UK set for ‘summer of fun’ as FA Cup final to have 20,000 spectators March 14, 2021 The UK is set for a “summer of fun” with 20,000 spectators set to kick it off at the FA Cup final on 15 May, according to the government. Culture secretary Oliver Dowden has announced Wembley will open its doors to 20,000 fans at the match two days before pubs and restaurants are allowed open [...]
Rishi Sunak not interested in setting debt-GDP ratio target for UK March 11, 2021 Rishi Sunak has said today that his fiscal policy decisions will not be guided by a target debt-GDP ratio and that he would instead look to other indicators to measure the nation’s finances. The chancellor has spent more than £400bn during Covid-19, including a planned £65bn over the next year to stimulate the economy, pushing [...]
Brexit: UK postpones new checks on EU goods for six months March 11, 2021 The UK has today moved to postpone implementing post-Brexit checks on food coming from the EU for another six months. Boris Johnson’s UK-EU relations chief Lord David Frost said the decision was made to give traders time to focus on reopening as the Covid restrictions are eased instead of spending time on the extensive new [...]
One-in-five UK exporters turn away from EU post-Brexit, says IoD March 11, 2021 One-in-five UK exporters turn away from EU post-Brexit, says IoD
EU’s ambassador to UK calls for more trust in post-Brexit relationship March 11, 2021 The EU’s ambassador to Britain has today said there needs to be more trust in the UK-EU post-Brexit relationship as rows over vaccines and Northern Ireland rage on. Ambassador João Vale de Almeida told journalists today that “trust is the most important commodity in international relationships” and that “when levels of trust go down you [...]
Brexit: UK food manufacturers to face millions of pounds of new red tape costs March 11, 2021 British food exporters are set to be hit with millions of pounds of new costs due to new EU post-Brexit bureaucracy from next month. From 21 April, Brussels will make some UK food manufacturers fill out new health assessment forms when exporting to the EU that will increase paperwork by around one-third. The new red [...]
Downing Street says UK-EU vaccine row will not affect Moderna vaccine shipments March 10, 2021 The ongoing UK-EU vaccine row will not disrupt millions of Europe-manufactured Moderna vaccines set to arrive in Britain throughout spring, according to Downing Street. Boris Johnson’s spokesperson today said the government “remains confident” of its vaccine supplies and that “we’ll use the Moderna vaccine from spring”, despite an escalating row over vaccine supplies with Brussels. [...]
Boris Johnson signals willingness for new UK online tax on internet giants March 10, 2021 Boris Johnson has today signalled he could be open to a new online tax on tech giants like Amazon, while highlighting the taxation “discrepancy” between digital and bricks and mortar businesses. Johnson said during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) today that chancellor Rishi Sunak has “tried to address” the discrepancy “in an equitable way”. Sunak has [...]
EU nations agree to launch legal action against UK in Northern Ireland Brexit row March 10, 2021 EU countries have backed a proposal to launch legal action against the UK for unilaterally deciding to delay introducing post-Brexit customs checks in Northern Ireland in what will be an escalation of an ongoing row. European Commission vice president, and the EU’s Brexit chief, Maros Sefcovic presented the plans to the 27 EU ambassadors in [...]
Euros football tournament could mark post-Covid ‘London renaissance’, says minister March 9, 2021 Euros football tournament could mark post-Covid 'London renaissance', says minister
