The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines whether post-Brexit border checks were to blame for disruption at the Port of Dover at the weekend and to what extent.
Tomato shortage: How far is Brexit to blame?
03/03/2023
Some of the UK's biggest supermarkets are limiting sales of tomatoes and other salad items.
Three big retailers are placing limits on shoppers on some produce lines. What is behind the rationing?
Has the Brexit fishing promise come true?
06/02/2023
Even though fishing is a tiny part of the UK economy, it was a key issue in the Brexit campaign with promises to "take back control" of British waters. / At the end of 2020, Boris Johnson announced his new Brexit trade agreement with the EU, promising that "[we will] be able to catch and eat quite prodigious quantities of extra fish".
EU Commission rejects UK’s new legislation and launches legal action against Britain.
New post-Brexit customs rules explained as consumers warned they could lead to some shortages
01/01/2021
A UK business spoke about having no choice but to raise the prices of its goods as trade between the UK and the EU becomes increasingly difficult, ITV News Reporter Martha Fairlie reports on New Year's Day 2022.
rish government figures come days after M&S says it is scrapping 800 lines due to ‘excessive paperwork’
Northern Ireland Protocol: What is the latest UK-EU row about and why are Brexit tensions still bubbling away?
24/05/2021
Trade secretary says government ‘absolutely’ wants to remove border checks agreed by Boris Johnson in Brexit deal.
Dairy shipments collapse by as much as 96 per cent. Experts say extra red tape and delays are to blame.
The renewed tension in Northern Ireland could have far-reaching implications for the future of the United Kingdom - and post-Brexit relations with the EU.
Producers in Great Britain could once sell meat to EU customers as easily as they could at home. Since Brexit, exporters face a process of up to 26 steps, with every shipment logged in multiple databases and certified by reams of red tape. Here are all the hoops exporters must jump through
Grace periods for implementing post-Brexit checks on goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland are at the centre of tensions between the EU and UK.
Brexit trade deal: what does it mean for UK businesses, from fishing boats to financial services?
30/12/2020
From 1 January firms face a barrage of new red tape while others are still waiting on vital decisions about how they will trade with the EU in the post-Brexit era.
There's been a lot of talk about free trade in the Brexit debate, but what exactly is a free trade agreement and how does it differ from what the UK has had with the EU?
Brexit: What is the customs union? [2 mins]
17/11/2018
One term that keeps cropping up in discussions around Brexit is the customs union. What is it and how does it work?
Which foods will be affected by Brexit?
10/12/2020
Leaving the EU single market and customs union will bring new friction and red tape for food importers.
Will there be food shortages after Brexit?
08/12/2020
Leaving the EU single market and customs union will bring new friction and red tape for food importers
Why do so many people talk about a 'hard Brexit' and a 'soft Brexit'? And what do they mean?
Leaving the EU single market and customs union will bring new friction and red tape for food importers
Most of the fishing that takes place close to the west coast of Scotland is for shellfish, and most of the catch is exported to Europe.
What happens if we have no deal?
15/10/2020
Mr Johnson told his cabinet this week that leaving the EU without a deal should hold “no fear” for Britain, but was he right?
A sea border would mean checks at major ports in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, such as Holyhead, Liverpool, Belfast and Larne.