The UK continues to hold firm over its ban on the fishing of sand eels, which are one of the…
The elephant in the room has been looming large but Keir Starmer has continued to studiously ignore it. Read More
British business confidence sank to a four-month low in October ahead of the first budget plan from the country’s new…
French ambassador Hélène Duchêne warned the government’s VAT charges went against ‘the reset to our relationship.’ Read More
Commonwealth nations have pressured the UK to discuss reparations but prime minister Keir Starmer has resisted. Read More
French proposal to impose a premium on non-EU visitors could also see higher charges at Versailles as well as the…
French government officials and teachers express ‘concern’ over the impact of incoming border checks on student travel. Read More
“A new system of post-Brexit border checks at Dover took effect in April, but critics say they leave open the…
“Drop in Irish small and medium-sized enterprise trade with Britain ‘depressing’, British minister tells conference.” https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/10/24/british-irish-traders-buried-in-bureaucracy-after-brexit/
Negotiations expected to focus on post-Brexit fishing rights and electricity trading arrangements, which expire in 2026. Read More