country that they used to call home. He and his wife Lyooza moved to Sweden almost eight years

Post-Brexit controls on food and farm imports start

Post-Brexit controls on food, plant and animal imports to Britain from the EU have come into force. Health certificates will now be required on EU goods ranging from cut flowers, to fresh produce including meat, fruit and vegetables. Some industry bodies raised concerns

Irish trade to GB now subject to post-Brexit rules

Goods from the Republic of Ireland are now subject to new post-Brexit border controls when entering Great Britain. The new controls began on Wednesday morning as part of a long-delayed UK plan to apply more checks on EU imports. The changes do not

New Brexit food checks will test Britain’s supply chains

This time, the government are really going to do it. There is no going back. They are going to push the button on a new type of trade border coming into Britain from the continent. In industry, it’s being called Brexit 2.0. At

Lancashire farmers fear they will go out of business post-Brexit

An upland farmer is worried she will go out of business after a loss of income has left the farm “treading water”. Changes to subsidies since the UK left the European Union has seen support for some farms fall by 37%, the National

Trade deals: What has the UK done since Brexit?

The UK has formally suspended trade talks with Canada despite nearly two years of negotiations, in a row over agricultural products including beef. Following Brexit and the departure from the EU’s trading system in 2021, the UK has been trying to strike trade

Brexit: Badenoch says the UK can diverge from EU rules

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said the UK will retain the ability to diverge from EU rules. It comes after a report that the government will voluntarily limit divergence as part of a deal aimed at restoring devolution in NI. Such a move

Brexit dragging down London economy, says capital’s mayor

The London mayor says Brexit is “dragging down” the capital’s economy. Sadiq Khan is calling for a “new settlement” with the EU, which comes as new research suggests Brexit has cost London’s economy £30bn so far. The study by Cambridge Econometrics predicts by

Pint-sized bottles of wine to be sold after Brexit review

Pint-sized bottles of still and sparkling wine are to appear on shelves in the UK, the government has said. The new 568ml size will offer more choice for customers, according to the Department for Business and Trade. It also said it will not

Brexit: NI businesses need ‘better advice’ on UK-EU divergence

Northern Ireland businesses need better government guidance about post-Brexit divergence between UK and EU rules, a House of Lords inquiry has found. Divergence is significant for Northern Ireland because it has remained inside the EU’s single market for goods. That means free-flowing trade