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Fears of ‘bonfire’ of EU laws behind parliament’s back under new plans to seize ‘Brexit freedoms’

A bonfire of EU laws on everything from data privacy to road standards will be forced through behind parliament’s back under new plans to seize...

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U-turn expected on temporary visas for non-UK butchers

The government is expected to back down over temporary visas for foreign butchers, as the food industry said ministers were beginning to listen...

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Lord Frost heads to Brussels to kick off ‘intensive’ Northern Ireland Brexit talks

Intensive talks to revise the Northern Ireland Brexit deal will get under way in Brussels on Friday, amid growing speculation that the two sides could...

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Sussex medicines firm takes production line abroad in white van to beat Brexit ban

A Sussex pharmaceutical company has told how it had to bundle a production line into a white van and take it to Amsterdam...

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Liz Truss admits Brexit contributed to food shortages, contradicting Cabinet colleague

The international trade secretary, Liz Truss, has admitted Brexit has contributed to shortages on supermarket shelves in Northern Ireland, contradicting her Cabinet colleague Brandon Lewis. Ms Truss joined...

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Boris Johnson blames seafood exporters ‘not filling in the right forms’ for post-Brexit sales crash

Boris Johnson has blamed seafood exporters for their post-Brexit crash in sales, claiming they are “not filling in the right forms”. The prime minister also...

Europe

Angela Merkel’s Brexit panic over £80bn trade surplus forced ‘EU to cave’ on trade deal

Britain and the EU agreed a post-Brexit trade deal on Christmas Eve following several months of often bitter talks between the two sides...

England

Brexit: Parcel courier suspends deliveries to EU as companies wrestle with new red tape

Parcel courier firm DPD has suspended road deliveries from the UK to the EU – including the Republic of Ireland – because of the increased burden of paperwork caused...

Europe

Germany warns of ‘brutal damage’ to its industries as Brexit deal condemned

Many in Europe were relieved that a deal was reached with just days remaining, as business had warned of the catastrophic consequences of...

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We’re in charge now! Norwegian boats BANNED from UK waters during hardball fishing talks

The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed negotiations will need to end before Norwegian and Faroese vessels will be able to fish...