Wales and the rest of the UK should re-join the single market to undo the economic damage caused by Brexit, Plaid Cymru has said.

BORIS Johnson’s “Brexit Freedoms” Bill poses a direct threat to the powers of the Scottish Parliament, the deputy first minister has warned.

For the UK to survive, the UK government's approach to devolution needs to "change fundamentally", Wales' Brexit minister has warned.

Time is running out to "save the United Kingdom," more than forty local leaders in England have warned Boris Johnson.

CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to step up their fight to protect the NHS after a legal bid to prevent it being “on the table” in post-Brexit trade deals was voted down by Tory MPs.

As Johnson and Gove back off their pledge to scrap VAT for fuel, EU structural funds are not being fully replaced.

THEY say a week is a long time in politics – and this week has certainly felt it! Intent on further undermining the devolution settlement and Scottish democracy, the UK Government is pushing ahead with its flawed Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill later today.

ANAS Sarwar has admitted that Brexit has been a "disaster" for the UK economy - but said he won't back another referendum on rejoining the EU.

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill to scrap European laws was introduced by the UK Government on Thursday.

A new government scheme was meant to replace EU structural funds lost after Britain left. But critics say it delivers less money and will do little to bolster the Tories’ levelling up agenda.

The UK has identified nearly 4,000 EU laws and regulations which we are now “free from”. What have we done with these newfound freedoms?

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.

Boris Johnson has come under fire for reportedly telling a virtual meeting of Conservative MPs that devolution had been a "disaster" in Scotland.

Senior figures in Scotland and Wales warn Brexit is bringing a ‘statutory fist crashing down’.

Lord Heseltine, who wrote a report called Empowering English Cities in 2019, told Econ Film’s CoronaNomics show that the picture is “infinitely depressing”.

If he refuses a referendum that Scots have voted for, there would be no lawful way to leave the UK. The implications are huge.

BORIS Johnson has been accused of having his “greedy eyes” on Scotland’s NHS after he appeared to threaten the Scottish Government’s powers over it yesterday.

Border checks between Scotland, England and Wales could be required because of varying food standards after Brexit, academics have warned.

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.

However far less attention has been given to the considerable impact Brexit has had on devolution and the relationships within the UK between its constituent parts.

Scotland’s constitution secretary has warned the UK government’s so-called Brexit Freedoms Bill poses a renewed threat to devolution.

A Holyrood committee is to carry out an inquiry into how Brexit has impacted on devolution.

ONE-THIRD of voters are more likely to back independence in a future referendum as a result of the UK Government’s “power grab” Internal Market Bill, according to the super-sized poll commissioned by Progress Scotland.

A senior Welsh politician has accused the UK government of rushing through its "Brexit Freedoms Bill".

Archbishops warn bill could ‘further undermine trust and goodwill’ among home nations.

An act which saw the Welsh Government begin legal action against the UK Government “damaged relations” between them, a report has found.

Lord Neuberger condemns internal market bill for exempting some of its powers from legal challenge

The Scottish Government paper claims Brexit is damaging business, migration and devolution itself, with External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson (below) insisting “Scotland has to consider its future path” when the coronavirus pandemic is over.

Your weekly update from the Brexit ‘downside bunker’, chronicling the downsides, and occasional upsides, of Brexit.

Under the government's Brexit plans, thousands of laws and regulations are to be scrapped or rewritten by ministers with no proper scrutiny.

Last week, the prime minister said Northern Ireland was unable to prepare fully for a no-deal Brexit because of the collapse of devolution.

A MAJORITY of leave voters in Wales wouldn’t back removing powers from the Senedd in the name of making the most of Brexit.

This week, Steve and Chris are in conversation with Alyn Smith MEP about Brexit, devolution, subsidiarity, federalism, nationalism, and sweeties.

Ministers criticised for failing to fight for ‘ambitious’ commitments to cut CO2 emissions.

The Welsh Government's approach to agreeing post-Brexit legislation with the UK government is "high-risk and flawed", a report has said.

A Welsh Conservative has told the Senedd that the new UK subsidy control regime is taking so long to navigate that it’s having a detrimental impact on a business in his constituency.

An ex-UK Government Tory minister has admitted the Welsh were deliberately misled about how replacement money for former EU funds would be spent in Wales. Wales used to receive a huge amount of money from the EU before Brexit.

Brexit Minister Jeremy Miles has warned of a new crisis facing the UK and says the time is right to consider fundamental constitutional change post-Brexit.

Brexit had a bigger effect on pandemic contingency planning arrangements in Northern Ireland than elsewhere in the UK, the Covid inquiry has heard.

THE UK Government has been accused of “clumsy control-freakery” after a letter sent to the devolved nations insisted that London be informed of all contact with the EU.

Scottish politicians react angrily to PM calling it Tony Blair’s ‘biggest mistake’

A majority of people who voted to leave the European Union are also against reducing the powers of the Welsh Parliament, according to a survey by Cardiff University experts.

Policy on devolved issues should return to the Scottish Parliament on the day the UK leaves its Brexit transition period with the EU, according to a committee of MSPs.

“If these proposals involve changing the law in devolved policy areas, then pressing ahead without the consent of the Scottish parliament would demonstrate yet again the UK government’s intent to undermine devolution," a senior Scottish minister has said.

Two Lancashire district council leaders say their residents will be unimpressed with the county’s proposed devolution deal once it is implemented – in spite of the results of a consultation showing broad support amongst those who responded.

Although a narrow majority UK-wide (not, of course, in Scotland) voted for Brexit, many have already realised it was a grave mistake. It is the biggest economic, diplomatic and ­constitutional mistake in the history of the ­United ­Kingdom. It is likely to be proximate cause of the ­United Kingdom’s ultimate ­collapse.

“If Westminster maintains its control, recent history shows what Scotland can expect: an economic recovery hindered by a hard Brexit that is already taking a significant toll and the continued, systematic undermining of devolution, which is weakening our parliament’s powers to maintain food and environmental standards and protect the NHS from post-Brexit trade deals."

First Minister Carwyn Jones has said he will take steps to protect Welsh powers after Brexit if UK ministers do not change their EU withdrawal bill. He claimed the way Theresa May planned to bring powers back from Brussels was a "fundamental assault" on devolution.

Absurd though it may seem, as the formal Brexit process reaches its endgame, fisheries might yet be the issue that determines whether the negotiations succeed or fail.

The UK Education Secretary has refused to rule out the possibility Westminster will use its post-Brexit powers to impose tuition fees on Scots students.

The UK government hopes to "unpick" Scottish devolution "under the cover of Brexit", according to the country’s Constitution Secretary.

A growing number of Welsh citizens now favour an independent Wales, thanks partly to Plaid Cymru’s decision to position itself as a Remain party.

Whitehall is increasingly all over the place when it comes to governing Scotland.

ACTIVISTS in Edinburgh have kicked off the third anniversary Brexit events with action outside the UK Government Hub.

A protest against the UK Internal Market Bill will be held outside the UK Government’s headquarters in Edinburgh today.

The legislation begins its passage through the House of Lords on Monday and is likely to be heavily amended.

Irish Consulate returns to Cardiff as Brexit looks set to kickstart new and diverse relations.

The case for Brexit largely rested on the assumption that the United Kingdom is a unitary nation-state in which the people give effect to their will through a unitary and all-powerful Parliament. In this post, Michael Keating (University of Aberdeen) uncovers the shortcomings of such an approach and asks whether Brexit marks the end of the first of two unions?

A year on from leaving the EU, it’s time for an annual report on how Brexit has worked out for Wales.

JOANNA Cherry has accused Boris Johnson's Government's of a "power grab" over plans to limit the use of a legal procedure successfully used by Brexit opponents.

Devolution is being “hollowed out” by Boris Johnson, who secretly wants to take back powers from devolved parliaments, John Swinney will claim.

The wealthy ghouls who fund the Tory party expect their quid pro quo – and this legislation will deliver it.

Labour leader will announce plans to push power away from Westminster in keynote speech.

MEETINGS of key bodies set up to “smooth” the relationship between the EU and UK after Brexit are taking place “rarely”, a new research report has warned.

THE SON of the late Rev Ian Paisley has said talk of a united Ireland is not as easily dismissed as it once was and that Brexit bears much of the responsibility for transforming attitudes.

The UK Government has been accused of a "deliberate and premeditated attack on devolution" after leaked documents appear to show it hid key parts of Brexit planning from the Welsh and Scottish governments.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today written to the Prime Minister about the role of the devolved administrations in talks on the future trade relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union.

Peers will launch bid to block legislation until it’s been approved by Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The government has suffered fresh defeats in the Lords over its blueprint for protecting trade between different UK nations after Brexit.

UK ministers are granting themselves powers to spend on infrastructure in Wales.

Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary has called on the UK Government to engage more on future trade deals as the pact with Australia and New Zealand comes into force.

A majority of Leave voters in Wales believe that Brexit should not be used to remove powers from the Senedd, according to findings from researchers at Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre.

Drew Hendry stages protest as he warns controversial legislation will ‘demolish devolution’

MSPs have refused to give legislative consent to the UK Government’s post-Brexit subsidy bill which would cause “further erosion of the devolution settlement”.

MSPs are set to pass legislation which would allow ministers to keep Scottish law in line with future EU regulations.

MSPs said the deal should be a ‘first step’ to addressing the impacts of Brexit on devolution. / A Scottish Parliament committee has called for a new memorandum of understanding between the UK Government and devolved administrations following Brexit.

Whitehall is to bypass the devolved administrations and replace European structural funds with a centrally-controlled fund.

Plans for a new law giving the UK government more powers to spend in Wales will be published on Wednesday.

Five years ago today, a vote took place which sent shockwaves around the world. I’m talking, of course, about the Brexit referendum.

Aberdeenshire East MSP Gillian Martin has urged UK Government to involve Scottish agriculture and Scottish Government on trade decisions affecting the sector.

A poll of 1,000 people carried out by Beaufort Research found that most wanted the Welsh Government to have full or shared responsibility for dispensing the replacement for EU funds.

Liz Saville Roberts, who represents Dwyfor Meirionnydd, has criticised the Conservative government’s Subsidy Control Bill, which will set new rules in the area.

The leader of Swansea Council has raised concerns about the funding which will replace the hundreds of millions of pounds Wales used to receive from the European Union each year.

The UK government is threatening to "undermine devolution", "impose its will on Wales" and "profoundly" limit the Senedd's powers after Brexit, it is claimed.

John Swinney accused the Tories of "no prior consultation, no engagement, no dialogue" on the issue.

The Scottish government is using devolved powers to secure the rights of EU nationals beyond the end of June, as new figures suggest thousands of Scottish residents are likely to miss a crucial Brexit deadline to continue legally living and working in the UK.

SNP ministers have clashed with their counterparts in London in a row over Levelling Up and a £300 million shortfall. / Richard Lochhead said the post-Brexit Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) would deliver just £212m to projects north of the border over the next three years.

HELENSBURGH, Scotland (Reuters) - James Henderson has spent most of his life fiercely opposed to Scottish independence. Now, reluctantly he is backing it.

Government ignored legal advice over proposed withdrawal agreement changes.

AN SNP minister has accused the UK Government of attempting to “row back 47 years of protections” after publishing plans to amend, repeal or replace all EU legislation.

John Swinney has claimed Boris Johnson and the Tories are "undermining" devolution as he blasted the controversial Brexit Freedoms Bill.

When thinking about what I might about say in this lecture it occurred to me that it would be appropriate to look at parliaments and sovereignty, which are hugely important concepts when it comes to understanding Euroscepticism and Britain’s place in the European Union (EU).

Six years after the referendum we can disentangle the evidence and judge the effects on health and care, says Richard Vize.

Vital decisions about Wales and Scotland are being unilaterally taken in Westminster, fuelling the arguments for devolution.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts that, although the UK economy will almost fully bounce back from the pandemic, it's economy and eventually the jobs market will suffer for decades due to Brexit.

Brexit has removed the EU as an external support system that prevented devolution from escalating and undermining the union. In this edited extract from his new book, State and Nation in the United Kingdom: The Fractured Union, Michael Keating (University of Aberdeen) warns that the Conservative Party’s vision of the UK as a ‘unitary state’ might fracture it even more.

Devolution is in danger. For those who care about Scottish self-government, the warnings are there for all to see. In recent months the UK government has intervened in a number of ways to block, undermine, delay and frustrate devolved decision-making by the Scottish Parliament and Government.

Lord Frost's suggestion that Holyrood be stripped of powers amid the SNP's woes is 'absurd', writes Record View.

Mark Drakeford says during Dublin visit that his country has not found itself to be better off after leaving the EU.

Analysis finds changes such as removal of blanket ban on hormone-disrupting chemicals. / The UK has been accused of “silently eroding” key environmental and human health protections in the Brexit-inspired rush to convert thousands of pages of European Union pesticide policy into British law.

Ministers from across the devolved regions have jointly criticised the UK Government for their approach to allocating previous EU funding.

ANGUS Robertson has urged the UK Government to push back their "bonfire" of Brexit laws until 2029.

Nicola Sturgeon calls for immigration powers to be devolved as industry bodies condemn proposals.

'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.'

Twenty-five committees and five study groups to cover almost every conceivable area of interest between the EU and UK have still not been established.

The government has set out a plan to overhaul EU laws copied over after Brexit - a move it says will cut unnecessary "red tape" for businesses.

Philip Rycroft says PM’s ‘muscular brand of unionism’ has deepened divisions between four nations.

The survey, fieldwork for which was conducted last year, found 52% of people said Scotland should be governed as an independent country.

Brexit Research by EU Law @ Liverpool - This briefing paper examines those provisions of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill (“UKIM” / “the Bill”) specifically relating to internal UK trade; together with their potential impacts upon the devolution settlements in Scotland and Wales.

BORDER checks between Scotland, England and Wales could be required because of varying food standards after Brexit, academics have warned.

Bill, set to become law after concessions on devolved nations, ‘act of constitutional sabotage’.

THE Welsh Government has accused the Tories of “levelling down” their nation after the UK Government confirmed it will receive less than one-seventh of the funding it would have gotten from the EU.

In an exclusive interview, Jeremy Miles says he wants a frank discussion about Brexit’s hit to the economy – and calls for far greater devolution for Wales.

The Welsh Government plans to take the UK government to court over a new law that sets the rules of trade between different UK nations after Brexit.

The Welsh Government says the Shared Prosperity Fund is a broken promise because it means Wales will get hundreds of millions of pounds less than it received from the EU.

Senedd members have rejected a post-Brexit law on trade in the UK after claims it would "neuter" devolution.

The EU withdrawal bill contains a power grab of critical devolved areas such as fishing and farming – and even aspects of our independent justice system

Proposals denounced as 'power grab' by Scottish National Party.

Whether there is a Brexit deal or not, the Scottish and UK governments are heading into another constitutional standoff with legislation to set up an "internal market" passing through Westminster. What is the latest row all about?

Fishing has been one of the key sticking points in talks over a future UK/EU trade deal.

Wales voted for Brexit by the same margin as the UK overall, 52 to 48 per cent, in sharp contrast to Northern Ireland and Scotland. / There is evidence that disproportionate support for Leave among the 21 per cent of Welsh voters who were born in England tipped the vote for Leave in Wales.

Despite its success in the EU and local elections this year, the party could have its work cut out to win seats as it pushes for devolutio

A Tory website has published an article calling for the abolition of the Senedd because the party can’t win elections in Wales.