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Ian Blackford and Sir Ed Davey say extension will allow governments focus on Covid-19
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has been told there is "significant opposition" to the United Kingdom Government's refusal to consider extending the timetable for talks.
Brexit is killing off music tours in EU and industry may not survive immigration crackdown, government warned
12/05/2020
More than two-thirds of musicians say bookings dried up because of visa red tape and cost – even before coronavirus struck
The UK faces the “chilling prospect” of a no deal Brexit and a double blow to the economy because of the Government’s refusal to extend the transition period, Ian Blackford has warned.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has urged other opposition parties to back a two-year extension to the Brexit transition period due to the coronavirus emergency.
SNP WESTMINSTER leader Ian Blackford has urged other opposition parties to back a two-year extension to the Brexit transition period due to the coronavirus emergency.
Cabinet office minister drops 'no compromise' stance, saying: 'If that is the price that we have to pay, then there we go'
SNP calls for opposition parties to back two-year Brexit transition extension due to coronavirus crisis
05/05/2020
United opposition would ‘send a powerful message to our European friends,’ says MP Ian Blackford — as ministers insist there’s no reason to change timetable.
Progress "has not been good" in negotiations to reach a post-Brexit trade deal, the Tánaiste (Irish deputy PM) has said.
The U.K. risks failing to recruit the 50,000 customs agents the logistics industry says are needed before Britain’s final parting with the European Union, spelling potential chaos at the country’s busiest border.
Covid Crisis Means Six Month Extension To Brexit Transition ‘Inevitable’, Lidington Warns
02/05/2020
Theresa May’s former deputy says public and business realise coronavirus should be the priority.
UK must ‘immediately’ start building new customs posts for Northern Ireland trade checks, EU says
01/05/2020
UK has made little progress on new infrastructure needed for checks Boris Johnson signed up to.
Michel Barnier: 'UK cannot refuse Brexit transition extension and slow down talks at the same time'
24/04/2020
The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has accused the UK of dragging its feet over post-Brexit negotiations, at the end of the second round of talks on the future relationship.
EU negotiator expresses frustrations at UK refusal to discuss key issues of transition. / Michel Barnier has suggested the UK is running down the clock in talks over the future trade and security relationship with the EU.
British chief negotiator David Frost and European counterpart Michel Barnier talked via video link today while Anti-Brexit campaigners stepped up calls for the December deadline to be delayed.
The U.K. and the European Union would be “wise not to add more” to the uncertainty from the coronavirus by refusing to extend the deadline of their Brexit trade deal negotiations, the head of the International Monetary Fund told the BBC.
THE UK Government has rejected calls from the SNP's Michael Russell to extend the Brexit transition period during the coronavirus crisis.
Should the aim be limiting damage or designing a bold future? / Japanese negotiators remain skeptical about the U.K.’s ability to handle multiple FTA negotiations simultaneously / What is evident, however, is that no country wants to conclude a definitive trade deal with the U.K. without knowing the final shape of the EU-U.K. partnership.
Extension would ease uncertainty, IMF's Georgieva says, but Britain remains committed to Dec. 31 date
IMF head warns on Brexit trade deal failure
16/04/2020
The IMF has suggested the UK and the EU should not "add to uncertainty" from coronavirus by refusing to extend the period to negotiate a post-Brexit trade deal.