UK seeks smoother trade with EU but customs union is ‘red line’, Cooper says
Home secretary rules out return to full union with bloc as Keir Starmer prepares for talks in Brussels this week Keir Starmer will seek to...
Category : Trade policy
‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll
Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to forge closer...
Fall in UK trade with EU should spur rewrite of post-Brexit rules, says IPPR
Thinktank’s report details decline in trading position and also calls for new strategy as Trump takes power in US A slump in trade with the...
UK exporters still struggling with post-Brexit rules, says trade body
British Chambers of Commerce asks for policy ‘reset’ after poll finds companies want greater flexibility Many exporters are still struggling with post-Brexit trading rules, the...
Sixth-generation wire-maker blames Brexit for shredding its business
Owner of Ormiston Wire in London urges Keir Starmer not to forget small manufacturers in his dealings with EU The head of a family-owned company...
UK ready to build ‘closer, more mature’ trade links with EU
New business secretary set to tell international counterparts at G7 meeting ‘Britain is back on world stage’ Britain is taking its first steps towards forging...
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...
UK to delay start of health and safety checks on EU imports – report
New post-Brexit border checks ‘set to zero’ to avoid what Defra calls risk of serious disruption The UK government has reportedly told port health authorities...
New Brexit checks will cause food shortages in UK, importers warn
Rules due to come in this month will impose new handling fees – and experts say small suppliers are already being driven away Ministers’ decision...
UK gives £600m backing to Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘carbon bomb’ petrochemical plant
Campaigners say Ineos project in Antwerp will turbocharge plastic production on a scale not seen before in Europe The UK government is providing a €700m...
