Two-thirds of people in the UK want the government to request an extension to the Brexit transition period in order to focus on the coronavirus outbreak, a new opinion poll indicates.

Britain 'fortunate' it had not crashed out of bloc when coronavirus struck, Commission says – even as Boris Johnson vows to do just that if necessary.

The Brexit transition period should be extended as the UK tackles the coronavirus outbreak, the Welsh Government has said.

The government is yet to show that its decision not to extend the Brexit transition period was the right one, argues Joe Marshall.

Theresa May’s former deputy says public and business realise coronavirus should be the priority.

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.

If the UK leaves the EU with no deal, you won't be able to rely on your EHIC card for medical treatment in Europe.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is "not sure" a UK-EU trade deal will be struck by 31 December, the end of the Brexit transition period.

EU confidence that the UK would come out far worse is bad news for Tory leadership candidates planning brinkmanship. / EU officials are working on the basis that the UK’s economy will be hit up to 10 times as hard by a no-deal Brexit than the UK, the latest analysis by the European Commission shows.

Michel Barnier says 'we're not really in a position where we're able to find an agreement'.

The European Commission said on Monday it had approved a 50 billion pound British “umbrella” scheme to support companies affected by coronavirus outbreak.

GOODS coming to Britain from the EU will face import controls from January 1 next year, Michael Gove has warned.

For some weeks the British government has been planning a “shock and awe” campaign to warn British businesses that they have less than six months to prepare for Brexit; but the EU has beaten them to it.

UK could be fined by the European Court of Justice which - to the likely fury of Tory MPs – will retain the power if there is 'any backsliding'.

Chief negotiator Michel Barnier warns of "serious difficulties" and accuses Britain of failing to engage on subjects laid out in the withdrawal agreement.

Businesses fear big hold-ups at the docks when the UK leaves the EU customs area because of untrained staff.

The all-consuming Brexit and coronavirus crises threaten a double whammy for the UK's Cinderella service.

Even if the European Union and the United Kingdom conclude a highly ambitious partnership covering all areas agreed in the Political Declaration by the end of 2020, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU acquis, the internal market and the Customs Union, at the end of the transition period will inevitably create barriers to trade and cross-border exchanges that do not exist today.

Source says Gibraltar would fall outside any Brexit transition deal unless UK agrees deal with Madrid over its future status

The Road Haulage Association takes aim at the Cabinet Office minister's engagement in a letter seen exclusively by Sky News.

The £4.5m advertising campaign will include plans to spur Brits into taking action to prepare for the end of the transitional period in December