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The shadow Northern Ireland secretary appeared alongside Charlie McConalogue at a Business Post event in London.
Party hopes to attend meetings of EU foreign affairs council should it win UK election.
Journalist and political commentator Peter Hitchens claimed on GB News that Britain's influence has not really gone away post Brexit because it has very little to begin with. / Is he right?
Wales’ role in UK-EU relations has greatly diminished since Brexit, with open democratic debate replaced by diktat and decisions made in the shadows, MSs warned.
Wine, the pint bottle and European standards
23/11/2023
Policymakers in the UK have to adjust to the reality of no longer setting international standards. The UK no longer offers markets of bulk. Nor does it have recognised high standards that others are keen to adopt.
The government has quietly admitted Singapore-on-Thames is dead.
Rejection of regular EU talks and Horizon dithering prove the PM is running scared of his party’s lunatic fringe.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have increasingly become influential in Brussels and beyond.
The UK is undoubtedly an AI powerhouse - but it's the EU that's leading global AI policy without Brexit Britain
14/06/2023
This week has seen the UK talking up its influence in Artificial Intelligence. But it is adrift from important research on bias and other problems, while the EU’s AI Act is full steam ahead.
The first concerns the United Kingdom. Aside from a few hard-liners, Brexit -- the decision to leave the common market made by Boris Johnson's administration -- has become a disaster.
UK scientists had been shut out of the multibillion-euro scheme amid drawn-out Brexit negotiations.
After Brexit, Britain’s competitors are running rings around us. Sunak’s not even at the races
08/02/2023
This reshuffle will make little difference: the country is going nowhere as the PM leads us further down an economic dead end.
Editorial: The UK’s six-year Brexit hangover
05/01/2023
There's little talk of reversing the decision, but evidence of Brexit-induced harm is piling up.
According to a poll carried out by the Savanta data research group, more people in the UK believe Brexit has damaged the country's economy and influence on the world stage with indicators pointing towards a growing appetite for a second referendum on EU membership.
The lucrative UK/US trade deal is dead - so will it Liz Truss now press ahead with ripping up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol?
The fall of the British Passport "In 2010, it was ranked as the most powerful in the world..."
02/08/2022
The fall of the British Passport “In 2010, it was ranked as the most powerful in the world. According to the Henley Passport Index, we could visit more destinations without a prior visa than any other nationality.” Now it’s 13th.
UK PM’s claim China breaking international agreement over Hong Kong provokes response from embassy.
Nicholas Walton gives up leadership of €2.8m pan-European research after dispute over Northern Ireland protocol.
Truss urged to step back from brink in explosive Brexit spat with Brussels over Northern Ireland
12/05/2022
Tearing up Northern Ireland protocol ‘will spark trade war, drive up inflation and damage UK influence’, warns senior Tory MP.
Airmic, the UK association for risk and insurance professionals has said that Brexit is threatening the London Markets influence in the global industry.
A former Conservative leader asked how the UK could “reproach” Russia, China and Iran for their conduct when it was prepared to break international laws.
The UK's diplomatic heft and economic muscle have been greatly damaged by leaving the world's largest trading bloc. It will have increasingly little sway in any future global crises.
Global Britain or Lonely Britain?
02/02/2022
Despite its claims of exceptionalism and the freedom to succeed outside of the European Union, in reality, the UK is no longer in the room where it happens, says former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall.
Russia’s leaders do not consider the UK to be their country’s equal in the global system. This creates problems for British policymakers – which Brexit is aggravating.
‘I want to awaken you to an opportunity’, Penny Mordaunt tells US audience – after Joe Biden slammed the brakes on talks.