Brexit ‘mess’ as Italian driver’s lorry held for 55 hours at UK border post
Antonio Soprano was told to walk more than a mile to McDonald’s for food as there was none at Sevington An Italian lorry driver has...
Category : International trade
UK clothing sales to EU plummet as Brexit red tape deters exporters
Small and medium-sized firms badly hit as huge drop in apparel sales helps fuel 18% slide in all-non food exports UK exports of clothing and...
World’s largest food awards move judging panel from UK to Ireland to avoid Brexit red tape
Due to new import controls, a judging session for the Great Taste awards is being held outside the UK for the first time in 30...
JCB built and supplied equipment to Russia months after saying exports had stopped
Exclusive: Russian customs records suggest firm owned by major Tory donor kept supplying machines after ‘voluntary pause’ The British digger maker JCB, owned by the...
Dover Port health body fears gangs of meat smugglers looking to bypass new post-Brexit checks
Authority weighs up legal action against government over new checks on imported meat taking place 22 miles inland The Port of Dover could become a...
EU set to suspend Brexit tariffs on EVs for three years in major boost for car industry
Commission moves to delay 10% sales charge after intense lobbying by EU and UK carmakers The European Commission looks set to propose a three-year delay...
EU hatches backup plan to lessen impact of 10% Brexit tariff on EVs
Exclusive: ‘Cushion’ for carmakers facing looming tariff under deal for vehicles traded between EU and UK from start of 2024 The European Commission has hatched...
Council on hook ‘for £10m’ over border post left in limbo by Brexit
The £25m port facility was built to fit government plans but stands empty while new border strategy is delayed As white elephants go, few come...
Cyprus handed 800-page US dossier on Russia sanctions breaches
Report details how local people and firms helped Alisher Usmanov’s conceal immense wealth Cyprus has received an 800-page dossier from the US government detailing sanctions...
Watchdog reprimands Tories over £800bn post-Brexit trade deals claim
Figure includes agreements rolled over from before leaving EU, and description of ‘new trade’ is misleading says UKSA chief The official statistics watchdog has reprimanded...
