Brexit

Brussels has told EU leaders that a no-deal outcome looks the most likely scenario for trade talks with the UK, after Boris Johnson’s visit to the Belgian capital earlier this week failed to yield a breakthrough. Ursula von der Leyen,…
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Fevered, divisive and emotional. These words accurately describe the US presidential election. But should they define the reaction of media pundits and politicians in Europe to the result? Will Joe Biden be good or bad for Brexit…
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For decades, the UK's membership of the EU's single market and customs union has meant trade with the Continent has been a case of "load and go". As this ends in a few weeks' time, the red tape that once existed on this trade will…
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Britain's car industry risks losing out even if there is a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU. Car parts from Japan and Turkey used in the UK will not be treated as British, so some exports may see higher tariffs. In a letter,…
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Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove is in Brussels at the start of a week of talks about the UK's future relationship with the European Union. Mr Gove is meeting European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic to discuss…
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Exporters to the EU face 7,000-truck-long queues in Kent and two-day delays to trade after the Brexit transition period ends, the government has warned. Imports will also be disrupted in January, according to a letter from cabinet…
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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is in Washington where he is expected to try to reassure US politicians about the latest Brexit twist. Some US politicians are concerned about the UK government's plan to override parts of the Brexit…
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A proposed law giving Boris Johnson's government the power to override parts of the Brexit agreement with the EU has passed its first hurdle in the Commons. MPs backed the Internal Market Bill by 340 votes to 263. Ministers say it…
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Ministers are planning new legislation that would override a key part of last year's EU withdrawal agreement. The move could change the nature of new Northern Ireland customs arrangements which were intended to prevent the return of…
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The UK is "sleepwalking into a disaster" over its border plans for the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December, road hauliers have warned. Groups representing truckers have written to ministers warning of "severe" disruption…
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