DISRUPTION to medical supplies and potential coronavirus vaccines as a result of Brexit cannot be ruled out, Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has said.
THE “sheer scale” of uncertainty created by Brexit is proving extremely challenging for fishing and farming businesses, MSPs have been told.
Simon Coveney warns talks may collapse amid fishing rights impasse
PM’s chief advisor accused by Tory insiders of creating ‘mayhem in government’.
John Major says UK no longer ‘great power’
10/11/2020
The former prime minister warned that “complacency” and “nostalgia” are the routes to a national decline and that the UK’s global influence has relied upon history, fortified by membership of the EU and close ties to the US.
PM urged to recognise pursuit of no-deal Brexit would be regarded as serious error by US.
THE UK Government’s Brexit plans are "bonkers" and "a shambles", according to a director of the Road Haulage Association (RHA).
Post-Brexit trade talks in danger of grinding to a halt due to ‘very serious divergences’ between UK and EU
04/11/2020
Michel Barnier and David Frost will resume talks on Thursday via video call, after a fortnight of face-to-face meetings
Police scramble to rescue files of suspected criminals and missing people amid no-deal fears
03/11/2020
Thousands of names ‘double keyed’ into Interpol system – in case screens ‘switched off’ in just eight weeks’ time.
The future of the UK's £34bn aerospace sector is at risk if ministers do not reach a deal with the European Union over the mutual recognition of parts, the aviation trade body ADS says.
Ivan Rogers, former UK ambassador to the EU, says prime minister will think ‘history was going his way’ if Donald Trump is re-elected
Weekly shop will become ‘much more expensive’ in event of a no-deal Brexit, ministers warned
26/10/2020
Households will be particularly hard hit at start of next year and into spring.
Tariff hit for electric vehicles likely to be £2,800 per car, with risks to UK’s net zero plans.
Shipping line CLdN says it has ‘contingencies’ for UK ‘landbridge’ delays in a hard Brexit.
This could hamper the UK’s ambition to be a global leader in zero-emission vehicle development, production and employment.
PM tells industry leaders anxious about stalled negotiations "rien ne vas plus", which means "no more bets" in the casino game.
Former terror law reviewer David Anderson warns of serious impact on fight against cross-border crime.
Boris Johnson still refusing to restart Brexit negotiations despite ticking no-deal clock
20/10/2020
Second phone call on Tuesday fails to convince UK to return to table.
The outcome being pursued by the prime minister in the Brexit trade talks will not avoid costly friction at the border.
The prime minister said there must be a "fundamental change of approach" from the EU if a trade deal is to be agreed.
No-deal Brexit looms as Boris Johnson says he will quit trade talks unless EU changes approach
16/10/2020
Brussels offers more negotiations next week, but Downing Street says ‘The trade talks are over’.
No deal ‘very likely’, French foreign minister says, as fishing and competition unresolved.
‘We expect the EU to bring forward contingency measures,’ said the transport secretary.