EU urged to ‘be sensible’ and find a ‘sustainable solution’ on Northern Ireland Protocol
Lord Frost called on the EU to be “sensible” last night and stop obsessing over red tape, after talks over the Northern Ireland Protocol broke up with…
Freedom of moovement: Now cows become a Brexit sticking point
The European Commission believes the rule is needed to differentiate cows in Northern Ireland from cows in the rest of the UK. However, British officials argue that…
UK and EU seek ‘moment of hope’ as Northern Ireland Protocol talks break up
The UK and EU are aiming for a “moment of hope” to clinch a breakthrough on the Northern Ireland Protocol before the end of the month, as…
Brussels vows to punish banks that fail to shift clearing business out of London
However, on Tuesday she said: “Central clearing parties play an important role in mitigating risk in the financial system. “The Commission plans to come forward with measures…
Action, not words, is needed to resolve the crisis in Northern Ireland
Recent events in Northern Ireland could mean the end of devolved Government for the foreseeable future. The pro-Union population has grown tired of being fobbed off with…
Post-Brexit collapse in trade ‘failed to materialise’
Doomsday predictions of a post-Brexit collapse in trade have “failed to materialise” according to a leading Westminster think tank. A report by the National Institute of Economic…
‘Illogical’ French custom duties add 50pc to cost of sending parcels abroad
French customs officers have been accused of unfairly applying high import taxes on British parcels, as a growing number of people have been caught out by complicated…
Boris’s betrayal of his revolutionary Brexit mandate is now almost total
This is the week a Government that began with such promise finally lost its soul. Its great policy relaunch is a tragic mush, proof that it no…
Fumbling the Brexit legacy has cast Boris Johnson adrift
Yet the success of a strategy that seeks to shift people’s attention elsewhere depends entirely on what that something else is. In this Government’s case it always…
French demands for ‘wet’ signatures spark lengthy Dover delays
French customs officials are causing lengthy queues at Dover by demanding physical “wet” signatures on paperwork, business chiefs have said. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said…
Hangover EU rules for television have a ‘chilling effect’ on free speech, warns government
Criticising political opinions could be treated as hate speech under EU rules for broadcasters carried over into British law after Brexit, the Government fears. Plans to change…
Five years on, isn’t it about time we had something to show for Brexit?
The foot dragging has been even worse when it comes to deregulation. The pandemic does admittedly offer some excuse, but it still almost beggar’s belief that more…
Patients to receive new cancer drugs faster under Brexit rules shake-up
Patients will receive new cancer drugs more quickly following post-Brexit changes to the regulatory oversight of pharmaceuticals. The change of policy has already slashed approval times by…
M&S urges Boris Johnson to end Northern Ireland border checks
Marks & Spencer has written to Boris Johnson urging him to use new technology to end physical border checks in Northern Ireland. In a joint letter with…
Joining the Trans-Pacific free trade pact is an economic and geopolitical no-brainer for the UK
Outside of the EU, the UK has the opportunity for the first time in almost 40 years to negotiate its own trade deals. The speed at which…
Liz Truss promises ‘intense negotiations’ as UK and EU sing from same hymn sheet on Northern Ireland
Liz Truss and her EU counterpart have pledged to hold “intense negotiations” to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol in the first joint statement on Brexit talks in…
Arron Banks sues journalist after claims he had ‘covert relationship with Russian government’
The businessman said he thought Ms Cadwalladr made the remarks due to “personal animus”, adding: “This was a calculated and deliberate attack upon me.” Mr Banks’s claim…
The public won’t forgive food shortages
I am one of the few farmers in the House of Commons, so I have been well placed to examine the Government’s plans for the post-Brexit future…
I will trigger Article 16 if the EU does not cooperate
The union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has proved itself time and time again. But so much of the progress we have seen in Northern Ireland…
Jah Wobble: ‘For all their talk, some arch-Remainers are quite mean-spirited’
In 1979, Public Image Ltd released Metal Box, their second album and one of the true high-water marks of British music. Defiantly uncommercial, its floating-guitar motives, courtesy…
Competition chief regarded as barrier to post-Brexit reforms steps down
The boss of Britain’s competition regulator is to resign amid frustration among ministers that he has not sought to take advantage of Brexit. Andrea Coscelli, who has…
The only person who understands farmers these days is Jeremy Clarkson
Now Christmas is out of the way, the panic over whether our inexplicable national appetite for turkeys was going to be satisfied along with it, minds have…
Time is running out to prove Brexit is not a historic failure
Still, if nothing else, surely we can all agree that when it comes to “axing red tape”, the return of the crown stamp on to the side…
Purge of the museums: how ‘goose-stepping’ politicians are waging war on the arts in Poland
So, who exactly are Poland’s Right-wing culture warriors? Ironically, they have sprung to power in a country that was once the poster boy for the EU’s vision…
How Brexit has changed the way we travel
It’s been a year since the transition arrangements ended and we left the EU completely. The impact on travel has been complicated by the pandemic, but a…