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'Robbie Gibb asked me this question a while ago. I can’t say what he doesn’t know, but I can break down his article' - Steve Analyst
04/05/2020
1. Robbie Gibb asked me this question a while ago. I can’t say what he doesn’t know, but I can break down his article. / 2. I’m going to go through the article line by line to reiterate my original point, starting with the suggestion that our position is “all laid out” in the Conservative Manifesto.
When asked about the major challenges facing UK negotiators in the trade talks, 39 per cent said the UK has a weak negotiating position.
Boris Johnson blames ‘email error’ for not joining EU ventilator scheme - but Matt Hancock says he got it
26/03/2020
After initially claiming it did not join an EU scheme for ventilators because of Brexit, it now blames an ‘email error’ for missing the invitation.
'The government walking away from this EU deal just smacks of ideological dogma'
The BMA has published a series of briefings, which outline our policy positions on a range of key issues relating to the impact of Brexit on the UK healthcare system.
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) awarded three contracts in December for additional shipping freight capacity, required in the event of a no-deal Brexit, direct to providers without running an open EU competitive process.
Brexit Has Left Malta Without Its Main Medical Supplier, Abela Warns EU In Leaked Letter Calling For New Procurement Policy
22/02/2021
Prime Minister Robert Abela has revealed that the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU has left Malta without its main legal vehicle to supply medical products to its residents, a leaked letter sent to the President of the European Council has revealed.
For new medical devices entering the UK market, they will only need to comply with the old, and for some, less stringent, device standard (MDR, 2002). / ... Coupled with the additional authorisation process required to reach the UK market, this may lead to delays or deter companies from selling their products in the UK altogether.
Brexit’s latest obstacle? A Moldovan veto
25/10/2018
Of all the possible obstacles to Britain’s smooth exit from the European Union, few can have seemed less likely than Moldova.
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson blames administrative error for failure to sign up to EU equipment help scheme
26/03/2020
Downing Street has blamed an administrative error for the UK's failure to sign up to an emergency EU scheme to help procure vital medical equipment to fight coronavirus.
Participation in the scheme is seen as a test of the prime minister's pragmatism on Brexit and Covid-19.
Coronavirus: Brussels rubbishes UK government claim it missed EU ventilator scheme due to 'communications problem'
27/03/2020
‘Member states and the UK had the opportunity to signal their interest to participate in any joint procurements,’ says EU spokesperson
Coronavirus: Three quarters of public favour working with EU to get vital protective equipment
16/04/2020
More than three quarters of the public think the UK should participate in EU schemes to secure vital protective equipment, as it emerged ministers passed on three opportunities to take part.
Coronavirus: UK failed to join EU ventilator scheme because of 'communication confusion', Michael Gove says
29/03/2020
The Cabinet Office minister claimed the UK's omission from the scheme was a communication error, contradicting a Downing Street spokesman.
Coronavirus: UK’s failure to join EU ventilator scheme was ‘political decision’, not communication error, says senior civil servant
21/04/2020
Sir Simon McDonald says ministers were briefed on ‘what was on offer’ to UK.
UK foreign secretary has said EU invite for Covid-19 scheme was sent to old email address.
Brussels says UK was briefed on bulk-buying plan and given ‘ample opportunity’ to join.
Firm with links to Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove secures £1m in government work without open tender
19/08/2020
A firm with links to Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove has won almost £1 million worth of government work without having to undergo an open tender process.
Senior Foreign Office official tells MPs that ministers refused scheme because UK had left EU.
The European Commission (EC) has been urged to investigate the UK government over no-deal Brexit ferry contracts. Scottish MEP Alyn Smith (SNP) has written to the EC requesting an investigation into the procurement process that led the UK government to directly award three ferry contracts totalling £107m, including a £13.8m contract to new business Seaborne Freight.
UK Govt say #SeaborneFreight contract awarded outwith normal procurement rules because of “extreme urgency” brought about by “unforeseeable events”. But Minister confirms #NoDeal #Brexit was foreseen ages ago & can’t say what unforeseen events were #ferrygate
The U.K.’s post-Brexit access to $1.7 trillion in public projects relies on the good will of its European neighbors. Too bad Moldova holds a grudge. The tiny country wedged between Romania and Ukraine is joining half a dozen nations in blocking the U.K.’s re-entry to the World Trade Organization’s Government Procurement Agreement ...
Government clarifies position after critics accuse Boris Johnson of putting ‘Brexit over breathing’.
The UK will set up its own electronic tender notification platform to replace the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) section of the EU Official Journal (OJEU) if it leaves the EU without a formal Brexit deal in place, it has confirmed.
German firms won almost three times as much in contract fees than the UK, with its share rising to €307m (£281m) in 2018
The Brexit predictions that came true, those that didn’t—and what we didn’t see coming - BMJ
03/08/2022
Six years after the referendum we can disentangle the evidence and judge the effects on health and care, says Richard Vize.
The last chance to save us from a no-deal Brexit has now slipped by. Here’s what we lost today
01/07/2020
The negotiations which will set our relationship with our closest neighbours for the next generation are being rushed in a reckless game of chicken.
A post-Brexit deal should make it easier to build supermarkets, avoid tax and sue the UK, US business lobbyists say.
European scrutiny committee warns that UK approach risks access to vaccine
Britain did not take part in €1.5bn order for kit to protect against Covid-19 despite shortages in NHS.
Government now wants close links with early warning system despite Brexit, source says.
The UK's bid to join a 46-country trade agreement on mutually open government procurement markets has hit a setback after the US formally objected to its accession being delayed until the Brexit transition period ends, according to an internal EU note seen by MLex.
Former No 10 adviser pressed for appointment to be hurried through, saying he had ‘ordered it’ from PM.
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