Post-Brexit trade talks back on as UK accepts EU olive branch

Trade talks between the UK and the EU will resume later this week after Downing Street accepted an olive branch from Michel Barnier.  Number 10 said this afternoon Britain is now ‘ready to welcome the EU team to London to resume negotiations’ after almost a week of discussions being on hold.  The Government said while … Read more

Post-Brexit trade talks should include cheaper mobile data in Japan, the US and Australia

Travellers to some destinations around the world face fees of £30 to upload a single photograph, new research has revealed. Plusnet Mobile customers would have to fork out £30 to post a single 5MB photo whilst BT, Tesco and Virgin Mobile customers could all have to pay £25 to upload a photo while travelling in … Read more

Boris Johnson plans a post-Brexit boost for UK shipbuilding as part of defence review 

Boris Johnson plans a post-Brexit boost for UK shipbuilding as part of defence review Defence review said to be changing rules around giving British firms contracts  Currently EU rules require international competitions for contracts These restrictions could be releaxed by 2023  Ministers have hinted at a new £1.5 billion deal to build Royal Navy supply … Read more

EU lashes out at ‘absent’ and ‘disinterested’ Boris Johnson over post-Brexit trade talks

EU lashes out at ‘absent’ and ‘disinterested’ Boris Johnson for failing to get involved in Brexit trade negotiations amid desperate race to get a deal done Claims talks could slip into November and December unless PM is more involved EU sources said he was more ‘detached’ than predecessor Theresa May ‘It’s about time people higher … Read more

Optimism grows of EU and UK agreeing post-Brexit trade deal

Are the UK and EU inching towards a post-Brexit trade deal? Optimism grows after Downing Street welcomes ‘useful exchanges’ while Brussels says ‘the tide is turning’ Downing Street says there have been ‘useful exchanges’ with EU in recent weeks An EU official said ‘it seems like the tide is turning’ after months of talks deadlock … Read more

Lorry drivers will need permit to access Kent post-Brexit

Michael Gove reveals lorry drivers will need a ‘border pass’ to enter Kent under post-Brexit port arrangements as he admits chaos could see 7,000 lorries queued at Dover Michael Gove revealed lorry drivers will need permit to access Kent post-Brexit He also set out Government’s ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ for border chaos That would see a … Read more

Holidaying Britons on their way to EU countries will save money under new post-Brexit regime

Return of the booze cruise! Post-Brexit return of duty-free for holidaying Britons on their way to EU countries will save £2.33 on bottle of wine and £11.50 on spirits under new regime from January Passengers going to EU countries from UK currently excluded from duty-free  From January Brits can save £2.33 on bottles of wine … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: Post-Brexit Britain must stay a magnet for talent

Hong Kong citizens are coming to the rescue of the London property market – and they are coming here to live, not just to buy properties as an investment. The reasons are obvious. Since the crackdown on dissent by China and the British Government’s response of offering a path to UK citizenship, the case for … Read more

Michel Barnier delivers ultimatum on post-Brexit fishing rights

‘You can have the waters… but not the fish’: Brexit trade talks descend into insults as Michel Barnier delivers ultimatum on fishing rights and UK brands the EU negotiator ‘misleading’ Post-Brexit trade talks between the UK and the EU remain in a state of deadlock  EU is adamant fishing issue must be resolved before talks … Read more

UK is close to giving up hope of striking post-Brexit trade deal with EU

UK is close to giving up hope of striking post-Brexit trade deal with EU as Boris Johnson runs down the clock to his July deadline UK government assumes there will not be a post-Brexit trade deal by December  Boris Johnson expects to trade with EU on WTO terms after transition period UK is currently bound … Read more