One of the consequences of leaving it so late – 24 December 2020 – to agree The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was that ratification could not be completed before the Agreement entered into force on 1 January 2021.
As COVID-19 and the new variant add further complications to a possible no-deal Brexit for the NHS, the NHS Confederation asks the Prime Minister to seek a one-month extension to the Brexit transition period.
No 10 told failure to agree deal will push health service ‘over the edge’ in January.
Preparations being made at ‘every port and access point from Europe’, senior officer say.
Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson must agree "oven ready" deal with Brussels that he promised in 2019.
Britain risks weeks without trade transition plans from 1 January after missing EU parliament Sunday deadline.
Cumbrian sheep farmers are warning a no-deal Brexit would be "absolutely crippling" for the sector.
Brexit risk dashes Sunderland plant's hopes of producing new model for export.
'Deal or no-deal, the cost of food is going to rise for businesses and very possibly consumers' - Sky News
14/12/2020
Deal or no-deal, the cost of food is going to rise for businesses and very possibly consumers. Our business correspondent @pkelso explains why ingredients we take for granted today may become a little harder to come by if there is no #Brexit deal.
Tory MP Peter Bone Got Absolutely Monstered While Trying To Defend A No-Deal Brexit On Sky News
14/12/2020
Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh wasn't having any of it.
Delays in ratification process means no-deal could hit for brief period after 1 January.
Speaking to Andrew Marr, Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin said it's important to get a good Brexit deal, and that it is still possible, even though the deadline is close.
Government has ‘scrambled’ naval vessels as part of preparation exercises for no deal Brexit
13/12/2020
The development comes after the Ministry of Defence confirmed that four 80-metre gunboats have been placed on standby to guard British waters from EU trawlers.
‘Keep calm and carry on’: France shrugs off threat of Royal Navy gunships guarding Channel fishing waters, as no-deal Brexit looms
13/12/2020
Boris Johnson to reveal whether negotiations are over – plunging trade with EU into turmoil in 19 days’ time
Boris Johnson’s threat to bring in gunboats to patrol UK fishing waters branded ‘irresponsible and damaging’
12/12/2020
Tobias Ellwood, chair of Parliament’s defence committee, voiced his concern with the plans, but a former Navy chief defended the suggestion.
Lord West suggests Royal Navy will need powers to board EU vessels, if there is a no-deal outcome.
The FTSE 100 fell by 1% to 6,526 after Boris Johnson said a no deal scenario was ‘very, very likely’
Bloc will keep roads open to hauliers and let UK operate flights for six months if UK agrees to maintain ‘equivalent’ regulations.
The EU has published contingency plans in case of the possible collapse of Brexit trade talks with the UK.
No-deal Brexit ‘will change what Britons can eat’ and could push up the price of French cheese, Tesco says
09/12/2020
Food bills could rise by an average of 5% if no deal was agreed with the EU