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The House of Lords’ European affairs committee has urged the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom, Suella Braverman, to tackle post-Brexit travel problems, taking also into account issues with border officials as well as the new European Union visa system.
Post-Brexit deal with India could be derailed over Braverman’s ‘disrespectful’ migrant comments
12/10/2022
Home Secretary Suella Bravernan’s claim that Indian migrants are the largest group who “overstay” their welcome in the UK could derail Britain’s post-Brexit trade deal with New Delhi. / Indian ministers are said to be furious with her remarks as the agreement is reportedly “on the verge of collapse”.
The gangs running small boats into the UK have ‘never had it so good’ – and Brexit has played a large part. People smugglers claim Brexit ‘has played into their hands’.
Northern Ireland protocol: EU to begin legal action over UK plans to override Brexit deal
12/06/2022
Brussels is set to reveal details of action despite ministers’ insistence the the Northern Ireland protocol plans do not break international law.
Report increases fears government is determined to weaken judicial scrutiny.
New fears that UK will breach international law with plan to tear up Northern Ireland Protocol
08/06/2022
Government legal adviser warns it cannot be argued ‘credibly’ that there is no alternative to unilateral move.
Could take ‘decades’ to shift away from reliance on overseas staff, say food sector leaders attending Downing Street summit.
Misleading the country: Boris Johnson and ministers have made dozens of false statements to parliament, investigation reveals
07/04/2022
Labour accuses government of ‘litany of lies and falsehoods’ as calls for corrections are ignored.
Minister admits changes to Brexit deal would break international law - Channel 4 News [15 mins]
08/09/2020
The Northern Ireland secretary admitted that the Government was intending to break international law - specifically the EU Withdrawal Agreement, which sets out how Britain and the EU would agree new rules on trade between Britain and Northern Ireland.
Bill hands ‘breath-taking’ powers to ministers, warns Hansard Society. / Boris Johnson’s legal justification for tearing up his agreement with the EU on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland has been branded “hopeless” by the government’s former chief lawyer.
Friends and colleagues say top civil servant in intolerable position after advice ignored.
Britain’s TUC and Indian unions alike have raised concerns about deteriorating work conditions for workers, low pay and exploitation.
New report 'Sea Change on Border Control' shows that "the primary factor behind small boat crossings is the UK's lacking a returns agreement with the EU. This was a consequence of the UK's Brexit deal".
Brexit has not only failed to deliver on its promise of reducing immigration and controlling borders, but it has also made the immigration issue worse and more difficult to manage. The government’s chaotic and ineffective immigration policies, such as the Rwanda policy, have only added to the problem.
How do you solve a problem like Suella? The legal aspects of breach and termination of the withdrawal agreement
23/02/2020
Today’s papers bring another story that the UK might be planning to breach the Brexit withdrawal agreement – including the report that the new Attorney-General Suella Braverman is poised to attempt to justify this legally. So what happens if the UK (or the EU) breaches the withdrawal agreement is not a hypothetical issue.
How Brexit helped create the migrant crisis
03/11/2022
The migrant crisis has exposed a common fallacy about Brexit, that you can simply "pull up the drawbridge" and wish it away.
Grant Shapps has stressed the importance of post-Brexit controls on work visas after government sources confirmed that ministers are braced for a record increase in immigration figures this month.
Former attorney general lashes out as Tory rebellion gathers pace.
Lawyers reject Liz Truss’s claim that UK is able to dump parts of treaty with EU without its agreement.
Brussels commissioner says bill breaches convention, as legal experts warn of risk to Brexit trade deal.
Port of Dover officials have hit back at claims by the home secretary that long queues at the port are not a result of Brexit.
Conservative Brexiteer pushes far-right anti-Semitic conspiracy theory of 'cultural Marxism' used by Anders Breivik
26/03/2019
A former Brexit minister and leading Conservative MP has been accused of pushing a "far-right" anti-Semitic conspiracy theory about the spread of "cultural Marxism" in the UK.
Caller slams Tories for bringing 'horrendous mist of anger' to UK through Brexit [4 mins]
07/03/2023
This caller told James O'Brien the UK is going through a "midlife crisis" and he doesn't want his children to grow up "in this atmosphere".
“Car crash!” exclaimed managing director Andrew Varga, whose Brexit progress I have been following since the referendum. News of the latest Brexit U-turn landed on him on Tuesday out of the blue. All his years of preparation for a new UK product safety mark, all his thousands of pounds wasted, all the uncountable hours and effort were rendered pointless, at a stroke.