"In all areas, the U.K. continues to backtrack," says EU Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier, accusing Boris Johnson's government of distancing itself from the political declaration previously agreed with the bloc

Some UK carmakers and drivers face higher costs under the Brexit trade agreement, with an expert warning little-noticed parts of the deal are a “big loss” for Britain.

Britain is already heading for the worst coronavirus-induced slump of any major economy. Now fears are rising that businesses could be slammed by a second body blow this year — the failure of trade talks with the European Union.

"It’s for UK Parl to legislate as it sees fit. But understand, if UK passes law designed to break International Law, WI & Protocol, then there will be no trade deal. EU cannot ratify a new deal while U.K. is legislating to break a previous agreement. Trust & Good Faith Matters."

No 10 has repeatedly insisted the PM will stick with existing deadline.

'The most interesting point in @DavidGHFrost letter was the bit expressing incredulity at no European country being able to operate outside EU sphere. The EU is how countries of Europe (up until now, UK included) have come to organise their relationship over time.'

1. Robbie Gibb asked me this question a while ago. I can’t say what he doesn’t know, but I can break down his article. / 2. I’m going to go through the article line by line to reiterate my original point, starting with the suggestion that our position is “all laid out” in the Conservative Manifesto.

The EU Goods Sub-Committee has published its report, Beyond Brexit: trade in goods, examining what the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) means for trade in goods.

Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday it was still uncertain if a deal on the future relationship between the EU and the UK could be struck before the end of the year.

UK proposals for implementing Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland deserve detailed scrutiny. No doubt the Commission will soon oblige! Below = some first thoughts from me (moving from the general to the specific) pending more critical reading & cross-checking ...

The downbeat assessment comes as EU negotiator Michel Barnier describes the latest round of negotiations as "disappointing".

Powerful interview from Tony Blair. Should be watched by everyone. Whatever your views about Brexit, we’ve all got to be honest about what’s involved. Boris Johnson is trying to con the British people.

As the EU finally ratifies the Brexit trade deal, attention shifts to some major loose ends.

Saturday 20 February was the 50th day since Boris Johnson’s Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) came into effect. Anyone expecting it to settle all questions, or even most of the details, of how we will do business with the EU from now on will be mightily disappointed.

Just one in eight companies say the deal has been beneficial for them, British Chambers of Commerce finds.

The shadow foreign secretary said the current UK-EU trade deal is damaging the British economy.

The battle for foreign investment is not a game conducted on public school playing fields. It is ruthlessly fought by governments armed with every trick in the book.

The Trade and Cooperation Agreement and other agreements below are provided for information only. No rights may be derived from them until the date of application. The numbering of the articles is provisional.

The American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham-EU) published a cross-sectoral position paper on Tuesday turning the screw on the UK Government’s hard-line negotiating stance. Although it urges both sides to “work to mitigate disruption as much as possible”, the paper deals a devastating blow to Britain’s present strategy.

Poll finds just 25 per cent of voters think PM will get a deal which is good for Britain.

One of the key architects of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has admitted it is damaging Northern Irish businesses and warned it may not be sustainable.

Trade negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and Europe have so far ignored architecture and other professional and business services, according to a report published by the House of Lords EU Services Sub-Committee.

British PM is now more likely to push for 'harder' divorce from EU.

A “sea-change in attitude” is needed from the UK Government if Scotland is to be given a meaningful role in future Brexit negotiations with the EU, a minister has said.

The world’s fourth-biggest carmaker by sales has warned of a potential existential threat to large parts of the British car industry unless the government moves to alter the terms of its Brexit trade deal with the European Union.

A month into Britain’s “independence” from the world’s largest trading bloc and second-largest economy, EU–UK relations have got off to a shaky start, and the first cracks are showing.

Bloc sources say Britain is trying to water down EU geographical protections

EU negotiator signals future relationship negotiations are on course for acrimonious start.

Differences remain on old stumbling blocks of governance, fish and level playing field.

EU’s chief Brexit negotiator claims there has been no progress on key issues.

The U.K. needs to be “more realistic” in its demands as trade talks with the European Union continue this week, according to the bloc’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier.

EU negotiator sets out main obstacles to deal, including rights convention and fishing.

Luxury carmaker Bentley (VOWG_p.DE) said free trade with Europe not the United States was its priority as Britain negotiates its new relationship with the European Union...

We knew leaving the EU would weaken us. Now we can see it will limit the ability of the government to rein in big tech.

Former prime minister Tony Blair claims the Brexit "nightmare" will not be over if the Tories win the election and take the UK out of the EU on 31 January.

'Too late' to strike a full agreement before December cliff-edge, study commissioned by ex-prime minister concludes - and Europe is staring down barrel of 'a deep recession'.

Maroš Šefčovič says he does not want to put existing deal ‘in the shredder’. / The EU’s Brexit chief has ruled out renegotiating Britain’s trade deal until 2026, dashing hopes it could be improved and prevent businesses fleeing the UK.

Andrew Bailey said the deal was broadly in line with what the BOE forecast in November.

Prime minister on course to strike only 'barest of bare bone deals' by end of 2020, think tank concludes - and failing to be upfront about 'trade-offs'.

PM says agreement ‘does not go as far as we would like’ over sector’s access to EU markets.

Here's Boris Johnson disagreeing with Boris Johnson about everything to do with the #BrexitDeal. We've got to get better at spotting dangerous liars.

Sir Ivan Rogers condemns 'diplomatic amateurism' that will lead to hugely damaging trade deal – or a crash-out Brexit in a year. / Boris Johnson is deceiving voters by claiming he will “get Brexit done” quickly and hiding the “biggest crisis” yet to come, a former ambassador to the EU is warning.

‘On both sides, we should seriously consider whether the negotiations are feasible in such a short time,’ says Ursula von der Leyen

Only four voters in 10 think prime minister will secure trade agreement with EU by December deadline.

‘He wasn’t being straight with the British public,’ says Keir Starmer.

Boris Johnson’s spokesman refuses 11 times to confirm outcome of negotiations will go before Commons.

Prime minister ‘fully aware’ of content of 1,246-page document, says spokesman.

Prime minister wants to overwrite parts of treaty he agreed at beginning of the year.

Trade secretary says scrapping protections ‘vital for giving us the freedom and flexibility’ to sign deals.

Veteran backbencher says the prime minister's position would be "untenable".

British negotiators in Brexit trade talks have rejected EU demands.

Almost half of those questioned say they would like Britain to rejoin the European Union.

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 risks major confrontation with Joe Biden by persevering with internal market bill.

Ivan Rogers says some in Downing Street appear to be ‘misjudging’ negotiations.

Tokyo will need to know what EU-UK relationship will be, experts warn.

The EU has warned it may be "too late" to clinch a Brexit deal with Britain, adding that a "creative solution" was needed to avoid trade chaos.

Senior Government sources warned a key part of the Brexit agreement - which Boris Johnson signed with Brussels - relating to Northern Ireland is 'dead in the water'.

UK government rejects ‘clunky institutional framework’ for foreign policy cooperation.

The PM made fish a central focus of Brexit talks and promised to "take back control" of UK waters – but it's not going to plan.

Chief negotiator sets out red lines for ‘basic agreement’ and says UK will have to agree to ‘level playing field’ if it wants access to European markets.

Simon Coveney says EU will not be rushed into signing an agreement.

Brussels rules out 'mutual recognition' of regulations between EU and UK ahead of talks.

Now, the country risks becoming an also-ran, losing its easy access to the huge EU common market, unable to strike a groundbreaking deal with the United States and on the brink of a trade fight with China.

DESPITE campaigning on the slogan that a deal was “oven ready”, Tory ministers expect the UK to crash out of European Union without a deal.

Some companies will have to move operations to the EU due to trade barriers, Office for Budget Responsibility says.

Talks likely to go well beyond summer, with stakes rising for British business.

Lord Frost warns UK could walk away from elements of deal unless Brussels gives ground.

Chambers of Commerce call for fresh negotiations with EU to lower trade barriers created by PM’s deal.

Government must learn from mistakes ‘or we will all pay’, warns Tony Blair’s former chief of staff.

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

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.

Terms on access to UK waters all but finalised, say Brussels sources, but issue of following EU laws remains an obstacle.

UK now has a more limited relationship than when it was inside the EU... These difficulties have manifested themselves in various forms of red tape and difficulties around SPS rules.

Another Brexit advertising campaign. They've replaced sporting events as signs of the changing seasons. Instead of Wimbledon or the Olympics, we get Michael Gove talking gibberish on television and further millions poured into preparedness exercises for an outcome with no tangible benefits.

Industry figures said the government had so far done little to help ailing musicians.

A new survey by the British Chamber of Commerce's Insights Unit of 733 businesses (97% SMEs) shows the difficulties facing British firms in using the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) have not eased.

Internal market bill would endanger future trade deals, says Kim Darroch, the former British ambassador to the US.

This is my last Brexit Briefing. / Because it is the last it is longer than usual. A long goodbye if you will. Over the past 5 years I have written 130 of them, following the twists and turns of the Brexit saga, as various UK actors came and went upon the stage, generally full of sound and fury, but often signifying little.

BRITAIN will face at least half a century negotiations with the European Union to try and iron out issues with the Brexit deal, a political expert warned.

The new post-Brexit trading environment is making life difficult for UK firms trying to export to SMEs in the EU – with little government guidance on how to cut through the bureaucratese.

Study finds higher prices and reduced competitiveness due to EU withdrawal.

Britain is finally departing from the European Union, but its formal exit is only the beginning of a high-stakes experiment to unstitch commercial relations across an integrated continent.

‘No coincidence’ that both deals are up for renewal at the same time, says EU source.

UK businesses have said the Brexit trade deal has pushed up costs, increased paperwork and delays, and put the UK at a competitive disadvantage, research from the British Chambers of Commerce has found.

"Damage control": that's how France's former Europe minister Nathalie Loiseau describes the Brexit deal struck between Boris Johnson's UK government and the European Commission on Christmas Eve.

Vauxhall bosses warn the UK will be put at a ‘major competitive disadvantage’ without changes to Brexit import rules.

EU thought to be preparing a ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ offer for Boris Johnson within days.

British car factories could be forced to close if the UK does not renegotiate the current Brexit deal, according to one of the largest automakers in the country.

European Parliament votes to give consent to the Brexit deal. / European Commission president speaks to lawmakers before vote.

Environment Secretary George Eustice says 'it's fair to say that we didn't get everything that we wanted’.

Brexit has been "catastrophic" for British businesses and the country has "suffered" as a result, the chairman of Asda has said.

Securing any EU trade deal and regional development in the UK are steep challenges.

A week ago the UK fully left the EU. The moment we all campaigned against, warned about and feared the consequences of became reality – and it’s every bit as bad as forecast.

They came, they saw, they took the train home again. No progress in the first face-to-face EU-UK talks since the Covid crisis. Bridge-building will be required. Bridge maintenance - specifically landbridge maintenance- will be required where the route for Irish freight through the UK is concerned.

As Europe Editor Tony Connelly, London Correspondent Seán Whelan and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin try to cut through the noise on the Brexit talks stand-off, some 'working from home ambience' makes itself felt. The team looks ahead to what's on the table for face-to-face EU-UK talks next week.

Trade barriers erected in Boris Johnson’s deal have cost exporters more than £1.1 billion since the start of the year, the Food and Drink Federation said.

The delusion that the Brexit negotiations are ongoing, as discussed in my previous post, continues and in doing so becomes ever more surreal.

British chief negotiator David Frost and European counterpart Michel Barnier talked via video link today while Anti-Brexit campaigners stepped up calls for the December deadline to be delayed.

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

Britain’s chief negotiator, Sir David Frost, told a select committee hearing a decision will be made at 'leader level' next month.

Many EU member states are calling for a very hard line with the UK in talks on future relationship.

House of lords says ‘significant challenges remain’ for the financial services sector.

Two leaked drafts seen by The Independent show the EU position is hardening.

Ministers discussed having weekend sittings in the Lords to ensure the deal can be passed by the end of the month.

The post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and EU is a "thin deal' for Wales, says the first minister.

'I don't think we've got time for these games', chief negotiator says.

Brussels has warned the UK government that its Brexit trade deal is "intrinsically linked" to enforcing the Northern Ireland border protocol.

Brussels and London sources believe tortuous talks coming to a successful conclusion.

The vote is the formal end of a Brexit process that began nearly five years ago. But mutual mistrust remains high.

UK’s David Frost also warns of prospect of no deal but insists agreement can still be reached.

A poll by Opinium shows that trade with the EU is considered the most important political issue for exporting firms.

Wales' £39m commercial fishing sector will be "devastated" by changes under the Brexit trade deal, fishermen have warned.

77% of firms, for which the Brexit deal is applicable, say it is not helping them increase sales or grow their business. / More than half (56%) of firms face difficulties adapting to the new rules for trading goods. / Almost half (45%) face difficulties adapting to the new rules for trading services, and a similar number (44%) report difficulties obtaining visas for staff.

After another round of faltering talks, Brussels' chief negotiator says: "I simply don’t understand why we are wasting valuable time."

Barnier says PM’s acceptance of need for ‘evolution clause’ as standards diverge has unlocked talks.

Damage will be four times greater than hit to EU, study says - after Boris Johnson refused to carry out his own.

The British Government has extended the grace period before companies have to start implementing the deal.

Business leaders have called for urgent removal of red tape that is damaging trade between the UK and the EU.

Officials say talks are in ‘the end phase’ amid reports of agreement on level playing field.

Shaky foundations a big problem for companies mulling investment in UK, inquiry told - despite PM’s boast of ‘a resolution’ of Europe issue.

Fishing was one of the final sticking points in the post-Brexit trade talks. While fishing is a tiny part of the economy on both sides of the Channel, it carries big political weight.

From 1 January firms face a barrage of new red tape while others are still waiting on vital decisions about how they will trade with the EU in the post-Brexit era.

The EU are preparing for 11 months of political stalemate and furious negotiating that, in Brexit style, will go right down to the wire.

The agreement may have averted the economic chaos of a no deal Brexit. But commentators warn that Britain may have opened a Pandora's box of troubles - not least, Scottish dissatisfaction. There are already calls for a second independence referendum to be held in Scotland in the coming year. And this is not the only unknown. Post Brexit, the UK will be in completely uncharted territory.

Chief negotiator says deal is still unlikely.

Emmanuel Macron is urging the negotiators not to compromise while Angela Merkel is anxious that talks are not derailed.

Territory’s economy at risk unless UK reaches agreement with Madrid over ownership.

The new European Commission President spoke of her love of the UK, but warned of 'consequences' in negotiations.

The EU will look to gain the upper hand in the sequencing of the trade talks.

Legal experts say Brussels has right to take retaliatory action, making cross-border law enforcement harder. / We have noted the reaction of the United Nations, and they are really concerned about what’s going on,” Anton Hofreiter, the chair of the committee, told reporters in London.

Business chiefs and economists say huge disruption lies ahead if Downing Street triggers Article 16.

UK and European negotiators are meeting later today for yet another round of Brexit trade talks.

Angela Merkel has warned that a failure to strike a free-trade deal would be a defeat for both the EU and UK.

Michel Barnier’s bombshell private admission directly contradicts PM’s ‘get Brexit done’ slogan

Every negative consequence of Brexit for the UK and the clear advantage for the EU is alerting the British public to the realities of Boris Johnson’s deal. As investment slows and jobs go elsewhere there will only be one person to blame – Boris Johnson.

In January 2020, as Britain was about to exit the EU, a post appeared on the London School of Economics (LSE) blog musing about the mechanism and conditions that might apply if Britain ever wanted to re-join.

With the UK election in full swing, the EU is already preparing itself for the next stage of the Brexit process: the negotiations over the future relationship.

Closer inspection of the text signed on 24th December shows that those who expected “no deal” were not entirely wrong. Many aspects of the future relationship between the UK and EU remain to be negotiated.

Despite what Boris Johnson claimed on Wednesday, this is far from the end of the saga, writes Jon Stone.

Sir Ivan Rogers says EU could 'pull the plug' on talks. / The desire of Tory leadership candidates to appeal to the party’s Brexiteer grassroots could “wreck” any chance of the UK securing a trade deal with the EU, the former British ambassador to Brussels has warned.

Brexiteers are not at all happy with the idea that the UK is on track to secure only 60 per cent of its objectives for a trade deal with the EU, saying “Brexit MUST mean Brexit”.

Boris Johnson has ruled out accepting continued 'regulatory alignment' after Brexit

Japan said UK-EU deal was still crucial for Japanese business, especially its carmakers.

Britain’s trade with the EU has been hit by higher costs, delayed shipments and reduced freight volumes since the new economic relationship started on January 1.

The final round of trade negotiations between the UK and the EU begins on Tuesday and runs for the rest of the week.

Ursula von der Leyen says UK must make up its mind.

Despite signs last week of an opening to an agreement on level playing field provisions, the issue remains a major stumbling block in the negotiations.

Britain's biggest car plant has so far weathered the coronavirus pandemic and a major corporate restructuring. But it may not survive Brexit.

Businesses will have to adjust to new trading conditions in the middle of a pandemic.

Negotiating teams stretch mid-November deadline with European Parliament vote expected just days before 31 December

Deal not a high priority for EU anymore, Simon Coveney says.

UK companies are coming to the hard realisation that Boris Johnson’s “tariff-free” Brexit trade deal may not actually do what it says on the tin.

The trade body UK Steel shared the figures with the Mirror amid growing concerns about the consequences of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with Brussels.

British trade experts have warned that the UK’s demands for a “Canada-style” Brexit trade deal with the EU are ‘unrealistic’.

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

EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan also issues warning over goods and tariffs.

Businesses have been hit hard by Brexit, according to research by an affiliation on Chambers of Commerce in the region.

One of the world's largest carmakers has said it will be unable to keep their commitment to make electric vehicles in the UK without changes to the Brexit deal.

Some 110 business leaders have warned U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson of dire consequences if he fails to sign a trade deal with the European Union before the Brexit transition period ends in six months.

The United Kingdom has passed the point of no return. It has less than six months to reach a new trade deal with the European Union or risk heaping more pressure on companies that are already laying off tens of thousands of workers because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Rishi Sunak is facing fresh demands to improve the UK’s Brexit deal with the EU.

With the spread of the coronavirus casting serious doubts over whether the UK and EU can reach a final deal by the end of the year, Georgina Wright says the EU believe it is only a matter of time before a new extension is negotiated.

UK-EU meetings cancelled as Europe fights spread of the virus.

Survey finds support from both Conservative and Brexit Party voters for extension of transition period

The Taoiseach Micheal Martin has called for a fresh round of UK-EU talks on the Protocol rather than the UK taking unilateral action to change the post-Brexit deal.

Theresa May’s former deputy says public and business realise coronavirus should be the priority.

A new cross-party group comprising of MPs, business leaders and economic exports is being established to provide independent scrutiny of the UK’s trade deals with Europe and the rest of the world.

The progress made in post-Brexit trade talks between the UK and EU has been disappointing, Michel Barnier has said.

Commission president draws attention to less well-known area where two sides are at odds.

The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed the post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union, clearing the last hurdle towards its ratification, while expressing clear mistrust of the British government.

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.

PM’s chief advisor accused by Tory insiders of creating ‘mayhem in government’.

A Doncaster firm is calling on the Government to improve business with Europe following a massive slump in trade caused by Brexit.

Downing Street has refused to publish an impact assessment on its Brexit deal with the EU, despite producing similar reviews of other trade deals.

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’.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is "not sure" a UK-EU trade deal will be struck by 31 December, the end of the Brexit transition period.

Boris Johnson has pledged to sign a new agreement by the end of the year.

Ireland‘s EU commissioner has launched a scathing attack on Boris Johnson, accusing the “unelected prime minister” of “gambling” with the Irish peace process.

Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister criticised the UK Government’s approach to negotiations on the Irish Sea trade arrangements.

Lorries carrying food to Northern Ireland’s supermarkets may need more than 100 health certificates under the UK-EU trade deal, a business chief has warned.

Boris Johnson announces plans to take personal charge of his own "task-force Europe" as Leo Varadkar talks up Brussels' team.

A TOP EU official has hit out at the UK Government for making proposals about Brexit talks before a key meeting next month.

EU leaders have dropped a pledge to "intensify" Brexit negotiations after this week's summit, in signs that Brussels is prepared to call Boris Johnson's bluff on his threat to walk away from trade talks.

Macron insists there is no margin for negotiation over French fishing rights.

European parliament leaders have vowed to block any future UK-EU trade deal if Boris Johnson goes ahead with a bill which would violate the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

Downing Street has called on EU leaders such as Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron to intervene and find a political way out of the impasse.

Brussels ‘would respond in a serious way’ if London suspends operation of NI protocol.

European Union member states are gearing up to consider suspending the bloc’s trade agreement with the UK if London takes concrete action to override parts of the Brexit deal, according to officials.

Under the trade deal brokered between the European Union and the UK, Britons will lose some benefits while travelling.

The EU is being as 'flexible as possible' on Northern Ireland protocol negotiations, a top European official has said. / But European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic issued a trade warning to the UK.

Senior MEP says ‘cool heads must prevail’ in holding UK to commitments.

The European Parliament's environment committee has criticised the EU-UK trade agreement's lack of clarity in climate and environmental provisions.

Group leaders have paused the ratification process amid the latest row

‘We are disappointed with the continued lack of reciprocal engagement from the UK side,’ say MEPs.

Prime minister had claimed ‘Australia-style’ Brexit could be an option.

Phil Hogan has rubbished UK's 'global Britain' plan, and said it would become a “medium-sized” nation after Brexit.

Establishing the tax havens could make it harder to sign a trade deal with the EU.

European Court of Justice would also be involved.

European Union Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan said the U.K. will have “full responsibility” for any damage to the British economy after the post-Brexit transition expires...

The European Union sees a path towards a compromise on a trade deal with Britain but London must first be more realistic in what it expects to achieve, an adviser to the EU’s chief trade negotiator said on Thursday.

‘If there isn’t good news by then ... time is up,’ says senior EU diplomat

Chief negotiator Michel Barnier says 'the EU sets its own conditions for opening up its markets for goods and services'

Michel Barnier says further negotiations would be pointless if UK does not change stance says further negotiations would be pointless if UK does not change stance.

The European Union is taking a defiant tone as the standoff over resuming post-Brexit trade negotiations with the United Kingdom continues.

Future British governments could be unable to repeal new laws on workers’ rights, the environment, and health and safety, under the terms of the EU’s proposed Brexit trade deal.

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

An EU official has urged Boris Johnson to take the ‘unique and highly attractive’ offer it has made to the UK which it says has never been offered to any country before.

Chief negotiator Michel Barnier warns of "serious difficulties" and accuses Britain of failing to engage on subjects laid out in the withdrawal agreement.

Brussels has warned Britain not to break their post-Brexit trade deal by slashing regulation in its new drive for economic growth.

States voice concern that compromise may go too far and no deal is preferable.

Tánaiste criticises ‘language of enemies’ in British media Brexit coverage.

Pressure mounting for breakthrough ahead of EU leaders’ video conference.

The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said the bloc will only give as much access to its single market to Britain after Brexit as is justified by London ensuring that EU rules and standards are preserved.

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

The European Commission has said that Jersey's new regime for controlling fishing in its waters has broken the UK-EU Brexit deal.

EU and UK parliaments will each send 35 lawmakers to the joint assembly, which oversees the implementation of the Brexit trade deal.

The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union, clearing the last hurdle towards full ratification of the accord.

The European Parliament has branded Brexit a “historic mistake” as MEPs prepare to officially pass the Brexit trade deal later today.

‘No third country can enjoy the same benefits as an EU member’

MEPs demand UK stays tied to regulations for market access.

The deal, which the U.K. has already ratified, conditionally came into force at the start of 2021.

"Brexit is a historic mistake. It was pushed through by irresponsible nationalism, based on false promises and shortsightedness," declared Austrian MEP Andreas Schieder who helped prepare the vote. / "Brexit is bad for Britain and Brexit is bad for Europe," he said.

But EU warns ‘faithful implementation’ needed by UK amid concerns saga is not over.

Leaders in the European Parliament have made clear a trade deal will not be ratified unless Boris Johnson backs down.

Lord Wilson pours scorn on prime minister for acting like ‘an angel of the Lord bringing glad tidings about the birth of Christ’

A former UK ambassador to the EU has stated that the biggest crisis in the UK's attempts to leave the European Union is still a year away. / Sir Ivan Rogers, who was the senior civil servant dealing with Brexit after the EU referendum until his resignation in 2017, argued that the UK has been mired in a "political shambles" since the 2016 vote.

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

The outcome being pursued by the prime minister in the Brexit trade talks will not avoid costly friction at the border.

Brexit is again in the spotlight – is anyone surprised? – as a new survey published this week found that more than three quarters of companies doing business with the EU think the deal is of no help in growing their economic activity. More than half of the British Chambers of Commerce members said they had problems complying with new exporting rules.

Income per-head forecast to fall by 6 per cent – just 2 per cent less than under a no-deal departure.

Accountancy firm warns of stalled economic recovery without EU trade agreement.

The UK represented the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories in relations with the EU while a member of the block. But since Brexit, how is it performing at engaging the EU to represent their individual interests?

Greece has denied the clause refers to the Elgin Marbles and says it is intended to fight the illicit trade in antiquities.

Checks and controls on all UK exports to EU whether or not trade deal struck, says Brussels negotiator.

Brexit as an ideological project has stripped the government of any sense of basic pragmatism.

Fisheries is such a major issue in the UK-EU negotiations and a trade deal could be scuppered if an agreement is not reached between the two sides, a new academic report finds. / This is despite the fact that fishing represents only 0.1 per cent of UK gross value added (GVA) and for most EU member states, fishing amounts to 0.1% or less of their economic output.

Boris Johnson’s “sea of opportunity” promise to fishermen has turned into a “nightmare”, with hundreds of thousands of pounds of sales lost due to new red tape, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said.

The chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations said he feels ‘betrayed’ by the Prime Minister.

‘UK caved in on fish to win a wider treaty’, industry bodies say, while leading Brexiter David Davis says one-day debate is ‘too fast’.

Following a passionate plea from the local fishing community, Plymouth City Council is calling on the Government to recognise that the new fisheries and trade deal with the EU fails to deliver on the promises that were made to the fishing industry.

Alarm raised over business ‘barriers’ which ‘cost jobs and money in the UK’ – as public unhappiness confirmed. / “no appetite for widespread deregulation or divergence from EU rules” – UK Trade and Business Commission

An EU-UK free trade agreement will result in new barriers to trade and border friction even if the UK chooses to unilaterally align itself with EU rules and regulations.

'The French in the UK had a sense of being abandoned. They said, ‘yesterday we were Londoners and today we are foreigners’

France’s former Europe Minister, now an MEP, has hit out at the “eternal British mistake of believing that by dividing the EU, the UK will obtain what it wants”.

Former Brexit secretary David Davis has claimed he 'misspoke' when he previously said there would be a trade deal with the EU ready for the day the UK leaves the trading bloc.

Britain's decision to leave the EU has seriously undermined the peace efforts in Europe, a former Tory politician has claimed.

France is blocking a post-Brexit financial services deal between the EU and the UK until Boris Johnson’s government grants fishermen fair access to British waters, officials have claimed.

Minister says France may act unilaterally if terms not right, as negotiations in London falter.

France's European affairs minister Clement Beaune urged Britain on Tuesday to uphold its side of post-Brexit deals and restore trust.

Trade talks between the EU and Britain could take 'three times longer' than Boris Johnson is planning, a French minister has warned.

The European Parliament is expected to ratify the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal, amid tensions including a French threat of reprisals against the UK.

Almost three years after the United Kingdom's formal departure from the European Union, voters are turning sour on the 2016 decision to leave. A recent poll showed that 57% of voters view the departure from the EU as a mistake compared to the 52% who voted for the original Brexit referendum. So what changed?

Phil Hogan also warns Boris Johnson that 'gamesmanship and brinkmanship are not going to work'.

The future of the UK's £34bn aerospace sector is at risk if ministers do not reach a deal with the European Union over the mutual recognition of parts, the aviation trade body ADS says.

The Federation of German Industries (BDI) has urged Britain to stick to the post-Brexit trade deal ahead of a key debate and vote in the European Parliament on Tuesday to ratify the agreement. / "It is absolutely counter-productive that the British Prime Minister is constantly threatening to breach the agreement," BDI Managing Director Joachim Lang told dpa.

Comments will be a blow to No 10, which had hoped Merkel would help break deadlock

Boris Johnson under ‘wrong impression that he can pull off negotiating at the 11th hour,’ says EU official.

Flagging trade talks have seen little progress.

Britain would have no more than a few months to negotiate a new trade agreement with Brussels, a process that typically takes years.

Brexit is barely nine months old but is not ageing well. The ‘fabulous’ deal that Prime Minister Johnson and Brexit negotiator Lord Frost raved about last December, has lost all its shine – especially, it seems, to those who polished it. Having persuaded parliament to vote for it as the lesser of two evils, both Johnson and Frost have fallen out of love with their offspring.

Move blocks plan for six-month inquiry into Boris Johnson’s Christmas Eve agreement.

Junior minister reveals UK officials have confirmed ‘physical posts at ports of entry’ for Northern Ireland.

The EU Services Sub-Committee has today published its report, Beyond Brexit: trade in services, which examines the future UK-EU relationship on trade in services.

The region’s largest business group has called on Government to help firms trade more freely with overseas markets after research highlighted the Brexit trade deal is not delivering for them.

Brussels wants UK to commit to human rights in writing as condition of trade deal.

Britain faces having to return the Elgin Marbles as part of a free trade deal with the European Union after Greece demanded a clause is inserted in the agreement.

Although we have left the EU, there are still many issues to be resolved. One of the biggest dangers is that if the NI Protocol breaks so will the UK-EU trade deal.

Economists tell us Brexit will have a substantial economic impact on our lives. But how would ordinary people experience them? Ben Chu looks at the possible impact on wages, benefits and taxes.

The government’s decision to shut down the Brexit committee just days after UK agreed a free trade deal with the European Union was a “big frustration” and means ministers will face less scrutiny, committee chair Hilary Benn told PoliticsHome.

Scottish and Northern Irish parliaments condemn deal in symbolic votes as Westminster backs it

The UK’s orchestras have been weakened by the pandemic – and the impact of Brexit hasn't gone away either – but they remain unbowed says Mark Pemberton of the Association of British Orchestras.

Some of the world’s leading Brexit analysts tell Adam Forrest how they assess the chances of a UK-EU free trade deal before 31 December.

The IMF has suggested the UK and the EU should not "add to uncertainty" from coronavirus by refusing to extend the period to negotiate a post-Brexit trade deal.

The Institute for Government was pleased to welcome Sir Ivan Rogers, former UK Permanent Representative to the EU... The UK wants an ambitious future arrangement covering trade, cooperation in foreign and security policy, data exchange and more. But negotiations on the future relationship will be much more complex than those on the withdrawal...

'These slides are for presentational and information purposes only and we represented to the Council Working Party (Article 50) on 14 January 2020. The contents are without prejudice to discussions on the future relationship.'

The Irish leader said he was pessimistic about the chances of a trade deal between the UK and the EU but insisted he can still build a strong relationship with Boris Johnson.

The former head of the government legal service resigned when No 10 threatened to break an international treaty. With the difficult reality of Brexit now upon us, I asked whether we risk a repeat offence.

There is ‘no way’ EU member states will ratify agreement while UK is breaking another one, foreign minister says.

Ireland is increasingly concerned that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to completely rewrite the Northern Ireland section of the Brexit deal, RTE reported on Monday after London said the agreement was not sustainable.

EU must continue to monitor and ensure that the British hold up their side of the bargain.

A number of obscure pieces of trade law have taken on near mythical status in the Brexit debate. One of them is Article 24 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt).

Our recent #IsolationInsight event looked at the state of the Brexit negotiations, considering where they are, what’s happening and where the talks might go, especially in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

A rethink is already needed over the government's free trade agreement.

The biggest crisis of Brexit to date actually still lies ahead of us in late 2020.

Even if Johnson took the UK out without a deal, he would soon come calling for his free trade agreement – and be presented with May’s deal once again.

The current Brexit deal is “unrealistic and counterproductive” for electric car manufacturing and needs to be changed, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has warned.

Michael Gove has endorsed claims that up to 50,000 people will be recruited to carry out customs paperwork under the government's preferred trade deal with the EU. This is after his promise in 2017 that a vote for Brexit would mean cutting the costs of EU red tape.

Britain could be pressured into bad deal to replace EU's agreement with East Asian country.

The U.K.’s hopes of a swift trade deal with Japan will ultimately rest on a successful resolution to the main talks between London and the European Union on a new trading arrangement, some experts say.

Licences for French boats do not meet terms of deal agreed by Boris Johnson, says Brussels.

Senator Gorst said: “It’s entirely to do with Brexit, because historically we’ve had a fishing deal with France, but that all came to an end with the new trade deal that was negotiated post Brexit.”

President-elect spoke to Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin as well as Boris Johnson on Tuesday.

Brexit may be "even more brutal than expected" due to the UK's negotiating "failures", Sir John Major has said. / "This action is unprecedented in all our history - and for good reason. It has damaged our reputation around the world."

The British Chambers of Commerce said over half of UK exporters (60%) surveyed by the BCC in November 2021 reported difficulties in trading with the EU, an increase from 49% in January 2021.

Ex-EU ambassador says PM’s ‘strategy errors’ will make good trade deal harder to achieve.

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

The prime minister’s snappy, inane slogan is the prelude to inevitable lies, betrayal and duplicity.

Leader braced for backlash from Remain MPs and activists, but allies think no-deal outcome would be worse.

Shadow ministers poised to resign and defy three-line whip when MPs vote on trade deal on Wednesday.

Labour leader Keir Starmer has been encouraged to support making changes to the Brexit deal agreed with the EU to develop a closer working relationship with member states.

"Britain can no longer afford to have one hand tied behind our back with new red tape, new costs and lost opportunities from Brexit," Naomi Smith said.

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

Spider’s web of new committees, working groups and arbitration tribunals hints at further negotiations.

Special zones are Boris Johnson’s flagship economic recovery policy.

High command fears that criticising Boris Johnson’s flawed deal with the EU would be damaging for the party.

Keir Starmer’s party set out ‘new deal’ for sector – as figures show 6,000 farms have gone bust.

"Let's be clear, shortages right across the country, shortages of fruit pickers, shortages of builders, shortages in terms of lorry drivers: all of that is down to Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Priti Patel, Dominic Raab and the promises they made to the British people," David Lammy said.

There are so many reasons not to back any agreement brought forward by the PM that it is hard to know where to start. So let’s look at the arguments being made by those who think they should.

Emily Thornberry says lack of economic impact assessment ‘makes no sense whatsoever’.

A Labour government under Keir Starmer will “fix the holes in Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal,” including on electric vehicles, the party’s trade chief said Tuesday, promising to mend ties with the U.K.’s largest trade partner.

Strong support for closer EU relationship as Labour pledges to leave deal in place.

Voters across the political divide are now not keen on the accord negotiated by the government.

Brexit minister says EU move would be to the detriment of viewers but admits UK is powerless to prevent it.

Tory grandee Lord Heseltine has called on MPs and peers to abstain when voting on Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal with the European Union, which he warned will inflict “lasting damage” on the UK.

French government wants stronger UK commitments on ‘level playing field’ with EU

Simon Coveney warns talks may collapse amid fishing rights impasse

A majority of the public is unhappy about the post-Brexit trade agreement that Boris Johnson secured with the EU, a new survey has found.

A former Australian prime minister has warned the UK to be "careful what you wish for" when it comes to EU trade.

Only half of UK firms that trade internationally have considered the impact of Brexit on their business, says the British Chambers of Commerce.

The end of the transition period was merely a staging post within a process that will be long with us, says Chris Grey.

‘Recent developments with the UK don’t provide positive signs for us to agree on a date,’ says Parliament spokesperson.

The European parliament has refused to set a date to ratify the Brexit deal for a second time, amid concerns the UK is not implementing it properly.

Speaking to Andrew Marr, Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin said it's important to get a good Brexit deal, and that it is still possible, even though the deadline is close.

‘We’ve only been negotiating for nine months. We’ve needed at least five years for all the previous agreements’

EU chief negotiator blasts back at UK counterpart's letter.

Brexit negotiator links free-trade deal to workers’ rights and environmental protection.

There remain "serious" differences between the UK and EU after the first round of trade talks, the bloc's chief negotiator has said.

The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has accused the UK of dragging its feet over post-Brexit negotiations, at the end of the second round of talks on the future relationship.

EU chief negotiator responds to PM’s claim that UK will now be free from Brussels regulations.

There remain "substantial barriers" for UK trade with Europe, with small businesses bearing the brunt of the post-Brexit strain, according to peers.

The so-called Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clause contained in several of the EU’s existing trade agreements, could also limit the extent of concessions granted by Brussels to the UK. / This Briefing Paper explains what the MFN clause is and why it could be problematic for the UK. It maps out which EU agreements contain MFN clauses, their scope and the various exceptions they contain.

AFTER FOUR months of pain for Scotland's fresh meat and seafood exporters, a cross party Westminster committee has officially confirmed what they already know – the UK government's Brexit deal did not deliver 'frictionless' trade with the European Union.

Parliament have been recalled to spend over seven hours paying tribute to Prince Philip today

MSPs have voted to reject the post-Brexit trade deal agreed between the UK and the EU, calling instead for a "pause" in the process to reconsider.

'I remain convinced that with mutual respect and constructive engagement by the #UK across the board, on all issues of the negotiating table, we can move forward in the limited available time.'

A new survey by the Incorporated Society of Musicians has revealed how the Brexit Trade Deal has been a disaster for businesses such as tour operators, instrument manufacturers and retailers as well as those involved in recording, music publishing and sale of music. One performer even said ‘the era of being a UK-based concert artist is pretty much over’.

A survey has found a large majority of small businesses want the UK to cooperate with the European Union as the government faces calls renegotiate terms of the its post-Brexit trade relationship with the bloc.

Northern Ireland's political parties that take their seats at Westminster are set to vote against the UK-EU post-Brexit deal this week.

During a Commons debate on the Tory Brexit deal, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon got stuck into the Conservatives over their broken Brexit promises to Scottish fishermen.

Nissan Motor Co. gave the starkest warning yet on the future of the Japanese group’s car factories in Western Europe, with a plant in the U.K. threatened by Brexit and another in Spain suffering from a slump in demand.

Nissan warns its Sunderland plant in the UK would be ‘unsustainable’ without an EU trade deal

If no trade deal is reached, cars made in the UK and exported to the EU would be subject to a 10 per cent tariff.

The UK's largest car manufacturing plant is "unsustainable" if the UK leaves the European Union without a trade deal, owner Nissan says.

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

‘The UK has been taking three steps back from the original commitments,’ says EU negotiator.

The political implications of a no deal outcome threaten to be every bit as significant as its economic fallout, Anand Menon and Jonathan Portes write.

UK firms face ‘significant barriers’ to doing business with EU and have less access than Canadian companies, in some cases.

Such a move by the UK is likely to spark retaliation from the EU, with talk of a suspension of the EU-UK trade deal that could result in a trade war.

Brussels offers more negotiations next week, but Downing Street says ‘The trade talks are over’.

Pascal Lamy, who was director general of the WTO, between 2005 and 2013, said there was a stark choice for the UK between 'minor' and 'great' trade relations with the country’s largest trading partner.

Food bills could rise by an average of 5% if no deal was agreed with the EU

Negotiations break up in familiar acrimony - forcing Boris Johnson to abandon deadline for breakthrough by end of July

NORTHERN IRELAND SECRETARY Brandon Lewis has been questioned by MPs from the DUP and Labour over Boris Johnson’s previous statements that his Brexit deal would not result in checks between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, and how they may have fed into unionist and loyalist frustrations and anger in recent days.

'The Brexiters have no more idea in private than they do in public about what they are doing. Predictions based upon their concealed intent project on to them a competence they simply don’t possess.'

More than three quarters of small businesses that export to Europe say the EU trade deal has not helped them grow sales.

Just 27% of Leave voters say the agreement is a success – and only one in three Conservative supporters

"We are extremely concerned by the lack of progress"

An Oxford MP has slammed Boris Johnson’s trade deal with Europe as “botched”, stating it has sold many industries “down the river”.

Parliament’s role around the end of the Brexit transition and conclusion of the EU future relationship treaty is a constitutional failure to properly scrutinise the executive and the law.

Kirsty Wark interviews Pascal Lamy, former EU trade commissioner and former director general of the World Trade Organisation.

EU said agreement on common rules ‘on the table’ - but UK would probably have to drop prized right to diverge

Boris Johnson’s claims he will get Brexit done are “diplomatic amateurism” and his deal will be even harder to achieve than Theresa May’s, a former ambassador to the EU has warned.

EU and UK businesses will face ‘inevitable’ extra costs while the post-Brexit trade deal remains in place, European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič warned on Monday (12 June), playing down the prospect of a major overhaul of the agreement.

The Government said that all checks would be carried out by British officials with no role for the EU's authorities.

Michel Barnier and David Frost will resume talks on Thursday via video call, after a fortnight of face-to-face meetings

Prime minister expected to press EU leaders to dedicate attention to faltering negotiations.

UK dismisses EU call for its trawlers to continue operating in UK waters.

The EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, was downbeat in his press conference after the conclusion of the talks.

The pound slid today after EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, warned that a trade deal between the EU and UK was slipping away.

The pound is already under pressure from fears that Britain will fail to clinch a trade deal with the European Union by the end-2020 deadline.

The pound rebounded from a one-week low after the U.K. signaled it will continue Brexit trade talks beyond Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Oct. 15 deadline.

UK manufacturers could be hit with 10% tariffs from next year unless they can source electric vehicle parts and batteries locally.

Professor Michael Dougan gives us his verdict on the UK EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement, as usual, using five points.

A majority of the British public would blame Boris Johnson if Brexit talks fail to reach a deal, a new poll has found.

Foreign secretary ‘not convinced’ woes of industry caused by Brexit deal.

One of the consequences of leaving it so late – 24 December 2020 – to agree The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was that ratification could not be completed before the Agreement entered into force on 1 January 2021.

This article is going to try to accessibly explain regulations in the context of the EU-UK trade agreement, and trade more broadly.