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Dominic Cummings’ 250-page paper attacks fear of elitism and waste of billions of pounds, and calls for slimmed-down ministry.
'They betrayed us and lied to us' - Lincolnshire farmer blasts Conservative government after vote
24/05/2020
He says farmers were made false promises by MP's before the election.
Britain’s financial services sector should be ready for a no-deal Brexit when a transition period with Brussels expires in December, a senior European Union official said on Wednesday.
Post-Brexit trade deal: UK sets up Brexit clash with EU over plans for light-touch checks on goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
20/05/2020
The Government said that all checks would be carried out by British officials with no role for the EU's authorities.
Brexit talks latest: Boris Johnson could still walk away from trade negotiations, EU warned
27/05/2020
Britain’s chief negotiator, Sir David Frost, told a select committee hearing a decision will be made at 'leader level' next month.
Government refusing to sign up to Brexit safeguards so it can change Human Rights Act, Gove admits
27/05/2020
Brussels wants UK to commit to human rights in writing as condition of trade deal.
Despite the best efforts of a cross-party coalition of MPs to stop the ‘shutdown’, Wednesday marked the end of the successful Virtual Parliament proceedings in the Commons.
EU nationals at risk of being denied UK citizenship after home office creates shock new tests
24/05/2020
Further evidence will be demanded that EU nationals have been living in the UK legally – even after settled status awarded.
UK set to lose access to Schengen Information System that police across continent use to stop criminals.
Lost in time and space - Chris Grey
15/05/2020
British envoys may be deploying a combination of indignation and stubbornness.
The figures were released by the Office for National Statistics.
As part of a new strategy to protect nature in the European Union, three billion new trees will be planted across the 27 member states.
Local emergency services face being ‘burnt out’ by no-deal Brexit planning, a leaked government report has found.
UK: No-Deal Brexit Risks Hunger for Poorest
16/10/2019
Government Failing to Take Adequate Steps to Ensure Right to Food
'UK proposals for implementing Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland deserve detailed scrutiny' - Michael Dougan
20/05/2020
UK proposals for implementing Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland deserve detailed scrutiny. No doubt the Commission will soon oblige! Below = some first thoughts from me (moving from the general to the specific) pending more critical reading & cross-checking ...
Leaked report warns local disaster planning already exhausted by coronavirus crisis
Union and consumer groups warn post-Brexit trade policy must hold food imports to same standards as UK.
British trade experts have warned that the UK’s demands for a “Canada-style” Brexit trade deal with the EU are ‘unrealistic’.