A CERTAIN dreary and dismal familiarity has developed around the Tories’ desperate efforts to secure trade deals with countries outwith the European Union, having decided to turn their back on the UK’s biggest export market.

The UK has ditched plans for a Brexit "bonfire" of retained EU law, with Rishi Sunak being accused of breaking his promises by a former Cabinet minister.

IoD and unions among groups writing to government, saying move would cause business chaos, harm rights and threaten environment.

Business groups and unions are urging the government not to go ahead with plans to ditch a wide range of EU laws, warning the move could cause "confusion and disruption" in the UK.

Leading British business groups and unions have called on Rishi Sunak to delay post-Brexit plans to shred all retained EU laws by 2023.

Britain’s TUC and Indian unions alike have raised concerns about deteriorating work conditions for workers, low pay and exploitation.

Boris Johnson’s planned cuts will worsen delays on passports and driving licences, union warns.

Ministers have been accused of pushing for post-Brexit trade deals with more than a dozen countries around the world that do not guarantee workers’ rights or systematically violate employee protections.

Ministers are desperate to sign new trade deals after damaging the UK economy with Brexit.

Trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan kicking off talks in Saudi Arabia.

Unions from both sides of the Atlantic accuse Boris Johnson’s government of failing to grasp importance of labour rights.

Next boss, thinktanks and unions criticise Boris Johnson, saying ‘shortages cannot be blustered away’

Non-disclosure deals would bind those joining expert trade advisory groups for at least seven years, Sky News has learned.

The UK must ensure that it retains access to the Single Market, has an open trading regime and maintains a stable regulatory framework with the European Union to minimise the impact of Brexit on the North East economy. This is the key conclusion of ‘Leaving the European Union’, a report by a powerful regional economic group says today.

New Tory MPs have promised to transform the region, but its greatest threat will come in days, when Britain leaves the EU.

'We still have no legally binding guarantee that UK rights will keep pace with EU minimum standards'

Frances O'Grady uses speech in North East to warn of effects of bad Brexit.

The “uncertainty and chaos” of a no-deal Brexit could push an already under pressure NHS over the edge with patients, a leading union has warned.

Frances O’Grady urged MPs to secure article 50 extension before letting go of control over Brexit.

Health union leaders have issued an urgent warning that a no-deal Brexit could "devastate" the NHS and cause potentially "fatal" shortages and delays.

Industry group and union body join forces to demand Theresa May changes approach. / Britain’s foremost trade union body and industry lobby group have joined forces to demand Theresa May urgently changes her approach to Brexit, warning the country now faces a national emergency.