Senior US politician: Post-Brexit trade deal ‘desirable’, but not if it ‘jeopardises’ Good Friday Agreement March 24, 2022 One of the most powerful American politicians has dismissed any post-Brexit trade deal that risks peace in Northern Ireland. The chair of the ways and means committee, Congressman Richard Neal, said the United States “will not entertain” any proposal that undermines the Good Friday Agreement. Speaking to The Guardian, the 73-year-old Democrat who heads the [...]
Former MEP does a Gina Miller as he takes govt to Supreme Court over Brexit deal: ‘This is worse than remaining’ March 24, 2022 A former MEP is taking the government to the Supreme Court as he argues that Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal with the EU is ‘worse than remaining’. Ben Habib, who is also the chairman of an organisation called Brexit Watch, thinks the Northern Ireland protocol was the wrong model to go for. In fact, he said [...]
Brexit costs: Brits face €18 fee on UK-EU bank transfers and €5 per ATM withdrawal in Europe March 23, 2022 The French bank Crédit Agricole has introduced a €5 charge for withdrawals made with UK-issued credit and debit cards. In addition, the bank recently started to imposed a new €18 flat fee on any bank transfers coming from Britain. More European banks are expected to introduce similar fees, according to various European media, including magazine [...]
‘Only in Brexit la la land Boris Johnson is seen as Putin’s leading opposition’ says Finnish prime minister March 22, 2022 Alexander Stubb, a former prime minister of Finland, has ridiculed the idea that Boris Johnson is one of Vladimir Putin’s fiercest opponents. The former Scandinavian leader was rubbishing claims by the prime minister that he is leading the opposition figure to the Russian president, dismissing the idea as “utter rubbish” and an “illusion.” Stubb, whose [...]
Government accused of wasting £120m on ‘festival of Brexit’ as MPs call event ‘recipe for failure’ March 16, 2022 MPs are saying the Government is wasting tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money on a so-called “festival of Brexit” without any clear idea of what it is meant to be. The Unboxed: Creativity in the UK event – due to take place later this year – is supposed to showcase the best of [...]
Retail and construction insolvencies soar against backdrop of supply chain pressures and war in Ukraine March 15, 2022 Soaring material costs have led to a steep rise in insolvencies in the retail and construction industries of almost 50 per cent. The war in Ukraine and its impact on rising fuel prices, brought concerns over supply chains pressures into sharp focus this week, new research from tax and audit specialists Mazars has shown. During [...]
EU demands billions from UK as ‘Made in China’ row widens: Britain accused of flouting Brexit rules March 14, 2022 The European Union is demanding £2.5bn in compensation from Britain for failing to apply customs rules to Chinese imports. The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the UK was “negligent” in applying EU customs and import rules between 2011 and 2017, which has led to lost revenues for the EU. The [...]
£24bn Brexit rebound: UK goods imports from EU overtake non-EU trade while Russian influx soars March 12, 2022 Goods imports from the EU rebounded fat the start of 2022, despite uncertainty over changes in HMRC methodology, to overtake Non-EU countries, after non-EU imports of goods to the UK surpassed those from the EU for the first time in 2021 since the ONS started recording the data in 1997. Over £24bn worth of goods [...]
Not going anywhere: Trucks full of aid for Ukraine stuck in Britain due to Brexit red tape March 8, 2022 Frustrated charity workers have said that items they are trying to get to war-torn Ukraine are stuck at the Port of Dover due to complex post-Brexit paperwork and custom checks. Agnieszka Lokaj, who runs the Lewisham Polish Centre in south London, told Politics Home that her charity had up to five tonnes of donations that is currently [...]
A million Brits living in the EU to be stripped of pre-Brexit rights February 26, 2022 British nationals living in the EU are to be stripped of the benefits of EU citizenship now the UK has left the bloc, the European Court of Justice has been advised.