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SNP MEP Alyn Smith has written to the EU Commission calling for an investigation into the process through which the UK Government awarded three ferry contracts worth more than £107.7 million.
Witnesses have criticised the British government’s pandemic preparations as part of a public inquiry into the country’s response to Covid-19.
Exports of seafood and meat products to the EU have been disrupted since the end of the transition period on January 1st, with businesses of all sizes reporting losing money and trade due to bureaucratic border processes. ... House of Commons EFRA Committee today launch an inquiry into how the Government can support meat and fish exporters.
We cannot allow future referendum campaigns to be swayed by lies and misinformation.
“If there are any MPs who genuinely believe Brexit is delivering what was promised then they should say so", Peter Packham said.
Brexit was prioritised over tackling Covid-19 in the early days of the outbreak, a former health minister has said, as the inquiry into the UK response to the pandemic gathers pace.
Investigation could look at ballot wording, May’s red lines and negotiation strategy.
Chesham and Amersham MP Sarah Green, has called on the Government to face up to the negative impacts of their Brexit deal and work to support those affected.
Preparedness and vaccine rollout outside of EU under scrutiny as inquiry kicks off.
Brexit had a bigger effect on pandemic contingency planning arrangements in Northern Ireland than elsewhere in the UK, the Covid inquiry has heard.
A government focus on Brexit “crowded out and prevented” the work that was needed to prepare for the next pandemic, the lead lawyer to the Covid-19 Inquiry has suggested.
In his rambling, incoherent 115-page witness statement to the Covid-19 inquiry, Dominic Cummings, the disgraced former senior adviser to disgraced former prime minister Boris Johnson, puts the blame for the Covid lockdowns on ‘the blob’ or as he describes it “insiders refusing to accept the referendum result”.
Boris Johnson infamously said 'Brexit saved lives' earlier this year. Judging by these comments, it did precisely the opposite.
Plaid Cymru’s Westminster leader, Liz Saville Roberts MP, has criticised Boris Johnson’s “reprehensible decision” to prioritise Brexit over pandemic preparations.
MPs have urged the UK government to launch a public inquiry to assess the effects of Brexit in a parliamentary debate triggered by a petition. / A three-hour debate was held after 183,000 people signed a petition calling for a public inquiry into the impact of leaving the European Union. / The government says Brexit was a "democratic choice" and dismissed calls for a public inquiry.
Nicola Sturgeon has blamed no-deal Brexit planning for diverting resources away from emergency planning at the Covid-19 public inquiry. / The former First Minister of Scotland said "every part of our work was impacted" by preparing for a potential no-deal exit from the EU.
Record View says the blame lies with Boris Johnson’s government, which was determined to push through Brexit whatever the cost.
SNP MP Martin Day argued that an inquiry had been set up into the handling of the pandemic - and that Brexit's impact would likely be even bigger.
"It is time that the people of this country were told the truth about Brexit, good or bad", the petition reads.
Plaid Cymru’s Westminster leader, Liz Saville Roberts MP has called for a public inquiry into the economic impact of Brexit ahead of a debate in Parliament today.
Senior politicians, a former cabinet secretary and an ex-head of the home civil service have called for a top-level inquiry into how Boris Johnson’s closest aide, Dominic Cummings, was able to sack an adviser to Sajid Javid, the chancellor of the exchequer, without Javid’s knowledge and then order an armed police officer to escort her out of Downing Street in front of staff.
Extraordinarily, three years after the UK formally left the EU, it will be the first time that MPs have had an opportunity to debate the impact of Brexit.
Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry has claimed that there needs to be an inquiry into Brexit.
The former first minister says resources were diverted away from Covid planning in order to prepare for potential no-deal Brexit.
THERESA May is “hiding” from taking action on claims of electoral fraud against the Vote Leave Brexit campaign, according to a Glasgow MP. / Stewart McDonald, Glasgow South SNP MP had written to the Prime Minister seeking a judge led inquiry to investigate the allegations of fraud.
A petition seeking a public inquiry into the impact of Brexit has surpassed 30,000 signatures.
Welsh health officials have said that preparations for a pandemic stalled in the run-up to coronavirus and that systems in place were too complex, as bereaved families said their loved ones “didn’t stand a chance”.
The benefits that were promised if the UK exited the European Union have not been delivered, so we call upon the Government to hold a Public Inquiry to assess the impact that Brexit has had on this country and its citizens.
The Covid inquiry has shone a light on the government’s pandemic response. Now it’s time for scrutiny of another national disaster.
A thorough audit of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement would foster a better relationship in the post-Brexit world we now navigate.
Even Larry the cat knows that the potential upsides of any future trade deals pale in comparison to the loss of trade from leaving the EU.

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