New poll shows 79% think trade deals with Australia and New Zealand are bad. / Just over half (52%) of farmers said Britain should join the EU and 70% of thought we should at least rejoin the single European market, rising to 85% in the case of those working in the ancillary industries.

This reshuffle will make little difference: the country is going nowhere as the PM leads us further down an economic dead end.

German leader signals trade compromise less likely as she hardens tone on no-deal Brexit.

Bid to break deadlock comes despite UK insisting ‘safety net’ was needed - whether talks succeeded or not.

Boris Johnson has admitted the UK is currently heading for a no deal Brexit, with progress now “very difficult” as the two sides refuse to compromise.

PM vowed to ‘take back control’ – but dithering has handed advantage to countries on other side of the table, Institute for Government says.

In what follows, a group of leading social scientists explore these themes, explaining what has happened in the past, the situation the UK finds itself in now, and the issues that might confront us going forward. The collection is intended as a guide to the big questions confronting the country in the years to come.

Joe Biden’s climate change plan isn’t a threat to the UK, it’s an opportunity.

Michel Barnier accuses UK of "backtracking" on commitments but government sources accuse EU of offering only a "binary choice".

The UK Government's recent statements make a deal between the EU and UK less likely, regardless of whether that is the intent or not.

On 7 October last year, there was a defining phone call between Boris Johnson and Angel Merkel.

Three-year transition period for European fishing fleets among proposals in negotiating paper.

IPPR thinktank rebuts claims that a leftwing Labour government’s hands would be tied by Brussels. / Britain could triple state aid spending to industry without breaching EU rules, according to a study that compares government subsidies to promote economic growth across Europe.

‘Prepare for the worst’ EU officials tell business after Sajid Javid’s FT interview.

EU sources fear Boris Johnson hasn’t yet got backing for compromises on state aid to business

Paper on guarantees for struggling companies still leaves major gap with EU position.

Meeting of EU leaders this month will instead focus on post-Covid recovery and China relations.

Pascal Canfin says UK’s zero tariff demands will be rejected, amid conflicting messages.

UK PM Boris Johnson had been wildly happy about his new EU exit deal; then he introduced a law undermining both it, and the last round of trade negotiations. Speaking with two former permanent secretaries of the UK’s EU exit department, Matt Ross asks whether Johnson is applying firm leverage – or deliberately sabotaging the trade talks.

A dairy farmer from Darwen has stated the importance of knowing where your food comes from as mounting pressures threaten the farming industry

Ex-deputy prime minister says ‘perfectly routine’ state aid compromise is on offer - and warns ‘Both sides stand to lose from a no-deal, but the UK more’.

European Council president reveals frustration with prime minister - after they hold talks.

EU agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan ‘satisfied’ Brussels can provide aid in ‘any exceptional circumstances’.

Ursula von der Leyen pledges ‘unprecedented’ investments in clean technologies. / The EU is preparing to take on President Joe Biden’s showpiece legislation, which has turbocharged green investment in the US, by loosening restrictions on subsidies in Europe and accelerating permits for new projects.

Pessimism in London and Brussels over the prospect of a deal amid deadlock over state aid and fisheries.

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier complained of lack of respect and engagement by UK

An expert has perfectly demonstrated the hypocrisy surrounding Brexiteer outrage over trade talks between the UK and the EU in just 90 seconds.

Biden is just "not interested", the paper reports, with one trade expert saying the EU is more aligned with his priorities.

The Labour leader claims EU rules would stymie his efforts to regenerate the economy. But his arguments make no sense.

The UK and European Union are poised to enter the final stretch of negotiations over post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. After years of distrust and tension both sides are optimistic that a settlement is within reach.

Jeremy Hunt has offered one of Britain’s biggest car manufacturers half a billion pounds in government subsidies not to go abroad to build a new electric battery “giga-factory”.

Move threatens to collapse talks that PM has said must be completed within weeks.

Leaked copy of plan suggests UK will be told to match EU on workers’ rights, environmental protection and state aid

Brussels suspicions come as European commission chief warns Britain to abide by Northern Ireland protocol.

Ministers are planning new legislation that would override a key part of last year's EU withdrawal agreement.

The UK's chief Brexit negotiator has said the government is not "scared" of walking away from talks without a trade deal ready to come into force in 2021.

Spokesman for Boris Johnson says hopes of meeting deadline in December are dwindling

A government minister has said a new bill to amend the UK's Brexit deal with the EU will "break international law".

Rishi Sunak needs to grasp that ‘smart subsidy’ is what is powering our global rivals.

Government ignored legal advice over proposed withdrawal agreement changes.

What’s Happening? The fifth round of negotiations between Britain and the European Union ended with both sides saying an agreement is way off.

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.

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has told the Dáil that the imposition of any tariffs on agricultural products between the UK and Ireland would be very damaging and the Government would prepare a detailed response to such actions.

This technical note was transmitted to theEuropean Parliament and Council on 30 April 2020. Published on the UKTF website on Thursday 30 April 2020

The European Union’s (EU) Chips Act was agreed in principle at the end of April 2023 by the EU’s main political bodies. The proposed legislation, described by European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, as a “game changer”, commits €43 billion in financial subsidies towards expanding the bloc’s semiconductor industry.

Just in case you don't fancy the 1,200+ page document on Boxing Day.

You may wonder why on earth a Tory government led by Boris Johnson, the heirs to Thatcher for goodness sake, are sacrificing the prospect of a trade deal with the EU because they want the right to subsidise British industry.

Move aimed at smoothing relations as president-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office.

However, disenchantment with Brexit has been one of the most notable trends of 2022 with a feeling that it has not lived up to the promises made at the time of the referendum. / Two thirds or 65% of British people think Brexit has gone badly compared to just 21% who think it has gone well according to an Opinium survey in early December.

Simon Coveney says new legislation will break international law and damage relations between UK and EU.

No 10 had ‘change of attitude’ after pressure from business, says commissioner.

The British government is planning to withhold power to control state aid from Scotland and Wales when the Brexit transition ends, the Financial Times reported.

The UK is urging the European Union not to harm British companies as European leaders debate whether to match measures in the US Inflation Reduction Act with massive green subsidies of their own.

These sticking points include fishing rights, rules on state subsidies for business and arrangements for policing any deal.

Brussels firms up position and bloc’s unity before tough talks on future relationship with UK.

When Britain left the EU, and with it, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that had been in place for 47 years, Mark Wycherley is exactly the kind of farmer who should have benefited.

The uncertain legal status of the Northern Ireland Protocol could lead to major confusion and the UK becoming de facto bound by EU subsidy rules, according to a report by UK lawmakers published on Friday (9 April).