Brexit: Northern Ireland protocol ‘perhaps a bit too strict’, says Varadkar
Irish PM says he understands unionists’ concerns and he will be ‘flexible and reasonable’ on matter The Irish prime minister, Leo Varadkar, has said mistakes...
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Minister admits more needed to ease trade after damning Brexit business survey – UK politics live
Mark Spencer says government wants to reduce ‘red tape’ after UK firms say Brexit deal has not boosted business The Liberal Dermocrats says the BCC...
Rishi Sunak to meet UK troops in Estonia and attend Baltic summit
UK prime minister joins Nordic and Baltic leaders at summit on countering Russian aggression Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Rishi Sunak will meet UK...
Twitter’s suspension of journalists sets ‘dangerous precedent’, UN warns
Pressure grows on Elon Musk as EU says social media platform could face sanctions over suspensions The United Nations is “very disturbed” by Twitter’s abrupt...
Rishi Sunak tells MPs he will clear asylum backlog by end of 2023
PM says he has signed deal with Albania and will resume ‘hostile environment’ checks on bank accounts Rishi Sunak has insisted he can clear a...
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...
Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak agree to increase gas exports from US to UK
Leaders announce partnership to reduce global dependence on Russian energy Joe Biden has agreed a deal to ramp up gas exports from the US to...
Keir Starmer says Labour’s decentralisation plans will address concerns that led to people backing Brexit – UK politics live
Labour leader says, though he argued for remain, he could not argue against leave voters calling for more control over their lives Starmer is now...
Keir Starmer rules out return of free movement between Britain and EU
Labour leader says it will be a ‘red line’ if party takes power, despite backing the policy three years ago Keir Starmer has ruled out...
UK plans for ‘sunsetting’ EU laws post-Brexit ‘not fit for purpose’
Independent assessor deeply critical of proposals to discard up to 4,000 pieces of EU-derived legislation The plans for discarding EU-derived laws following Brexit have been...
