Brexit red tape on British businesses has caused goods trade between the UK and EU to slump and the problem is getting worse, a study has warned. Many smaller UK producers have given up exporting small amounts to the EU after facing more
A former leader of the UK Independence Party who was also the party’s first MEP in the East of England has died aged 90. Jeffrey Titford was described by a former colleague as “one of the fathers of Brexit”. Previously an undertaker from
Michel Barnier can count more than 50 years in politics, but France’s new prime minister is best known even in his native France as the EU’s chief negotiator in the Brexit years. His task was to represent the European Union during talks with
Michel Barnier is not the solution to Emmanuel Macron’s self-inflicted travails, because there is no solution to the presidential fix. Numbers are numbers, and in the current state of parliament the politician does not exist who can command a guaranteed majority. What the
Construction work has finally started on a border control post in north Wales which will carry out post-Brexit checks on goods from the Republic of Ireland. The facility at Holyhead should be operational sometime in 2025, four years after the UK left the
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has wrapped up his visit to Germany and is now heading to Paris where he’ll meet France’s Emmanuel Macron on Thursday. We’ll shortly be closing our live coverage but for now here are the key moments from the PM’s
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Some Northern Ireland businesses are concerned about the next implementation phase of the region’s Brexit deal at the end of September. The main impact will be on the shipping of some parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. Business-to-business parcels will require customs
Former Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) Simon Coveney has said his time dealing with the British government over Brexit and Northern Ireland was “an extraordinarily volatile and difficult period”. As tánaiste and foreign affairs minister, Mr Coveney was involved in talks over Brexit
The outgoing French consul for Jersey says there has been “no good element” of Brexit for the island. Christopher Scholefield, who held the role for the last six years, officially handed the title over to Pierre Chays on Wednesday evening. He told the
