Michael Gove has endorsed claims that up to 50,000 people will be recruited to carry out customs paperwork under the government's preferred trade deal with the EU. This is after his promise in 2017 that a vote for Brexit would mean cutting the costs of EU red tape.
A van driver whose job is at risk because of Brexit called James O'Brien to reveal all - and it was one of James's most popular clips ever.
Lorries are continuing to face tailbacks at Dover, which have been 'sparked by new Brexit checks'.
EU chief negotiator responds to PM’s claim that UK will now be free from Brussels regulations.
Ministers accused of building 'pointless lorry park in Kent' after announcing £700m for trade checks [1 min]
12/07/2020
'This is all so pointless. We are creating a vast customs bureaucracy, with costs passed on to the consumer'
Pro-British loyalist militants in Northern Ireland said on Friday there had been a "spectacular collective failure" to understand their anger over Brexit and other issues as there was some respite in street clashes following a week of riots.
Some 45,000 dairy cows could be culled in Northern Ireland, in the event of a no-deal Brexit if new higher tariffs are applied to British milk, senior industry figures have warned.
Priti Patel unable to answer questions on post-Brexit checks between Northern Ireland and Britain
23/10/2019
The home secretary has been unable to clarify what checks will take place on goods moving between Northern Ireland and Great Britain after Brexit.
Sir Martin Donnelly: UK trade and exports – the challenge of how British firms succeed after Brexit
28/02/2018
Sir Martin shared his insight on what challenges the Government is facing, what the Government and business should do now and how the UK seeks to forge new trading relationships outside of the European Union.
The UK has proposed the creation of a string of customs posts along both sides of the Irish border ... RTÉ News
30/09/2019
The UK has proposed the creation of a string of customs posts along both sides of the Irish border as part of its effort to replace the #brexit backstop, RTÉ News understands.
This van driver gave a fascinating insight into how Brexit will affect business in Britain - leading some Brexiteers to admit they may have voted the wrong way.
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said the UK government is behaving in an "extraordinary way" over Brexit.
UTTER CAR CRASH by Andrew Bowie [3 mins]
07/12/2022
'UTTER CAR CRASH by Andrew Bowie. Doesn't accept Brexit has hurt exports / Promises to grow EU trade, but can't say how / Promises simplified processes, but can't say how / Thinks he can negotiate customs with EU members state-by-state.'
Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. It was the worst mayhem in a week of street violence in the region, where Britain’s exit from the European Union has unsettled an uneasy political balance.
‘Brexit to blame’: Huge lorry queues at Dover as port bosses call for talks on EU checks [1 min]
21/01/2022
‘It’s entirely Brexit,’ says haulier who has been caught up in 15km queues.
‘Waste of everyone’s time’: New government video sets out Brexit paperwork mountain [4 mins]
19/07/2022
Guide makes mockery of Boris Johnson’s 2020 claim that UK and EU would ‘do even more business’.
“Shelves were full before Christmas and there are some issues now in terms of supply chains… that’s clearly a Brexit issue” - Simon Coveney
20/01/2021
Irish Foreign Minister @simoncoveney tells @Peston that checks required on goods coming into N.Ireland are causing disruption.