Britain could soon be stuck between a rock and a hard place
Once a half-way house between the US and Europe, Brexit Britain is on the verge of being booted out of both markets.
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The UK is the first and so far only country to have left the EU and Brexit was and is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom). The official withdrawal was at 23:00 31 January 2020 GMT (00:00 CET).
Post-Brexit ‘health checks’ on Christmas trees to ramp up costs
"At the bottom of every invoice we are putting ‘£148 = Brexit cost’", one exporter said.
‘Want to grow the economy? Remove Brexit trade barriers’, Ed Davey tells PM
No, you’re not hearing things. An MP really did address the elephant in the House of Commons – blasting the Brexit impact on trade.
Brexit lost Britain the Chagos Islands – former Foreign Office civil servant reveals
“In a way this is the first element of Brexit leading to the UK losing territory. It showed how that initial grab for purported sovereignty might actually lead to its diminution.”
Office for Budget Responsibility reveals true cost of Brexit
It comes after Rachel Reeves refused to mention Brexit once in her Budget.
Free trade with the EU is ‘off the table’
"No return to the customs union, no return to the single market and no free movement of labour", trade minister Douglas Alexander said.
New parliamentary group to usher in a ‘fresh era of European engagement’
Lord Kirkhope said the new group is “crucial” following the decision to abolish the European Scrutiny Committee.
MP dares to utter the B word in Parliament
"If this government is serious about growth, they must address the Conservative's botched Brexit deal."
Britain’s last distant-water trawler is stuck in Hull for the most Brexit reason ever
The ship should be stocking British chippies with whitefish, but it can't go anywhere because there's no quota left to fish.