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In the aftermath of the battle for a fair Brexit trade deal, there will be plenty of argument over who came out on top, but having spent 10 years in the boiler room of the campaign to extricate Britain from its membership of the European Union, my view is that …

The comprehensive document, totalling around 2,000 pages, covers everything from doctor certification to fisheries, and lays the groundwork for wide-ranging economic, security and political cooperation. What will trade between the UK & EU look like, going forward? In many respects, economic activity between the bloc and its former member state …

It’s the end of a long song, a lament. In 1975 I was a runner for the late Mr. Tony Benn, bringing his tea and tobacco to the stage in the days one still could belch pipe-smoke into a large and enthusiastic audience. He was at one and the same …

European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, and EU Chief Negotiator, Michel Barnier announced that a deal has finally been agreed between Brussels and London. The two parties have been negotiating since January 31, after the UK officially left the EU and entered the transition period. “We have finally found …

Speaking on Thursday morning, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told RTE radio that the announcement of a long-awaited post-Brexit trade deal is still expected at some point on Thursday. However, “there is some sort of last-minute hitch” between the UK and EU, relating to the “small text” of the fisheries …

Reports have come out of Downing Street, the Prime Minister residence, on Wednesday that a trade deal between the UK and EU has been agreed. However, these reports have been challenged and an EU official has been quoted by Reuters as saying “It could still go either way.” The official …

Britain is in crisis, a multifaceted one at that. Over the weekend, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that areas of London and south-east England would be placed under “Tier 4 restrictions,” or in other words, a total lockdown, following the revelation that a new mutation of Covid-19 has gained rapid …

Speaking on France Info TV, the minister of the economy, Bruno Le Maire, used a phrase coined by the recently deceased John le Carré, calling the UK’s departure from the EU a “political, economic and historical folly,” and stating that “Brexit is madness.”  Asked about the impact of a no-deal …

“Despite the fact that deadlines have been missed over and over, we both think that it is responsible at this point in time to go the extra mile,” Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sunday after a phone call with Boris Johnson. Sunday was expected to be the make-or-break day …

The government has told supermarkets and suppliers of medicine, medical devices, and vaccines to stockpile six weeks’ worth of goods at secure locations in the United Kingdom, according to the Sunday Times. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reportedly take control of planning if Britain opts for no deal, and will …