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Tory Backed Report Says Closer Ties With The EU Will Help Boost Growth
Tory Backed Report Says Closer Ties With The EU Will Help Boost Growth
Brexit
Senior Conservative figures have called on the Government to soften the post-Brexit relationship with the European Union, arguing that pushing for closer ties with the UK's most important trading partner is "not some assault on sovereignty".
DUP Leader Says Deal To Restore Northern Ireland Power Sharing Shows 'Real Change' But Battle Isn't Over
Brexit
DUP Leader Says Deal To Restore Northern Ireland Power Sharing Shows "Real Change" But Battle Isn't Over
What Must Still Happen To Restore Northern Ireland Power Sharing
Brexit
What Must Still Happen To Restore Northern Ireland Power Sharing
Can Rishi Sunak Curb Migration Without Also Bringing Down The NHS?
Brexit
Can Rishi Sunak Curb Migration Without Also Bringing Down The NHS?
Westminster Could Water Down Northern Ireland Brexit Checks In Bid To DUP
Brexit
Westminster Could Water Down Northern Ireland Brexit Checks In Bid To DUP
Keir Starmer Is Walking A 'Tightrope' By Fighting The Tories On Brexit
Brexit
Keir Starmer Is Walking A "Tightrope" By Fighting The Tories On Brexit
Westminster Draws Up Plans To Take Charge Of Windsor Framework In Northern Ireland
Brexit
Westminster Draws Up Plans To Take Charge Of Windsor Framework In Northern Ireland
The House Live
Labour’s EU strategy faces an uphill battle
Brexit
By Joel Reland
Labour’s EU strategy faces an uphill battle
More effective EU policy needs Whitehall to be rearranged
Brexit
By Jill Rutter
More effective EU policy needs Whitehall to be rearranged
Lords Diary: Baroness Miller
Environment
By Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
Lords Diary: Baroness Miller
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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
Political parties
The Professor Will See You Now: On the role of an MP
The Professor Will See You Now: On the role of an MP
By Professor Philip Cowley
Parliament
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Done deal? Why, on Brexit, Europe may want to maintain the status quo
Brexit
By Anand Menon
Done deal? Why, on Brexit, Europe may want to maintain the status quo
Some like to pretend the Brexit deal can be improved with a formal review due next year but, as Anand Menon explains, the EU has little incentive to rock the boat
Can Rishi Sunak Curb Migration Without Also Bringing Down The NHS?
Brexit
Can Rishi Sunak Curb Migration Without Also Bringing Down The NHS?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under renewed pressure from restless Conservative MPs to massively reduce net migration before the next general election, but how he does that without putting further strain on the health service and the economy is not clear.
Summer Of 'Drift' Casts Doubt Over A DUP Return To Stormont
Brexit
Summer Of "Drift" Casts Doubt Over A DUP Return To Stormont
Westminster is gearing up for the return of parliament in just over a week, but the same cannot be said for the government in Northern Ireland, where the Democratic Unionist Party's ongoing protest is causing growing frustration in Downing Street.
Brexit news
Everything You Need To Know About The Northern Ireland Protocol, And Why Government Already Wants It Changed
Brexit
Everything You Need To Know About The Northern Ireland Protocol, And Why Government Already Wants It Changed
Michael Gove is today meeting counterparts from the European Union to suggest ways of improving how the Northern Ireland protocol, which took months to negotiate, works in practice.
Labour Says Government Response To Post-Brexit Touring Barriers Facing Musicians Is An 'Insult'
Culture
Labour Says Government Response To Post-Brexit Touring Barriers Facing Musicians Is An "Insult"
Exclusive: Labour has accused the government of insulting the music industry after a minister failed to explain how it planned to minimise post-Brexit barriers facing UK touring performers and their staff.
Michael Gove Admits Northern Ireland Post-Brexit Trade Disruption Is Not Just 'Teething Problems'
Brexit
Michael Gove Admits Northern Ireland Post-Brexit Trade Disruption Is Not Just "Teething Problems"
The problems facing British businesses trying to export goods to Northern Ireland are not simply "teething problems", but "significant issues", according to Michael Gove, despite Boris Johnson's attempts to play down the disruption.
Politicians Told To 'Dial Down The Rhetoric' On Northern Ireland After Menacing Graffiti And Threats To Border Staff
Brexit
Politicians Told To "Dial Down The Rhetoric" On Northern Ireland After Menacing Graffiti And Threats To Border Staff
Politicians in Northern Ireland are calling for calm after local authorities took the emergency step of removing staff from border posts in Belfast and Larne due to growing security concerns.
As we ‘take back control’, let’s use that to stop the cruel and dangerous fur trade Partner content
Brexit
As we ‘take back control’, let’s use that to stop the cruel and dangerous fur trade
The UK banned fur farming in 2000 but we still allow tens of millions of pounds worth of cruel fur to be imported and sold here. Now the UK has left the EU, we can change this double standard and ban fur sales.
Now that Brexit is done, our focus must be to forge a new special relationship with Europe
Brexit
By David Lidington and Stephen Hammond MP
Now that Brexit is done, our focus must be to forge a new special relationship with Europe
The Conservative European Forum will advocate for close strategic partnerships with our European allies, grounded in our common values and shared interests.
Exclusive: EU Says A Post-Brexit Shellfish Export Ban Is Indefinite, After Government Claimed It Was Only Temporary
Environment
Exclusive: EU Says A Post-Brexit Shellfish Export Ban Is Indefinite, After Government Claimed It Was Only Temporary
The European Union has told the UK shellfish industry that thousands of tonnes of oyster, mussel, clam, cockle and scallop exports are banned from the bloc indefinitely.
The EU Avoided A Massive Row With The UK After Ditching An Explosive Plan To Limit Vaccine Exports to Northern Ireland
Coronavirus
The EU Avoided A Massive Row With The UK After Ditching An Explosive Plan To Limit Vaccine Exports to Northern Ireland
The European Union stepped back from the brink of an enormous diplomatic row on Friday night after deciding not to override the Northern Ireland Protocol agreed with Boris Johnson’s government by imposing controls on exports of the coronavirus vaccine to the UK.
Government Has Set Up A New Fishing Task Force To Deal With Post-Brexit Chaos
Brexit
Government Has Set Up A New Fishing Task Force To Deal With Post-Brexit Chaos
The government has announced that a new ministerial task force will attempt to help Scottish seafood businesses whose exports to the European Union have been pummelled by post-Brexit paperwork.
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Brexit
By Chartered Insurance Institute
LISTEN: IFSAPPG Post-Brexit Roundtable
Listen now to the recent roundtable discussion on the post-Brexit priorities for insurance in the UK.
Centuries Old Shellfish Traders Are Facing Collapse After EU Exports Are Banned Altogether
Environment
Centuries Old Shellfish Traders Are Facing Collapse After EU Exports Are Banned Altogether
The government faces pressure to provide "as much support as humanly possible" to UK shellfish traders who have seen their exports grind to a halt as post-Brexit rules mean their catches are now totally banned from the EU.
Hilary Benn Is 'Frustrated' The Brexit Committee Was Disbanded As Border Chaos Spirals
Brexit
Hilary Benn Is "Frustrated" The Brexit Committee Was Disbanded As Border Chaos Spirals
The government’s decision to shut down the Brexit committee just days after UK agreed a free trade deal with the European Union was a “big frustration” and means ministers will face less scrutiny, committee chair Hilary Benn told PoliticsHome.
Labour Is Pressuring The Government To Save Musicians From 'Devastating' Brexit Touring Rules
Culture
Labour Is Pressuring The Government To Save Musicians From "Devastating" Brexit Touring Rules
The Labour Party has issued a plea to the government to secure visa-free tour access to the European Union for UK-based musicians and artists facing a mountain of bureaucracy as a result of Brexit.
Pigs Heads Are Rotting In Rotterdam As Brexit Delays Hit The British Meat Industry
Environment
Pigs Heads Are Rotting In Rotterdam As Brexit Delays Hit The British Meat Industry
Tonnes of rotting meat is stuck at European ports as a result of "eye-watering" post-Brexit paperwork, UK meat industry leaders have told PoliticsHome – including a lorry carrying British pork that has been stuck in Holland since 1 January.
Northern Ireland Secretary Claims Food Supply Issues Have Been Caused By Covid, Not Brexit
Coronavirus
Northern Ireland Secretary Claims Food Supply Issues Have Been Caused By Covid, Not Brexit
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has claimed disruption to food supplies have mainly been triggered by the Covid crisis, rather than Brexit.
Government must do more to minimise Brexit disruption to Northern Ireland-Britain supply chain
Brexit
By Jeffrey Donaldson MP
Government must do more to minimise Brexit disruption to Northern Ireland-Britain supply chain
Some haulers' have been stranded because their goods do not have the correct paperwork, incurring thousands of pounds in extra cost. This is as a far cry from the assurances of unfettered access we were promised.
Up To 40% Of Fish Sold At A Danish Auction This Year Is from Scottish Boats Avoiding Brexit Chaos In The UK
Brexit
Up To 40% Of Fish Sold At A Danish Auction This Year Is from Scottish Boats Avoiding Brexit Chaos In The UK
Up to 40% of fish sold at an auction in Denmark so far in 2021 have come from Scottish boats, according to a a leading figure in the Nordic logistics industry.
Let’s stop using the fishing industry as a political football and work together to untangle Brexit red tape
Brexit
By Alistair Carmichael MP
Let’s stop using the fishing industry as a political football and work together to untangle Brexit red tape
Scottish fishermen have been losing £1M each day for the past week because of Brexit disruption. They need urgent support from the Prime Minister, not excuses and uncertainty.
Post-Brexit Lords committee reforms will mean a cross-departmental, forward thinking approach to scrutiny
Brexit
By Lord McFall
Post-Brexit Lords committee reforms will mean a cross-departmental, forward thinking approach to scrutiny
Changes to the House of Lords committee structure will allow expert scrutiny from peers to complement the Commons’ work
Government Is Accused Of Being 'Asleep At The Wheel' Over The Scottish Fishing Crisis After Ministers Enraged The Industry
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Government Is Accused Of Being "Asleep At The Wheel" Over The Scottish Fishing Crisis After Ministers Enraged The Industry
The UK government has been accused of abandoning Scottish fishing traders facing economic disaster after remarks by two ministers enraged opposition MPs and industry figures.
Food Industry Bosses Say Trade That Used To Take Hours Is Now Taking Five Days Due To Brexit Checks
Brexit
Food Industry Bosses Say Trade That Used To Take Hours Is Now Taking Five Days Due To Brexit Checks
It is taking British businesses nearly a week to complete exports to the European Union that previously took just a few hours, the head of one of the UK’s leading trade bodies has told MPs.
If farmers are to enter the post-Brexit era with confidence, they need practical support
Environment
By Jim Shannon MP
If farmers are to enter the post-Brexit era with confidence, they need practical support
Suicide rates in farming are among the highest of any occupational group. At this time of change, government must alleviate the pressures faced by these unique communities
Starting with a strong Environment Bill, we can build a greener future outside the EU
Environment
By Tim Loughton MP
Starting with a strong Environment Bill, we can build a greener future outside the EU
The Environment Bill will create new legally-binding environmental improvement targets, which will be more comprehensive and ambitious than the EU’s.
Luke Pollard: Fishers Have Every Right To Be Angry Over The Brexit Deal
Environment
By Georgina Bailey
Luke Pollard: Fishers Have Every Right To Be Angry Over The Brexit Deal
Labour's shadow environment secretary says that British fishers have been betrayed by Brexit – and he has a vision for how to turn their trade around. He talks to Georgina Bailey.
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