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.
Voters promised a Brexit boon will consider bid to keep Nissan and Toyota as ‘ridiculous’, prime minister warned.
Lorries will need permission from new HMRC computer system before heading for Dover.
‘We believe sterling is in the process of evolving into a currency that resembles the underlying reality of the British economy: small and shrinking,’ say Bank of America currency analysts
Prime minister expected to press EU leaders to dedicate attention to faltering negotiations.
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.
Firms 'won't be ready for EU customs exit'
17/04/2020
Businesses fear big hold-ups at the docks when the UK leaves the EU customs area because of untrained staff.
BREXIT secretary Michael Russell says failing to halt the exit from the EU during the coronavirus pandemic will leave the UK facing an “economic Stone Age” while the rest of Europe recovers.
British consumers face higher prices and reduced availability of goods if the government fails to agree pragmatic solutions with the European Union on regulatory checks at ports in any post-Brexit deal, the retail industry’s lobby group warned on Monday.
Boris Johnson Brexit deal to cause price hikes and shortages of fresh fruit and vegetables, retail chiefs warn
11/02/2020
'This is going to hit us in January....customers are really going to see the problems on supermarket shelves'
Michael Gove admits Brexit will bring years of confusion at borders as trade checks imposed
10/02/2020
Realities of leaving single market and customs union revealed to businesses - after controversy ducked during election campaign.
EU threatens Boris Johnson with 'sanctions' if he fails to implement controversial Irish sea goods checks
23/01/2020
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'.
Michel Barnier adviser Stefaan De Rynck warns that EU "will not tolerate any backsliding or half measures" on PM's Brexit deal.
The Chancellor has warned there will be no alignment with EU regulations after Brexit - despite a pledge being made in the North East by Boris Johnson that standards would be protected.
‘Prepare for the worst’ EU officials tell business after Sajid Javid’s FT interview.
The UK Chancellor said the Treasury would not lend support to manufacturers that favour EU rules.
“This represents the death knell for frictionless trade," said one business leader.
Taoiseach says Corbyn’s renegotiation plan would not be a problem.
Senior Tories insist Brexit deal would not scupper US trade agreement after shock Trump intervention
01/11/2019
'We can’t make a trade deal with the UK,' says US president.
'If the whole of the UK is in a customs union, then... the threat to the union in Northern Ireland would be gone'
Customs Union: what Brexit amendment means for Boris Johnson's deal – and how it's different to the single market
21/10/2019
MPs will soon table amendments to the Brexit legislation and Labour said it wants to include plans for a customs union arrangement.
Prime minister under pressure as Commons coalition attempts to force closer relationship with EU after Brexit.
LOYALIST paramilitaries predict protests and civil disobedience campaigns if the British government seeks to align Northern Ireland customs arrangements with the Republic in any Brexit compromise.
Glimmers of a potential Brexit deal have sparked dissent among Boris Johnson's allies, as the EU signals it may be open to another extension.
Prime minister's proposal worse for economy than Theresa May's deal, analysis says.