Tokyo is the biggest winner of the UK’s accession to the CPTPP.
WTO members are responsible for 98% of world trade, but it’s misleading to say all of this trade is done “through” the WTO.
Boris Johnson warned against ‘protectionism’ and violation of WTO rules.
EU launches first ever WTO challenge against UK after Brexit Britain ‘failed to give satisfactory response’
01/04/2022
The European Union confirmed it has launched the bloc’s first ever challenge against the UK at the World Trade Organization over Britain’s green subsidy program.
Vets warn delay to post-Brexit checks will ‘open door to African Swine Fever’ and other diseases
30/03/2022
‘Deeply misguided’ to ‘weaken this layer of protection for both animal and public health’, government told.
The government is exploring a controversial further delay to post-Brexit checks on imports from the EU because of growing alarm that they will exacerbate the cost of living crisis.
We may never know exactly what Conservative MP Chris Heaton-Harris intended to do with the information he tried to obtain on academics who teach about Brexit. But it certainly shouldn’t be treated as “just a polite request for information” as if this were some routine event.
UK’s move was not sought by either the EU or the Irish government.
So what I want this video to be is a bit of an explosion of these myths about the WTO. I'm just gonna give you the facts about them and the facts of where we stand at the moment in terms of the WTO and what it means for Britain for the future ... / So first of all number one something I want to make really clear. Nobody trades on World Trade Organisation rules alone.
New Zealand meat exporters are losing patience over their inability to get product into Northern Ireland after Brexit.
Brussels is concerned that British government is favouring domestic firms, in breach of trade deal.
Join experts from the BRC for a look at how things are progressing in Ireland/Northern Ireland with implementing the protocol, and how things are faring in the UK and Brussels following Brexit and the application of the new Trade agreement with the EU. We also cover our take on the new head of the WTO and more.
Move aimed at smoothing relations as president-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office.
Why do so many people talk about a 'hard Brexit' and a 'soft Brexit'? And what do they mean?
UK’s recent narrow understanding of sovereignty belongs to a receding Trumpian world.
PM urged to recognise pursuit of no-deal Brexit would be regarded as serious error by US.
'Yet a no deal outcome would still have profound implications for the uK. as we analyse in what follows, from trade to connectivity to foreign policy to cooperation in policing, a failure to strike an agreement with the eu will impact on us in numerous ways.'
"Lots of requests for a step-by-step explanation of Johnson's plans to breach Protocol on Irish border. No problem." - Michael Dougan
13/09/2020
Lots of requests for a step-by-step explanation of Johnson's plans to breach Protocol on Irish border. / No problem. And by the end, you'll understand why this man is totally unfit to hold public office.
Most of our trade (57% of exports and 66% of imports in 2016) is with countries we have EU trade agreements with, not under WTO rules.
State aid control is proving a dealbreaker in Brexit negotiations – but is it really worth the trouble?
15/08/2020
The EU and UK can’t agree on the best approach to state aid rules. However, it’s in the best interests of both parties to compromise on the issue.