Brexit means coronavirus vaccine will be slower to reach the UK
And it will cost more here because of the UK pulling out of the European Medicines Agency on 30 December• Three experts explain why Brexit leaves the UK less able… Read more »
Category: Brexit
EU vows to help nationals ‘outside the mainstream’ stay in UK
Bloc’s first UK ambassador says right to remain for many vulnerable Europeans must be protected Prisoners and members of the Roma community, along with elderly people and the poorest in… Read more »
UK to withdraw from European arrest warrant
Government document reveals plans to ditch tool that allows for fast extradition of criminals The UK is to abandon a crucial tool used to speed up the transfer of criminals… Read more »
Johnson unveils major review of foreign and defence policy
Key issues will be resetting UK’s relationships with allies and developing cyber capabilities Boris Johnson has unveiled a post-Brexit review of foreign and defence policy in an attempt to determine… Read more »
EU demands UK keep chlorinated chicken ban to get trade deal
Exclusive: clause in negotiating mandate for Michel Barnier will create hurdle to US-UK deal All the day’s political news – live The EU will demand that the UK maintains a… Read more »
EU envoys meet to seal Brexit talks
Tribune Online EU envoys meet to seal Brexit talks EU envoys met Monday to try to finalise a mandate for chief negotiator Michel Barnier ahead of what promises to be… Read more »
Brexit: France says it will not sign up to bad trade deal with UK just to meet Johnson’s deadline – live news
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen Labour leadership poll opens as Starmer promises jobs to rivals Priti Patel bullying claims dismissed as ‘absolute nonsense’ Starmer’s morning… Read more »
Brexit: UK reneging on Northern Ireland pledges risks trade deals with US and EU
Concerns raised after reports negotiating team told to devise plans to ‘get around’ protocol in withdrawal agreement Reneging on the special Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland will risk trade deals… Read more »
EU leaders at odds over filling €75bn Brexit shortfall
Agreement on a final budget deal at summit is unlikely, says Mette Frederiksen, Danish PM A summit to fix the EU’s long-term budget looked in danger of ending in failure… Read more »
Immigration: firms will need to train more UK workers, says Priti Patel
‘Economically inactive’ Britons could do jobs in sectors where there are shortages under new system, home secretary says Companies will need to train more British workers to fill vacancies when… Read more »
UK to close door to non-English speakers and unskilled workers
Government plans to take ‘full control’ of borders a disaster for economy and jobs, say industry leaders and Labour Britain is to close its borders to unskilled workers and those… Read more »
Labour leadership: NEC meets to consider arrangements for election to replace Corbyn – live news
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen No 10 lobby briefing – Summary ‘We must win or die’: Angela Rayner stands for deputy Labour leader 2.23pm GMT… Read more »
Labour’s next leader must be credible, competent and popular with voters, says TUC chief – live news
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 2.03pm GMT The Labour MP Toby Perkins isn’t convinced by the claims that Ian Lavery is seriously considering standing for… Read more »
EU accused of seeking to cut funds for poor in post-Brexit cost savings
Plan to drop dedicated fund while defence spending rises dismissed as false economy The European commission has been accused of seeking to cut EU funding for the continent’s poorest people… Read more »
Brexit discourse contributed to death of Jo Cox, says bishop
Bishop of Dover, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, says damaging rhetoric has harmed society as a whole The Church of England’s first black female bishop has said the debate around Brexit damaged society… Read more »
London expected to co-host next stage of post-Brexit negotiations
Location for talks to be split with Brussels in symbolic shift marking UK’s non-EU status London is expected to co-host the next stage of post-Brexit negotiations with Brussels in a… Read more »
Brexit: Johnson condemned for dropping pledge to replace family reunion law
Lawyers warn loss of reunion rights for unaccompanied refugee children will put them in danger The loss of family reunion rights for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will leave them with “no… Read more »
Boris Johnson told to ‘stop campaigning and start governing’
Ken Clarke criticises PM for having no detailed plans for Brexit or social care Ken Clarke has warned Boris Johnson he must “stop campaigning and get on with governing”, condemning… Read more »
Home Office ‘ignoring offers to give homes to child refugees’
Lord Dubs calls response ‘miserable’ amid claims 1,400 offers from councils spurned The Home Office has been accused of ignoring more than 1,400 offers from local councils to house child… Read more »
Boris Johnson dances around Varadkar’s claim of ‘hard’ Brexit
Irish leader fears UK wants to ‘undercut’ European rivals in areas such as food after exit Boris Johnson appeared to sidestep accusations from European leaders that he is on course… Read more »
Boris Johnson has finally got Brexit under way with a massive majority
Brexit is go IT’S still hard to take in — but Brexit is finally under way with a massive majority. Who could have imagined this six months ago? Several times… Read more »
Boris Johnson asks UK to ‘move on’ from Brexit as MPs debate withdrawal bill
Prime minister says it’s time to drop ‘old labels of leave and remain’, but Labour will oppose bill Latest politics news – live updates Boris Johnson has called on the… Read more »
Boris is a blizzard of good ideas – if he pulls them off he will transform the country
Boris’s Britain THE blueprint for our future unveiled by Boris Johnson is a blizzard of good ideas. If he pulls them off — a big if, of course — he… Read more »
EU draws up plans for quick-fire trade deal after Boris Johnson moves to legally rule out extending Brexit transition
BORIS Johnson’s move to legally rule out extending the transition hit home in Brussels as EU chiefs drew up plans for a quick-fire trade deal. EU negotiators will respond to… Read more »
Jeremy Corbyn apologises to Labour MPs for defeat ‘for which I take responsibility’ – live news
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments, including parliamentary Labour party meeting for first time since election Johnson’s speech to MPs PM: this parliament ‘vast improvement on predecessor’ Sturgeon’s speech… Read more »
Brexit: Boris Johnson will amend bill to outlaw extension
Legal block on finalising deal after 2020 removes safety net below negotiations with EU Boris Johnson will attempt to mark his election promise to “get Brexit done” by writing into… Read more »
Boris Johnson will amend Brexit bill to outlaw extension
Legal block on finalising deal after 2020 removes safety net below negotiations with EU Boris Johnson will attempt to mark his election promise to “get Brexit done” by writing into… Read more »
Watch out, Whitehall. Dominic Cummings has some tough love in store for us | The civil servant
After Boris Johnson’s win, civil servants know the axe is hovering over departments including the DExEU and DfID Those who work for the government clearly are no better at predicting… Read more »
From the NHS to Brexit: what can we expect from Johnson’s government?
Our specialists look into series of pre-election pledges, from health to education and media policy Boris Johnson made a raft of promises and comments indicating future policy during the election… Read more »
I take my share of responsibility for this defeat, says Jeremy Corbyn
‘I am proud that we won the arguments,’ says Labour leader in his account of party’s election failure Jeremy Corbyn: We won the argument, but I regret we didn’t convert… Read more »
Home Office confirms visas will be automatically extended; new figures show death toll in England and Wales higher than previously reported; further 13 people die in Scotland bringing toll to… Read more »
Global cases pass 750,000; Moscow locks down 12m people; Isis prisoners riot in Syria. Follow the latest updates Coronavirus latest: at a glance New study reveals increased risks from middle… Read more »
