Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Dame Carolyn will step down as CBI boss in November A post-Brexit trade deal “can and must be made”, the organisation representing British businesses has said ahead of further UK-EU trade talks on Monday. Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, the boss of the Confederation of British Industry, said it was the […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Passions were running high as MPs returned to work The order paper was blank and MPs weren’t even supposed to be in Westminster. But the day after the Supreme Court ruled Boris Johnson’s prorogation, or suspension, of Parliament was ‘null and void’, the cockpit of the House of Commons […]
Image copyright Reuters A no deal Brexit would be an “enormous failure of politics and diplomacy”, says Ireland’s foreign minister. Speaking to Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4’s Political Thinking, Simon Coveney said he wants to find a deal that avoids “disruption and division”. Trade negotiations between the UK and the EU will continue next […]
Sir Ed Davey has accused the prime minister of “game-playing” during the UK’s post-Brexit trade negotiations with the EU. Speaking ahead of his party’s online conference, the Liberal Democrat leader said he would continue to push for the “closest possible relationship” with the EU. Asked about reports party members could vote to back rejoining the […]
By Paul KerleyBBC News image copyrightGetty Images Many aspects of the UK and the European Union’s future relationship remain uncertain – but we already know some things will change from 1 January 2021. Here are some of the most important things for individual citizens to think about, and others which still remain unresolved. 1. European […]
The UK may have left the EU, but the two sides still haven’t agreed the terms of their new relationship. There are still large areas of disagreement, from fishing to employment rights. Global Trade correspondent Dharshini David explains why a deal is still so hard to reach, and what will happen if they don’t agree […]
ZURICH: Swiss voters will decide on Sunday whether to tear up a pact with the European Union on the free movement of people, after a referendum campaign that exposed rifts in society over foreigners who make up a quarter of the population. The right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) – the biggest in parliament – is […]
Image copyright Reuters 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 also disrupted in January, according to a letter from cabinet minister Michael Gove to the freight industry, seen by BBC News. It also raises […]
The UK’s controversial Brexit bill has passed its latest stage in Parliament after potential Conservative rebels backed a compromise with ministers. The government promised to hand the Commons a say before it uses powers in the Internal Market Bill to override parts of the Brexit divorce deal. The bill has prompted a row with the […]
BRUSSELS: Senior EU and British officials will meet urgently next week on the Brexit withdrawal agreement, which has been threatened by London’s attempt to override parts of the treaty, Brussels said Tuesday. “But please, dear friends in London: Stop the games. Time is running out,” Germany’s European affairs minister Michael Roth warned as he met […]