The discussion on the Northern Ireland Protocol has changed subtly in recent days — and not just because Brexiteers have new lingo, by way of the “Windsor Agreement”, to brandish. Rather, both the substance and tenor of the debate have shifted dramatically because the prime minister appears to have negotiated a better deal with the
Prime minister Rishi Sunak and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, meet today for “final talks” on the Northern Ireland Protocol, after weeks of rumours that a new post-Brexit agreement was close. Downing Street said Mr Sunak “wants to ensure any deal fixes the practical problems on the ground, » Read More
The prime minister has today unveiled a new Windsor Framework agreement with the European Union which he has heralded as a “decisive breakthrough” on the Northern Ireland Protocol impasse. The new framework was announced at a joint press conference attended by the prime minister and the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
The National Sheep Association (NSA) are deeply concerned that the first post Brexit trade deal is set to pass through parliament without scrutiny. The Australian/UK Free Trade Deal, the first… The post Confidence will be dented by lack of parliamentary scrutiny over Australia trade deal appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
This afternoon, MPs are debating clauses 7, 8 and 9 of a revised Northern Ireland protocol following “practical problems” caused by the initial deal between the UK and the EU. Ellis emphasised that the government wants a negotiated deal with the European Union, telling the EU “our door remains open”. The paymaster general told the…
In an urgent question, trade under-secretary Ranil Jayawardena came under fire for “ministers running away from scrutiny” on the UK-Australia trade deal. This criticism comes after no time being made available for a debate on the first new trade agreement” since leaving the EU. Jayawardena rejected the criticism, telling MPs that there will have been…
Keir Starmer’s well-trailed Brexit speech got an understandably hostile reaction from many on the pro-EU side of British politics. The so-called five-point plan contained two points that appear impossible to… The post Labour’s ‘taking voters for fools’ with its vacuous Brexit plan, the Rejoin EU Party says appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
New polling by Ipsos UK in partnership with the EU:UK Forum shows that the proportion of Britons who think the UK’s exit from the EU has made their daily life… The post Ipsos: Almost half of Britons say Brexit has made their daily life worse appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The Northern Ireland Protocol ‘override’ bill, which is likely to create a new EU-UK rift, has been published on the same day that new Government figures reveal a record boom… The post UK’s exports to the EU break a new record just as NI Protocol bill jeopardises relations appeared first on London Business News |…
