Lloyd’s of London has pledged to publish a catalogue of its 3,000 treasures to root out any connections with the slave trade. The world’s oldest insurance market is seeking an archivist to examine its vast trove of goods obtained over more than three centuries, including paintings, furniture, swords and silverware. Lloyd’s has posted an advert … Read more
Almost HALF of UK firms have reported a dip in trade during the lockdown with one in 10 saying income has fallen more than 50% as shutdown takes its toll on businesses Some 47 per cent of businesses reported turnover below predicted levels Among them were 12 per cent who saw gross revenue fall more … Read more
There’s a bitter north-easterly wind whipping the waves as Chris Ranger moors his ageing sailboat and steps off with a small net of oysters. ‘This time last year, I’d be selling 1,500 of these for Valentine’s Day,’ he says. ‘But Covid has closed the UK market and Brexit has ended EU exports. I’m down to a … Read more
Boris Johnson refuses to rule out trade war with EU as row over ban on British shellfish grows European Commission criticised for barring the sales of British caught shellfish The shellfish can only be transported to Europe if treated at a purification plant Environment Secretary George Eustice yesterday denounced the shellfish ban By John Stevens … Read more
Furious Tory China hawks accuse Boris Johnson of playing parliamentary ‘games’ to block rebel attempt to outlaw UK trade deals with countries committing genocide, amid ethnic cleansing of Uighurs by Beijing They demand firm action over gross human rights abuses in Xinjiang province Ministers accused of fudging a vote on trade deals with ‘genocide’ nations Would … Read more
Lorry carrying frozen carrots and mixed herbs waits for EIGHT DAYS to board a ferry to Northern Ireland ‘because of missing paperwork’ Peter Summerton, of McCulla Refrigerated Transport, said: ‘It’s absolutely criminal what has been allowed to happen’ A lorry carrying frozen carrots and mixed herbs has been waiting for clearance to board a ferry … Read more
Trade bodies are in talks with the US, Japan and other parts of Asia to improve access to their markets after Brexit.
Boost for Brexit Britain as Liz Truss says US trade deal is ‘in the pipeline’ as she announces the UK is applying to join a £9trillion pan-Pacific free trade area next year The Trade Secretary said that a deal with Washington is ‘in the pipeline’ Britain wants to join CPTPP tariff-free trade group of Pacific … Read more
Downing Street is studying a damning report that blames Britain’s former ambassador to Washington for Boris Johnson’s failure to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with Joe Biden’s government. Lord Darroch, who quit his post after a series of explosive memos were published which found that he had called President Donald Trump ‘inept’, ‘insecure’ and ‘incompetent’, is … Read more
Downing Street is studying a damning report that blames Britain’s former ambassador to Washington for Boris Johnson’s failure to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with Joe Biden’s government. Lord Darroch, who quit his post after a series of explosive memos were published which found that he had called President Donald Trump ‘inept’, ‘insecure’ and ‘incompetent’, is … Read more