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Construction or demolition? Explaining Boris’s new Brexit battle
UK PM Boris Johnson had been wildly happy about his new EU exit deal; then he introduced a law undermining both it, and the last round of trade negotiations. Speaking
- Posted October 6, 2020
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UK government legal chief quits over Brexit row
The head of the UK government’s legal department has resigned over prime minister Boris Johnson’s attempt to override parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement relating to Northern Ireland. Sir Jonathan
- Posted September 9, 2020
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Doubts over IT system readiness prompts fresh concerns over Brexit border chaos
UK civil servants are working to avert major border chaos when the post-Brexit transition period ends on 31 December, according to a leaked memo that warns of “critical gaps” in
- Posted September 7, 2020
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COVID-19 and Brexit driving need for major civil service reform, says UK Cabinet Office perm sec
The combination of the pandemic, Brexit, ‘levelling up’, ‘net zero’ and other pressing agendas are driving a need for big reforms in the UK civil service, Cabinet Office permanent secretary
- Posted July 15, 2020
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EU and UK prepare for paperwork and delays on new Brexit border
The EU has published sector by sector guidance for businesses in both the UK and on the European mainland, detailing the changes that will be necessary when the Brexit ‘transition
- Posted July 13, 2020
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May and Johnson failed to protect civil servants from Brexit-related attacks, says think tank
UK PMs Theresa May and Boris Johnson failed to defend civil servants whose impartiality was called into question during the Brexit upheaval of the last four years, an investigation has
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Former UK officials call for Brexit transition extension
Former UK civil service chiefs – including retired officials such as Cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell, head of the civil service Bob Kerslake, and permanent secretary of the Department for Exiting
- Posted April 23, 2020
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Number of UK civil servants working on Brexit trebles in two years
Civil service staff numbers in the UK have increased in every quarter since the summer of 2016, largely driven by the preparations needed to deliver Brexit. There are currently 25,000
- Posted January 20, 2020
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Tory landslide gives Johnson a free hand to shape Brexit
In a decisive victory, Boris Johnson has secured five years as the UK’s prime minister – clearing the way for a January Brexit. And his dramatic defeat of the Labour
- Posted December 13, 2019
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Boris Johnson rose to power thanks to Theresa May’s Brexit errors; now he’s replicating them
Boris Johnson became the UK’s prime minister by attacking Theresa May’s approach to Brexit. But Johnson has already made exactly the same mistakes as his predecessor – so if he
- Posted November 29, 2019
