Fishing and defense agreement between the UK and EU surfaces five years post-Brexit
UK and EU Reach Significant Agreement After Brexit The United Kingdom and the European Union have come to a noteworthy agreement after five years since Brexit, concentrating on fishing rights and defense collaboration. This deal was announced by Nick Thomas-Symonds from the UK Cabinet Office, during a pivotal summit in London— the first significant gathering […]
End of post-Brexit subsidies incorrectly prevented 3,000 English farmers from receiving support
A minister inadvertently turned down funding for around 3,000 farmers in the UK when the post-Brexit subsidies scheme was shut down. This year, there was significant outrage when Environment Secretary Steve Reid abruptly halted the post-Brexit agricultural payment program, leaving many farmers in the dark regarding alternatives. The Sustainable Agriculture Incentives (SFI) form a part […]
Fall in UK trade with EU should spur rewrite of post-Brexit rules, says IPPR | Trade policy
A leading centre-left think tank says that in response to the slump in trade with the EU, ministers are likely to spur negotiations to fundamentally rewrite post-Brexit rules in order to create closer ties between the UK and Brussels. He showed his perspective. President Donald Trump's arrival at the White House next week will prompt […]
‘It’s catastrophic’: Italian restaurants in London struggle to find staff post-Brexit | Restaurants
Emanuela Rescia has lived in London for almost 10 years. She left her hometown of Naples when she was a teenager and became a waitress in England, bringing her expertise and love of Italian cuisine to her capital. But the 27-year-old, like thousands of other Italians working in the UK hospitality industry, felt she had […]
UK embarks on post-Brexit trade talks with Turkey | International trade
The UK and Turkey have begun talks on a post-Brexit free trade agreement covering the services sector of the economy. The UK government says Turkey is one of the fastest growing economies in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, with total trade between the two countries worth £26 billion, making exports to Turkey an […]
Food trade bodies consider legal action over post-Brexit ‘not for EU’ labelling | Food & drink industry
Food industry trade bodies are debating whether to take legal action against the government over its post-Brexit plans to require all meat and dairy products sold in the UK to be labeled as ‘non-EU’. ing. Food producers say the labeling could add £250m a year to costs and further fuel inflation, and if a solution […]
Stormont power-sharing in sight as Northern Ireland DUP accepts post-Brexit deal | Northern Irish politics
The Democratic Unionist Party has backed a deal with the British government to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland, ending two years of political deadlock. Sir Geoffrey Donaldson said his party intends to reinstate Stormont’s dormant government and council once the government delivers its promised legislation. “I am happy to report that the party executive has […]
Post-Brexit trade deals: what’s been agreed and what could still come? | International trade
Negotiations on a trade deal between the UK and Canada have been suspended following disagreements over beef and cheese tariffs. Britain's ability to secure its own global free trade deal was touted as one of the big benefits of its decision to leave the EU, but progress has been mixed. Here we look at what […]