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Starmer Braces for Parliamentary Clash on Upcoming EU ‘Reset’ Legislation

Keir Starmer is set to face fresh battles over his EU “reset” with his plans to lay a bill that could lead to closer regulatory ties with Brussels. The legislation…

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At least a third of EU citizens in UK report discrimination by public bodies

A significant number of EU citizens living long term in the UK post Brexit are experiencing discrimination in work and in public services, a report by the UK’s statutory Brexit…

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5 years after Britain left the EU, the full impact of Brexit is still emerging

Five years ago Friday, two crowds of people gathered near Britain’s Parliament — some with Union Jacks and cheers, others European Union flags and tears.On Jan. 31, 2020 at 11…

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Britain implements delayed third phase of post-Brexit border rules

The delayed third phase of Britain's post-Brexit border regime for imports from the European Union will begin on Jan 31 - four years after Britain left the bloc's single market…

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UK Weighs Joining Pan-European Trade Convention Amid Post-Brexit Talks

The European Union's new trade chief, Maros Sefcovic, has suggested that Britain could consider joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Convention as part of efforts to "reset" UK-EU trade relations post-Brexit. Speaking…

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Brexit cost UK £27bn in lost trade in first two years, review finds

The damage from Brexit to trade links with the EU cost the UK £27bn in the first two years, but the overall impact was more limited than forecasters first estimated,…

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EU sues UK for violating free movement in Brexit treaty

The European Commission is taking the U.K. to court for violating the terms of its Brexit deal, in the first major blowup between the two sides since Keir Starmer's government…

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Poll: Brexit voters would accept free movement for EU single market access

A majority of Brits who voted to leave the European Union in 2016 would now accept the return of free movement in exchange for EU single market access, according to…

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Visas for under-30s ‘essential’ to Brexit reset, leaked EU document says

British PM Keir Starmer says he has no plans for a youth mobility scheme with the European Union. Brussels, meanwhile, thinks he should make some. A leaked codex of EU…

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EU lawmakers warn UK that Brexit reset at risk if London caps card fees

Thawing post-Brexit relations are under threat if the U.K. does not rethink a proposed cap on card transaction fees, European lawmakers are warning London. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer heads…

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Resetting UK-EU Ties: Starmer and Von der Leyen’s Key Talks Next Week

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Brussels next week for talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen about “resetting” Britain’s relationship with the European Union. “I want…

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EU top court backs UK appeal against EU order to recover mlns in state aid

Europe's top court on Thursday sided with Britain in its fight against an EU order to recover millions of euros from the London Stock Exchange, ITV, and other multinationals that…

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Brexit deal impact in UK is worsening, warn economists

Brexit red tape on British businesses has caused goods trade between the UK and EU to slump and the problem is getting worse, a study has warned. Many smaller UK…

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UK to spend 10.5 million pounds to prepare ports for new EU border checks

Britain will spend 10.5 million pounds ($13.9 million) to help ports prepare for the European Union's post-Brexit security checks for UK nationals entering the bloc and reduce the risk of…

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Brits would vote to rejoin EU in new referendum, poll finds

The British public would vote by a sizable margin to rejoin the European Union if a new referendum was held, according to a nationwide poll. The YouGov survey, carried out…

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New British trade minister hopeful some EU barriers can be removed

Britain's new trade minister said he was optimistic some trade barriers with the European Union can be removed, but the mechanism to arbitrate any disputes would be subject to negotiation.…

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UK can improve ‘botched’ Brexit deal, says Starmer

Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Monday to secure an improved agreement with the European Union on post-Brexit trading rules and revamp the "botched deal" signed by former…

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Only 24% of Britons think country should be outside EU

Only a quarter of Britons believe the country should be outside the European Union, according to a report published on Wednesday, the lowest proportion since the 2016 vote to leave…

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UK’s post Brexit border arrangements to cost $6 billion

The British government estimates it will spend at least 4.7 billion pounds ($6 billion) on implementing post Brexit border arrangements, after repeated delays in setting new rules, parliament's spending watchdog…

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More price rises and empty shelves on the cards as UK brings in Brexit border checks

Small independent businesses may pass on the cost of import checks to customers. Alena Veasey/Shutterstock Kamran Mahroof, University of Bradford and Emilia Vann Yaroson, University of Huddersfield New import checks…

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Britain starts physical checks on fresh food imports from the EU

Britain launched physical checks on fresh food products imported from the European Union on Tuesday some three years after it left the bloc's single market and eight years after it…

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UK polling guru predicts new Brexit referendum by 2040

Top political scientist John Curtice predicted another referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU could take place in the next 16 years. “I think the 2016 referendum is going to…

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Food price fears as Brexit import charges revealed

The British government has revealed how much companies will have to pay to import foods from the EU due to Brexit. Small imports of products such as fish, salami, sausage,…

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Mandelson dismisses prospect of UK rejoining EU

Peter Mandelson has dismissed the prospect of an incoming Labour government taking Britain back into the EU, saying “you’ve got to be joking” that Brussels would want to renegotiate the…

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London’s mayor urges government to prevent Eurostar travel ‘chaos’

LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - London Mayor Sadiq Khan called on Britain's government to take steps to prevent "chaos" on the Eurostar rail link with France when the European Union…

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UK says no post-Brexit checks on EU fruit, vegetables until Oct at earliest

By James Davey UK's new post-Brexit border rules start Jan. 31 Last week Defra reclassified some fruit and vegetables to 'medium risk' 'Easement' means reclassified items still treated as 'low…

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Home Office U-turns on rights of EU citizens who were in UK pre-Brexit

The Home Office has made a significant U-turn on the rights of EU citizens who were in the UK before Brexit. It is going to reverse a rule it made…

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London mayor says Brexit has cost UK over $178 bln so far

By David Milliken LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Britain's departure from the European Union has reduced the size of its economy by 6% so far - an annual cost of…

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British students find Erasmus replacement scheme inadequate

Students taking part in the government’s post-Brexit replacement for the EU’s Erasmus+ student exchange scheme were forced to drop out because places were confirmed too late, while others failed to…

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Majority of Britons say Brexit has completely failed for UK – poll

A clear majority of the British public now believes Brexit has been bad for the UK economy, has driven up prices in shops, and has hampered government attempts to control…

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Post-Brexit ‘Big Bang’ reform of UK financial sector a ‘damp squib’, say lawmakers

By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Britain's "big promises" to boost the financial sector's post-Brexit global competitiveness have been a "damp squib", with many of the changes yet…

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Three years on, UK factories still face Brexit challenges – survey

By Suban Abdulla LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Nine in 10 British manufacturers still face problems doing business with the European Union and difficulties in hiring skilled workers due to…

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Majority of Britons support rejoining the EU single market – poll

LONDON (Reuters) - A majority of Britons support rejoining the European Union's single market even though that would mean the restoration of the free movement of workers from the bloc,…

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UK should rejoin EU to ‘fix’ Brexit, says Ursula von der Leyen

The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union to “fix” Brexit, Ursula von der Leyen has said, after Labour pledged to forge closer ties with the bloc if elected. The…

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EU states consider easing post-Brexit derivatives clearing plan

By Huw Jones LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - In the latest sign the EU may be taking a more accommodative approach to post-Brexit Britain, the bloc's Spanish presidency has proposed…

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Theresa May says her Brexit deal was better than Boris Johnson’s

Years after being ousted from office, former British PM Theresa May took a fresh potshot at her longstanding Tory nemesis and successor Boris Johnson, saying Johnson struck a “bad deal”…

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City of London calls for ‘big moves’ to boost post-Brexit finance

By Huw Jones LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The City of London called in a report on Thursday for a new council which would allow Britain's financial sector to drive…

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EU lawmakers struggle to compromise on post-Brexit derivatives clearing

By Huw Jones LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers were deeply split on Wednesday over plans to force the relocation of euro derivatives clearing from post-Brexit London to…

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Britain delays post-Brexit border checks on EU goods till 2024

LONDON, (Reuters) - The British government will delay imposing full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union by a further three months, it said, pushing the start date…

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Tony Blair predicts UK will rejoin EU in future

Sir Tony Blair said he believes the UK will go back into the EU in the future, as a new poll showed support for rejoining the bloc was at a…

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More Brits than ever say Brexit was wrong choice: YouGov survey

LONDON (Reuters) - The proportion of Britons who say Brexit was a mistake hit a new record high this month, a survey from pollsters YouGov showed. With few economic benefits…

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Battling Brexit, some British firms turn to invest in Europe

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Sick of customs delays and extra bureaucracy since Britain left the European Union, Farrat, a small manufacturer on the edge of Manchester, is ramping up investment…

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Brexit an ‘economic disaster’ for UK and German trade – DIHK

BERLIN, June 22 (Reuters) - Brexit has been an "economic disaster" for trade and investment ties between the United Kingdom and Germany, leading to a fall in German direct investment…

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Record net arrivals highlight UK’s post-Brexit migration dilemma

By Sachin Ravikumar and Muvija M Rise driven by non-EU workers, Ukraine/Hong Kong visa plans PM Sunak: Numbers are too high and need to come down Hard to cut arrivals…

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UK eases visa rules for fishermen to tackle worker shortage

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will relax immigration rules for fishing industry jobs to address a shortage of workers in the sector, the government said , making it cheaper and easier…

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German carmakers call for post-Brexit rules to be postponed

BERLIN, (Reuters) - Germany's powerful auto industry association is urging the European Union and Britain to postpone post-Brexit rules it says would hamper the transition to electric vehicles, potentially boosting…

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EU pushes forward with post-Brexit forum for EU, UK financial regulators

By Huw Jones LONDON, (Reuters) - The European Union's executive body said it has formally adopted a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) to allow financial regulators from Britain and the…

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UPDATED: Stellantis says UK needs to change Brexit deal; Starmer would seek ‘improved’ Brexit deal

British Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has told Sky News the UK needs an "improved" Brexit deal with the EU after Vauxhall's parent company warned the future of UK…

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UK government rejects criticism that Brexit has failed

Britain's departure from the European Union has not been a failure, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesperson said on Tuesday, rebuffing criticism from prominent eurosceptic politicians about how Brexit had been implemented.Nigel Farage,…

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Britain ditches commitment to remove all EU laws by the end of 2023

By Alistair Smout and Andrew Macaskill Britain will no longer sunset all 4,000 pieces of EU law Government to identify 600 laws to be revoked at year-end Minister says review…

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Britain unveils research funding programme as backup to EU’s Horizon

LONDON, (Reuters) - Britain this week unveiled plans for a new research funding programme as a backup to the Horizon Europe scientific research scheme in case talks with the European…

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Post-Brexit checks on EU goods coming into UK to be streamlined

LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) - Post-Brexit checks on goods coming to the UK from the European Union are set to be streamlined under a new model which is due to…

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Northern Ireland’s Orange Order says new Brexit deal needs improvement

Northern Ireland's influential Orange Order said it had voted unanimously to oppose any return of devolved government in the British province unless substantial improvements are made to a reworked post-Brexit deal…

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Britain to bolster post-Brexit criminal sanctions for financial market abuses

LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - Rules inherited from the European Union that crack down on abuses in financial markets need updating to ensure regulators can act properly against breaches, Britain's…

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Eurosceptics rubbish UK post-Brexit fix as ‘practically useless’

Eurosceptic Conservatives rubbished a key element of a deal with the EU on Northern Ireland as "practically useless" on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers to study a legal review of British…

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Britain’s financial industry plans blueprint for post-Brexit ‘kickstart’

Top officials from Britain's financial sector said on Tuesday they would set out a blueprint later this year to "kickstart" London's role as a post-Brexit global financial centre by 2030. The City of London, home to Britain's historic financial district, said that Lloyd's…

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Northern Ireland’s DUP lawmakers to vote against new Brexit deal

Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson said that its members of the British parliament would vote against a central element of the government's deal with Brussels on post-Brexit…

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