2 days agoLabour can ‘seal deal’ at next election with clear policy agenda, says Blairstandard.co.uk - Dominic McGrathSir Tony Blair has suggested the Labour Party should listen to his advice on policy if it wants to “seal the deal” at the next general election. The …
1 day agoUK manufacturing growth slows to two-year lowindependent.co.uk - Henry Saker-ClarkGrowth in the UK’s manufacturing sector slowed further last month to a two-year-low as concerns over the global economy and raw material shortages …
The Guardian1 day agoJohnson risks breakup of UK over Northern Ireland protocol, says Varadkarverified_publisherThe Guardian - Rory Carroll Ireland correspondentLeo Varadkar, Ireland’s deputy prime minister, has accused the British government of risking the break-up of the United Kingdom and making “shocking” blunders over Northern Ireland. Varadkar said Boris Johnson’s administration had been undemocratic and disrespectful and tacitly accused it of being …
The Guardian2 days agoImpact of Brexit leads to 14% fall in UK exports to EUverified_publisherThe Guardian - Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondentEvidence of the negative impact of Brexit on the UK’s trade with the European Union is starting to emerge with EU data showing that exports to the bloc declined by nearly 14% in 2021 compared with 2020, a senior official in Brussels has said. Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission vice-president …
The Guardian2 days agoHome Office to face legal challenge over post-Brexit rights of EU citizens in UKverified_publisherThe Guardian - Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondentA statutory body set up to monitor EU citizens’ rights after Brexit has been granted permission for a judicial review of Home Office rules which impact up to 2.5 million European nationals living in the UK. The Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA) applied to the high court to challenge a Home …
The Guardian2 days agoUK government to scrap European law protecting special habitatsverified_publisherThe Guardian - Sandra LavilleEnvironment secretary George Eustice wants to tear up a key piece of European law that environmentalists say protects cherished habitats in the UK. Eustice told MPs the Habitats Directive was in a list of laws he wanted to amend in the forthcoming Brexit freedoms bill designed to cut red tape, …
