All posts tagged "Customs Union"

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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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  Backbench amendment forces UK PM to request new Brexit delay

  UK prime minister Boris Johnson has been forced to write to the European Council asking for a further delay to Brexit, after the ‘Meaningful Vote’ motion approving the exit deal

  • Posted October 21, 2019
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  Fears over civil service politicisation as Johnson enters fray with EU

  All UK civil service communications staff have been instructed to report “unhelpful narratives” on Brexit in the press and online to the Cabinet Office, according to a leaked document which

  • Posted August 21, 2019
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  “Worse is yet to come”: former UK EU rep’s view on Brexit

  As Europeans go to the polls this week, the UK PM’s new offer to MPs looks unlikely to rescue the country from its Brexit turmoil. Last week, the former British

  • Posted May 21, 2019
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  UK infrastructure chief champions city connections – and condemns Brexit disconnections

  Linking world cities to smaller conurbations through high-speed rail can boost wider economic growth, Lord Adonis told a London audience this month. But the chair of the National Infrastructure Commission

  • Posted November 27, 2017
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  Britain to leave Customs Union, says PM – but she’s flexible on timing and budgets

  UK prime minister Theresa May has set out her vision of a future relationship between Britain and the EU, whilst warning that the UK is willing to walk away without

  • Posted January 18, 2017
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  Former UK chancellor condemns ‘idiotic’ Brexiteer lines on EU talks

  Veteran Tory Ken Clarke last week criticised Britain’s ‘doolally debate’ on Brexit – and argued that politicians’ focus on media headlines has undermined good policymaking, leaving the door open to

  • Posted November 22, 2016
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