Paul ChownUK News Brussels rubbishes UK government claim it missed EU ventilator scheme due to ‘communications problem’ independent.co.uk - Ashley Cowburn Brussels has dismissed a claim by Boris Johnson’s government that a communications mix-up stopped the UK participating in an emergency EU scheme to …
Paul ChownBrexit The UK won't take part in EU drive for coronavirus ventilators because of Brexit mirror.co.uk - Mikey Smith Boris Johnson has been accused of prioritising "Brexit over breathing" - as the UK failed to take part in an EU drive for extra ventilators. The Prime …
Paul ChownUK News Boris Johnson blames administrative error for failure to sign up to EU coronavirus equipment help scheme independent.co.uk Downing Street has blamed an administrative error for the UK's failure to sign up to an emergency EU scheme to help procure vital medical equipment …
Paul ChownSocial Distancing Further businesses and premises to close: guidance www.gov.uk - Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government As a country, we all need to do what we can to reduce the spread of coronavirus. That is why the government has given clear guidance on …
Paul ChownUnited Kingdom Plan to cut MP numbers axed over 'Brexit workload' BBC NewsPlan to cut the number of MPs axed over 'Brexit workload' Plans to cut the number of MPs from 650 to 600 have been dropped by the government, citing "a greater workload" following Brexit. David Cameron
Paul ChownFrance A no-deal Brexit spells trouble for Emmanuel Macron The Spectator - John KeigerIn 1919, a 31-year-old Tommy from Bristol, named George Robertson – fresh from fighting alongside French troops on the Somme – married Suzanne Leblond in Abbeville, northern France. In 2017, George Robertson’s
Paul ChownBrexit UK chief Brexit negotiator self-isolates after showing COVID-19 symptoms politico.eu - Charlie Cooper LONDON — The U.K.'s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost is self-isolating after showing "mild symptoms" of COVID-19, government officials …
Paul ChownNews Brexit means coronavirus vaccine will be slower to reach the UK The Guardian - Toby Helm Political EditorAnd it will cost more here because of the UK pulling out of the European Medicines Agency on 30 December • Three experts explain why Brexit leaves the UK less able to respond to pandemic • Coronavirus
Paul ChownEuropean Union UK travellers 'will have to get passports stamped every time they enter EU' The TelegraphBritish travellers will need to have their passports stamped each time they enter the EU after the Brexit transition period expires, The Telegraph understands. British negotiators had requested that UK
Paul ChownBusiness British government spent at least €5 billion preparing for Brexit Euronews - Julie GaubertThe UK's National Audit Office (NAO) has released a report showing that government departments spent at least £4.4 billion (€5.08 billion) preparing for the United Kingdom's exit. In the 32-page report,
Paul ChownUK News UK will leave EU aviation safety regulator bbc.co.uk - BBC News The UK will leave the European aviation safety regulator after the Brexit transition period, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed.
Paul ChownUnited Kingdom UK still divided over Brexit with almost half country wanting to rejoin EU, poll finds independent.co.uk - Andrew Woodcock Boris Johnson’s pleas for the UK to unite following Brexit have fallen on deaf ears, with the country still deeply split over the decision to leave …
Paul ChownLeadership Brexit And The Regions: Fear Of No Deal Disaster In England’s Industrial Heartlands Forbes - Alasdair LaneVisualise Brexit. Big Ben may spring to mind, or the prime minister at his podium in Downing Street. But Britain’s E.U. departure isn’t a London phenomenon. It was on the streets of Hartlepool, Walsall,
Paul ChownNews Brexit preparations cost UK more than £4bn BBC NewsGovernment departments spent more than £4bn on preparations for leaving the EU, says the public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office said this figure included spending on staff, external advice
Paul ChownBrexit UK has spent £4.4B on Brexit preparations so far, watchdog says politico.eu - Emilio Casalicchio At the peak of planning, more than 22,000 officials were working on Brexit, government spending watchdog says. LONDON — U.K. ministers have spent …
Paul ChownUK News Outrage at ‘astounding’ cost of Brexit, as Boris Johnson faces Commons rebellion over Huawei - follow live independent.co.uk - Adam Forrest Boris Johnson’s government has been accused of “keeping the public in the dark” over the “astounding” true cost of Brexit, as a Whitehall watchdog …
Paul ChownBrexit Brexit preparations cost taxpayer more than £4bn standard.co.uk - Sean Morrison Brexit cost the taxpayer more than £4 billion in additional government costs, the Whitehall spending watchdog has found. The National Audit Office …
Paul ChownUnited Kingdom Peugeot CEO says UK should provide compensation if Brexit tariffs hit Reuters - Reuters EditorialFILE PHOTO: Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of PSA Group, speaks during the annual results news conference at their headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison, near Paris, France, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit
Paul ChownBoris Johnson Boris Johnson’s bluster on Brexit is about to face reality The Guardian - Rafael BehrBad ideas blunt the sharpest minds, and Boris Johnson’s intellect was hardly an instrument of surgical precision before it rubbed up against a hard Brexit. The prime minister is no fool, but his talents
Paul ChownUnited Kingdom The betrayal of the Brexit bunch The Spectator - Nick CohenIt is now standard on the right to say that the establishment is sabotaging Brexit. I could pick one of half a dozen writers for this magazine, who wallow in the language of victimhood as luxuriantly any
Paul ChownNews A trade deal with America will not compensate Britain for the loss of EU benefits CNN - By Charles Riley, CNN BusinessLondon (CNN Business) — A free trade deal with the United States could add just $4.3 billion to the UK economy over the next 15 years, the British government estimated Monday. The modest potential windfall
Paul ChownUnited Kingdom Why did the government release the US-UK trade negotiations mandate today? newstatesman.com - George Grylls It is no coincidence that the negotiating mandate was published on the same day that EU-UK trade negotiations began. Compare and contrast these two …
Paul ChownTechnology Google moved the privacy protections of its UK users to its US entity -- this is a change that affects you | ZDNet ZDNet - Forrester Research Companies doing business with Google in the EU and in the UK must analyze these implications carefully. With Brexit official as of Jan. 31, the UK and …
Paul ChownUnited Kingdom Farmers angry after senior government adviser says UK could import all food 'like Singapore' sky.com - Greg Heffer Dr Tim Leunig - an economic adviser to Chancellor Rishi Sunak - suggests the food sector "isn't critically important" to the UK. The UK has a "moral …
Paul ChownBrexit Farming chief's fury after government aide says industry isn't 'important' to UK mirror.co.uk - Richard Wheeler, Dan Bloom The head of the National Farmers' Union lashed out today at a government aide who said the industry isn't "critically important". NFU president …
Paul ChownUK Politics Britain doesn’t need farmers, top Government adviser says in leaked emails thesun.co.uk - Natasha Clark BRITAIN doesn't need farmers and the country could import everything we eat, a top Government adviser has suggested. Treasury official Tim Leunig said …
Paul ChownBrexit Senior UK government advisor says farming 'not critically important' independent.ie One of the most senior Government advisers has said the UK does not need its farming or fishing industries, according to reports. In comments seen by …
Paul ChownBrexit Britain doesn't need farmers, reveal leaked senior official emails dailymail.co.uk - By Glen Owen Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday One of the Government's most senior officials has made the incendiary suggestion that Britain does not need its own farming industry. In leaked emails …
Paul ChownAgriculture Treasury adviser: farming and fisheries are not important The Guardian - PA MediaOne of the most senior government advisers has said the UK does not need its farming or fishing industries, according to reports. In comments seen by the Mail on Sunday, Dr Tim Leunig is understood to
