Scottish ministers have now announced plans to develop “green ports” as an alternative model to the freeports being set up by the UK Government in the wake of Brexit. Ms Sturgeon had previously dismissed freeports as “low-cost, low-wage, low-value opportunities”. Ministers at
The Prime Minister refuted Ms May’s remarks, claiming Britain had a promising year ahead. Writing in the Daily Mail, the former Prime Minister suggested Mr Johnson failed to honour British values by threatening to break international law in Brexit negotiations. She also called
The former Conservative Prime Minister penned an article criticising her successor over cutting foreign aid targets. She suggested Mr Johnson failed to honour British values by threatening to break international law in Brexit negotiations. Hailing the inauguration of US President Joe Biden,
Emmanuel Macron lays wreath at statue of Charles de Gaulle Brexit has split opinion in the UK for more than half a decade, while Britain’s relationship with the EU has caused division for more than half a century. But the split with
The Belgian politician, along with other MEPs, has warned Europe needs to have an “open debate” on what happens after a “transformative year”. Mr Verhofstadt tweeted a link to a letter jointly-written by nine MEPs saying “MEPs are clear”. He wrote: “MEPs
Britain and Australia formally launched trade negotiations this summer, aiming to conclude a comprehensive and ambitious FTA covering goods, services and investment. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and her Australian counterpart Simon Birmingham kicked off the talks via videoconference on June 17.
Kuenssberg: Northern Ireland deal ‘makes it easier to walk away’ Brexit negotiations regularly faltered over the issue of the Irish border until Prime Minister Boris Johnson and then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar settled on the Northern Ireland Protocol. This meant the region would
The UK sealed a historic trade deal with the European Union worth more than £600billion to the economy, as well as lucrative agreements with more than 60 other nations, including Canada, Mexico and Norway. A new research project titled “Global Britain, global broker:
Hauliers warned the extra paperwork was leading to shortages of some goods and risked leaving gaps on supermarket shelves. They said they were being “overwhelmed” by red tape with scores of lorries being turned away from ports because they had failed to
Brexit: Impact for EU ‘will be positive’ says political scientist The UK completed its full departure from the EU on New Year’s Eve – four-and-a-half years after the country voted to leave the bloc, ending 47 years of membership. This also brought