Remember when @michaelgove said categorically that a Leave vote would have zero consequences for Brits living in France, Spain, Greece and all the EU/FoM countries? ... watch this space.

"When the British government negotiate an agreement... do you honour it?" / Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says he would like to ask Michael Gove about why the UK has "not yet" implemented its Brexit agreements.

Nicola Sturgeon accuses Conservatives trying to block independence vote of 'raging against reality'.

European Commission Maros Sefcovic has told @michaelgove that sweeping changes to the Protocol will not be possible, and that any flexibilities require the UK for its part to implement the terms of last December's NI Protocol.

Deal or no deal, British companies will have to confront a wall of bureaucracy that threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the world’s biggest trading bloc when life after Brexit begins on January 1.

It's been five years since the UK voted to leave the EU. The vote appalled those who saw it as economic self-sabotage. But those in favor of leaving were not swayed by economic arguments — and likely still aren't today.

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

Brexit will never be done. Because it can never be done. Not for as long as the UK sits 50km off the European mainland and does 50% of its business with Europe. Not when the island of Ireland sits behind it – and the north east corner of that island is contested political ground.

WHEN asked whether US food standards would ever be accepted in post-Brexit Britain, the unequivocal response from Cabinet Minister Michael Gove was “over my dead body”.

Wait, is he referring to the Brexit in THIS reality, or his own? Michael Gove has sensationally declared Brexit a ‘significant success’ on Sunday, despite the myriad of problems caused by Britain leaving the EU. The senior politician appeared on Sky News earlier today.

Arron Banks has apologised after Leave.EU tweeted a xenophobic meme of Angela Merkel that invoked Britain’s world war victories to target the German chancellor.

A post-Brexit customs centre for up to 10,000 lorries has been earmarked for a 27-acre site in Kent, in a plan the local MP says came "out of the blue".

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.

"Farage, Banks and Bannon. They are some of the well-known Bad Boys of Brexit. But there are many more. The Bad Boys of Brexit are an unholy alliance. They are global Money Men, small-state Regulation Burners and people with highly questionable Russian Connections, some of whom have undermined the very foundations of democracy."

Business groups tell ministers to sort out bureaucratic mess caused by EU trade deal.

Looking back, it seems clear now that it was a classic bait and switch routine, where something splendidly enticing is offered only to be replaced later by an inferior product at a much higher price.

The government is facing increasing scrutiny over its decision to use “committed Brexiteer” lawyers to provide advice on the legality of breaching the EU withdrawal agreement.

Cabinet Office minister attacks refusal to adopt a ‘laissez-faire approach’ to border controls.

Post-Brexit transition border checks could cause fresh food supply problems, an industry body has warned.

PM tells industry leaders anxious about stalled negotiations "rien ne vas plus", which means "no more bets" in the casino game.

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

'Get Ready For Brexit' ads "misleading" and "nothing more than a Conservative Party case", MPs claim in letter to top civil servant.

'This is going to hit us in January....customers are really going to see the problems on supermarket shelves'

Boris Johnson was represented by an empty lectern during Channel 4′s Tory leadership contest on Sunday evening, after the frontrunner to succeed Theresa May refused to take part.

Boris Johnson has been warned his prospective free trade deal with Australia could “decimate” the British farming industry, as opposition parties unite against a zero-tariff agreement.

Business groups have variously described a 22-minute call with the prime minister and the Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove as "terrible", "disappointing" and "more of a lecture".

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.

Michael Gove appeared to confirm reports that the guarantees have vanished from Boris Johnson's Brexit Bill. But he insisted it'll be okay - because there'll be a separate law in the Queen's Speech.

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.

Some British firms have scaled back their operations on the continent after struggling with customs requirements.

Exclusive: Britain is falling behind the bloc on almost every area of green regulation, analysis reveals.

While businesses struggle with the red tape of no-deal planning, ministers are busy with commemorative coins.

Exporters to the EU face 7,000-truck-long queues in Kent and two-day delays to trade after the Brexit transition period ends, the government has warned.

A metaphor a minute on the latest episode: Tigers in tanks, corners on cliff edges and more. London Correspondent Seán Whelan rejoins the team from Westminster on a busy week for Michael Gove, Europe Editor Tony Connelly rounds up the week that began with Boris Johnson meeting the heads of the EU Commission, Council and Parliament, Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin asks the questions.

The EU's long-held insistence on level playing field provisions continues. How does the UK see its commitments to the Irish Protocol and the Political Declaration and what impact will deviation have on its credibility in other trade talks?

Retailers and suppliers battling through ‘impenetrable’ red tape that has resulted in empty shelves in Northern Ireland

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

There are good reasons to believe latest move is partly theatre, but there are hefty issues at stake.

A pro-Brexit minister and MPs have accused the Civil Service of pursuing a ‘Remain’ agenda. Steve Bullock, a former civil servant, argues that the consequences of undermining civil servants in this way are potentially disastrous.

“Australian Brexit” used to be an upbeat euphemism for a “no deal” Brexit outcome. Now, Australia promises a far more profound insight into the true nature of Brexit.

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.

In a 1940 essay, George Orwell made a number of what I think were some astute observations about the qualities of the English ruling class. He saw them as patriotic but “impenetrably stupid”. / “What is to be expected of them is not treachery or physical cowardice, but stupidity, unconscious sabotage, an infallible instinct for doing the wrong thing.”

Brexiteers who claimed the NHS would receive an extra £350m after Brexit have been condemned for voting down an amendment demanding an analysis of the impact of exiting the EU on the health service.

The idea that Britain can leave the European Union and maintain frictionless trade with the bloc of 27 countries is officially dead.

Pro-Remain parties in Northern Ireland criticise ‘petty’ decision by UK government.

Britain will spend 705 million pounds on border infrastructure to help keep trade flowing after its transition deal with the European Union expires at the end of the year, Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove said on Sunday.

British companies trading with Europe will have to absorb a post-Brexit bureaucracy burden and fill in an extra 215m customs declarations at a cost of about £7bn a year, according to government officials.

Letter says government needs to act quickly to resolve customs issues faced by exporters following Brexit

“Do you have any explanation at all as to why [Michael Gove] should have said there will be no shortages of fresh food given what you've just told us? / “No.” / The British Retail Consortium says a no-deal Brexit will result in shortages of fresh food.

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

Northern Ireland traders call for an extension to Brexit deal grace periods amid warnings they’re drowning in paperwork.

The head of the SMMT has said that he a no-deal would be devastating for the automotive industry.

Asked about feared 4% GDP slump, Jeremy Hunt says he doesn’t accept ’all’ OBR forecasts – adding ‘I accept all the ones I agree with’.

Rishi Sunak reportedly planning to open bidding for towns, cities and regions to become designated zones where UK taxes and tariffs will not apply.

Promises that exiting the EU would leave the UK better placed to protect the environment lie in tatters.

Government confirms no delay, despite demands from businesses and farmers in Northern Ireland.

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed Brexit has left farmers feeling short-changed in his latest show filmed in Oxfordshire.

Letter to Michael Gove says British must meet Brexit deal obligations before ‘flexibility’ can be considered.

The US has outlined its objectives for a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK, demanding greater access to the food markets where products such as chlorinated chicken or hormone-fed beef are currently banned under EU rules.

A no-deal Brexit could increase the demand for export health certificates by an estimated 150-300%, Michael Gove has said.

The Conservatives have broken their promise to match EU funding at £100 million a year, providing just £43 million.

BREXIT secretary Michael Russell says failing to halt the exit from the EU during the coronavirus pandemic will leave the UK facing an “economic Stone Age” while the rest of Europe recovers.

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

The Cabinet Office minister claimed the UK's omission from the scheme was a communication error, contradicting a Downing Street spokesman.

Britain 'fortunate' it had not crashed out of bloc when coronavirus struck, Commission says – even as Boris Johnson vows to do just that if necessary.

‘Everyone is panicking,’ says Freight UK manager – despite Michael Gove’s attempts to reassure logistics industry.

Michael Gove just claimed Brexit has “delivered” on Vote Leave’s boldest promise, suggesting it gives £350m a week to the NHS. But has it?

British governments have 'consistently shown that they are both unwilling and unable to stand up to giant multinational companies', says Jo Swinson. / Fears about chlorinated chicken in UK shops after Brexit have been dismissed by a US food official – as he revealed poultry is now being washed in acetic acid instead.

Northern Ireland, food prices, the ease of a deal - it turns out that many of the claims made by those advocating Brexit were not quite true...

Environment Secretary Michael Gove’s department moves two thirds of staff to work on Brexit. / More than two thirds of staff working at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have been assigned Brexit-related roles.

The EU is no longer seeking a Belfast office to oversee its trade relations with Northern Ireland, a senior official has said.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen pointed out that even Australia wants a better trading relationship with the bloc than the one it currently has.

Senior Tory Simon Hoare tells i that ripping up Brexit deal in a cost of living crisis would not be ‘grown-up statecraft’.

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

GOODS coming to Britain from the EU will face import controls from January 1 next year, Michael Gove has warned.

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

EU countries have backed a proposal to launch legal action against the UK for unilaterally deciding to delay introducing post-Brexit customs checks in Northern Ireland in what will be an escalation of an ongoing row.

‘Grace period’ to exempt British food supplies from costly export health certificates to last only three months.

UK Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has opposed a previous request by the EU to maintain an office in Belfast to oversee the NI Protocol.

Ham sandwiches confiscated, Percy Pigs exiled, and the threat of rotten fish in Westminster are some of the problems plaguing the UK.

Eighth-generation oysterman Tom Haward explains how Brexit is pummelling the fishing industry.

The Road Haulage Association has criticised Michael Gove for his lack of assistance.

Exports to the EU have plummeted by 68% since Brexit

'Would we have won without immigration? No. Would we have won without...the NHS? All our research and the close result strongly suggests no. Would we have won by spending our time talking about trade and the single market? No way'

Farmers are waking up to the effect Brexit could have on their industry, says PETER HETHERINGTON.

Boris Johnson has been warned that his prospective trade deal with Australia could spell “a slow painful death” for Britain’s beef farming industry, after one of Australia’s biggest producers said a zero-tariff agreement could increase exports to the UK tenfold.

A firm with links to Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove has won almost £1 million worth of government work without having to undergo an open tender process.

Businesses fear big hold-ups at the docks when the UK leaves the EU customs area because of untrained staff.

Risk of European firms turning backs on British produce ‘a nightmare scenario’, trade body warns.

Soil Association raises concerns over chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef.

The UK food industry has threatened to stop co-operating with government policy consultations, saying it is busy trying to stave off the "catastrophic impact" of a no-deal Brexit.

Industry body for UK retailers says claims there will be no fresh food shortages are 'categorically untrue'.

Ministers considering ‘lighter touch’ regime to avoid disruption to supplies from bloc.

Lord Frost, Boris Johnson’s Brexit minister, is reportedly considering allowing “lighter touch” controls on imports from 1 April.

Michael Gove and Boris Johnson also among key figures facing growing calls to account for campaign’s illegal behaviour.

Work on inspection posts for animal products crossing Irish Sea ‘has not yet started and will take up to six months to complete’.

New figures reveal exports from Britain to the EU have plummeted by nearly 70%, as Michael Gove faced hauliers’ fury for ‘ignoring warnings’ on trade after Brexit.

The UK is uniquely exposed to a global problem.

Dominic Cummings’ 250-page paper attacks fear of elitism and waste of billions of pounds, and calls for slimmed-down ministry.

George Eustice and Liz Truss have reportedly rowed over a proposed trade deal between the UK and Australia.

Opponents say remarks are ploy based on xenophobia to win Labour leave marginals.

Minister says checks on animals and food products will be necessary to maintain island of Ireland’s ‘disease-free status’

The Road Haulage Association takes aim at the Cabinet Office minister's engagement in a letter seen exclusively by Sky News.

Minister says Labour proposal to enfranchise 2m EU nationals would be ‘assault on democracy’.

Labour and Tory rebels criticise comments as minister insists there will be no food shortages.

British minister says North’s businesses won’t need exit summary declarations when they send goods to rest of the UK.

Gove says NI now have the best of both worlds as they’ve unfettered access to EU Single Market & UK Single Market. / Hold on. This “best of both worlds” scenario is exactly what we had in 2016. So WTF have we just burned £200bn on Brexit for? Some fish??

One of the stand out themes of the pre-referendum messaging was the idea that the UK would be able to trade more easily with non-EU countries, while having no loss of access to the EU. This doesn’t appear to be the case though.

Michael Gove has found himself stuck in Brexit-related travel chaos at an airport in Athens.

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

Ministers have admitted that emergency traffic measures needed to curb chaos on the roads in Kent would be run into 2021 - as the deadline for securing a Brexit deal looms.

"Our approach is going to be achingly pragmatic," the Cabinet Office minister said.

The government is strongly considering delaying checks on imports from the European Union again amid warnings of severe disruption to supplies in the run-up to Christmas.

Businesses will discover details of customs regime after Brexit on Monday.

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

Former Cabinet minister George Eustice says too much has been given away in the name of free trade.

"The first rule of Brexit Club is you don't talk about all those "benefits" you mentioned 5 years ago..."

The so-called “green Brexit” promised by the government has not been delivered, a coalition of environment groups says.

Organisation which drove UK to a hard Brexit made up of ‘climate change deniers’ and ‘Trump sympathisers’, new book is told.

The Road Haulage Association has described its meeting with Michael Gove about post-Brexit arrangements as "a washout".

Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and the Vote Leave campaign claimed fuel bills would be lower for everyone following Brexit. Instead, bills have risen exponentially.

An anti-Brexit passenger confronted sun-seeking Michael Gove over his “lies” at a Greek airport after she suffered a 30-hour delay.

A timeline of events shows how the UK easily folded to American pressure, Jon Stone reports.

The course of Brexit was set in the hours and days after the 2016 referendum. / It was at 6:22 a.m. on June 24, 2016 — 59 minutes before the official tally was unveiled — that the European Council sent its first “lines to take” to the national governments that make up the EU.

Many Conservative party members will be wondering where they go from here. / There is talk of damage limitation and trying to save as many seats as possible in the next election.

Hotel and restaurant staff are travelling hundreds of miles to pick up produce as Britain’s lorry driver shortage leaves supplies stranded in warehouses, industry leaders say.

Neurologist David Nicholl helped draft Operation Yellowhammer document on medicine shortages - but Commons leader accuses him of incompetence.

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.

Low consumer confidence also affects sales at Morrisons, and Co-op says crashing out of EU threatens its supply chain.

Despite not seeming keen to cut VAT as per the Leave campaign promise, he took the opportunity to say this week that leaving the EU means the UK can now set its own VAT rates.

Senior Conservatives are not backing down on their rebellion against Boris Johnson's controversial Brexit legislation despite his warning that the EU could "carve up" the United Kingdom without it.

Australia has wanted the new agreement but, unlike Britain, has been in no screaming hurry for it. And, unlike Boris Johnson, the Australian Prime Minister faces no domestic political imperative to seal the deal.

‘It’s not an effective system to actually ensure someone is ready to cross the border,’ says top logistics body.

DfT has bought site that will be used for customs clearance and holding pen for lorries, Rachel Maclean confirms.

Michael Gove told numbers trained falls far short of 50,000 promised last year

Labour has tabled a cross-party motion to try to stop a future prime minister pushing through a no-deal Brexit against the wishes of MPs.

‘Nothing less than the future of democracy is at stake’ says Caroline Lucas as a cross-party coalition and The Citizens win an unprecedented hearing over electoral safety and national security.

A giant video screen is being driven round Michael Gove's constituency, reminding people that he was against prorogation for a no-deal Brexit just two months ago.

International trade secretary tells PM and chancellor plans risk smuggling and damage to UK reputation.

International trade minister Liz Truss is reportedly preparing a “big concession package” to secure a trade deal with Donald Trump and the United States.

About 150 delegates were due to arrive next week for three days of talks.

Now, the 75-year-old wants to know, how do we reverse Brexit? / Taking to Twitter, Lord Sugar issued a scathing attack on the Conservative government, initially retweeting a brutal image that read: ‘Brexit has not worked. There are no opportunities. It was all based on lies. The sooner we admit this, the better.’

What the former Prime Minister warned BEFORE the referendum.

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

MICHAEL Gove has been accused of wilfully ignoring the facts in an effort to avoid accountability for the “long-term damage” caused by Brexit.

Brexit campaigner said Belfast Agreement was a ‘rigged referendum’ and ‘mortal stain’. / Michael Gove is a “fanatic” who would be “dangerous” for the Northern Irish peace process and North-South relations if he won the Conservative Party leadership election, senior figures involved in the design and implementation of the Belfast Agreement have warned.

Cabinet Office minister warned hauliers that unless they get their post-Brexit paperwork in order there could be queues of up to 7,000 lorries.

Michael Gove has insisted that there will be no ‘new customs infrastructure in Northern Ireland after Brexit before claiming there would be ‘some expansion of existing infrastructure’, sparking accusations of “double speak” from one Lib Dem MP.

Realities of leaving single market and customs union revealed to businesses - after controversy ducked during election campaign.

The Environment Secretary told the National Farmer’s Union (NFU) conference that there was “no absolute guarantee” that British farmers could export any of their produce to the EU in a no-deal scenario, and would face punishing tariffs even if they could.

Civil servants in the Cabinet Office will run a new unit to tackle 'misleading' stories about no deal Brexit.

Warning for Boris Johnson amid growing expectation Speaker Bercow will help MPs. / Michael Gove has warned Boris Johnson that parliament should be given a veto over a no-deal Brexit.

MICHAEL Gove has suggested that EU officials may need to cross the border into the north in order to oversee checks on goods.

De facto deputy PM says nearly all EU imports will be subject to checks from next year.

‘It’s astonishing that the man in charge of our Brexit policy should completely mislead the public on two major issues of concern’

Home office report pointed to 'genuine rise in hate crime around the time of the EU referendum' - but Vote Leave leader rejects any connection.

This is a video of Michael Gove now telling farmers how no-deal Brexit would utterly, utterly shaft British farming - while New Zealand would get to send the EU a quota of meat tariff-free.

Michael Gove has failed to name a single change from Brexit that has “made business easier”, as criticism of the economic harm from the trade deal grows.

Mike Russell wrote to Michael Gove, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, requesting a halt to the withdrawal process during the coronavirus pandemic.

Cabinet office minister says EU’s ‘maximalist’ approach to implementing the withdrawal agreement would endanger deal.

LEVELLING up secretary Michael Gove has been caught out sharing misleading trade figures, according to a fact-checking organisation.

MPs have a ‘last chance’ plan to stop no-deal but minister refused to say if government would follow new law if passed.

Gove declined to point out that the EU is currently home to around 80 freeports.

Operation Yellowhammer begins as government pressures MPs to back Boris Johnson’s deal.

Gove has refused to confirm the Government would abide by legislation blocking a no-deal Brexit.

Britain's environment secretary Michael Gove has warned a no-deal Brexit could lead to the British government imposing direct rule on the north.

A freight firm warns drivers that vehicles are being held up or turned away from Dover in Kent and Calais and Dunkirk in France.

Environment secretary confirms UK will impose tariffs on EU imports in bid to protect farmers.

Environment secretary reportedly open to suspending Britain's exit from EU to prevent no-deal chaos. / Conservative leadership hopeful Michael Gove is reportedly prepared to delay Brexit until the end of 2020 rather than crash out of the European Union without a deal.

At a “secret” meeting over the weekend, the Levelling Up Secretary was "very honest" about the shortcomings of Brexit. / In October last year, Michael Gove admitted of Brexit: “I ask myself all the time, ‘was it the right thing to do?’”

Michael Gove’s claim that Brexit has been a “significant success” has been comprehensively put to bed in a new viral video by lawyer Peter Stefanovic. / According to the Levelling Up Minister, the true benefits of Brexit will not properly be felt “for years to come”, a sentiment which seemed to escape his campaigning in 2016.

arning that UK in danger of sliding back to 1970s reputation as ‘dirty man of Europe’.

'Difficulties on the island of Ireland are caused by Brexit, not by the Protocol', UK told - ahead of crisis talks.

Michael Gove has refused to confirm the Government would abide by legislation blocking a no-deal Brexit if it is forced through by Tory rebels and opposition this week.

'This is all so pointless. We are creating a vast customs bureaucracy, with costs passed on to the consumer'

‘Invitation to tender’ issued in a beefed-up version of Chris Grayling’s failed contracts with ferry companies, which ended in humiliation. / Ministers are preparing to spend £300m to bring in emergency food and medicine supplies after a no-deal Brexit – including through airlifts.

Greener UK claims analysis shows rhetoric on environment not being matched by action.

It is an "insult" for the prime minister to describe disruption to trade across the Irish Sea border as teething problems, a DUP MP has said.

Businesses had warned of Northern Ireland-style disruption to trade if yet more red tape was imposed.

British farming will struggle to compete if zero-tariff trade on lamb and beef goes ahead with a post-Brexit trade deal with Australia, the president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said.

"This great transformation of our economy promised six years ago and you’re saying it’s the end of the common agricultural policy".

Brexit means Boris Johnson’s argument against Indyref2 – that it was a ‘once in a generation’ vote – is ‘no longer effective’.

Meanwhile, in the real world, we have seen a catastrophic slump, by 41%, of all our exports to the Continent. / Trade between Welsh ports and Ireland (which remains in the single market) has seen a decline of 50% in Holyhead, and 40% in Pembrokeshire.

“Senior No 10 sources” have been at it again. This time, telling the Sunday Times that the UK is prepared to walk away from the Brexit negotiations should the EU fail to display greater flexibility.

October worst time to stockpile as warehouses full of Christmas goods, says retail body. / Retailers have warned that there will be shortages of fresh food coupled with potential price rises if there is a no-deal Brexit.

Dame Carolyn Fairbairn likens walking away from trade talks to ‘setting fire to the garden shed’ when the house is already in flames.

Chancellor to warn leadership candidates they can leave with no deal or spend, but not both

Environment secretary warns of tariffs and delays as NFU chief calls for firm guidance

The Government has been accused of trying to play the “blame game” over a no-deal Brexit, as Michael Gove claimed that the EU was refusing to negotiate with Britain.

A leaked cross-government study warning of the impact of a no-deal Brexit outlines a "worst-case scenario", cabinet minister Michael Gove has said.

MULTI-MILLION cuts to regional funding intended to level up the country will have “catastrophic consequences” on the local economy, it has been warned.

Brexit and the pandemic have been blamed and some businesses have had to change their opening hours, while others have thrown in the towel.

Having left the largest internal market in the world, the search is on to give the impression that there are many new trade partnerships out there to compensate for the already very real loss of cross-Channel trade. / At the moment, Britain’s trade with the CPTPP countries is less than our trade with Germany alone.

Exclusive: document seen by the Guardian says core IT system not due to be tested until November.

Since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister, the Government has announced it is spending an extra £2bn on no-deal contingency planning.

Prof Louise Richardson’s jibe linked to minister’s dismissal of experts during Brexit campaign.

Pascal Lamy, former director general of the World Trade Organisation and EU commissioner: Michael Gove today was “pie in the sky” / “you export less, you produce less. You have less trade, less exports and less jobs.” He said: “The notion that you exit the EU tradewise with no price is simply a lie”

‘Efficiency and effectiveness’ at risk as terror threat raised and crime becomes increasingly transnational.

Activists behind the stunt said police had "better things to be doing with their valuable time" ahead of potential traffic chaos post-Brexit.

First time ministers have admitted police will enforce need for ‘Kent access permit’.

Key information systems will be lost even if a security deal is struck before 31 December, National Crime Agency says.

Preserving post-Brexit trading rules for goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland is "the only way" to avoid a hard border, warns the EU.

Old "Project Fear" scare stories from the 2016 Remain campaign about masses of customs paperwork and increased costs for traders, as well as restrictions on immigration for vital sectors, are becoming reality.

“Will he (Gove) make clear that the Protocol is causing societal and economic damage to the union, and will he press on with the alternative arrangements that he previously supported and signed up to?”

Northern Ireland's red meat industry has told the UK government that it cannot be ready for Brexit at the end of transition and asked for a year-long grace period.

Food industry has been "crystal clear" with the government, says trade body in fuming statement.

The atheist biologist has written a new book about God but what really worries him is closer to home.

Labour queries why MP used unsecured account for classified government business.

The UK Chancellor said the Treasury would not lend support to manufacturers that favour EU rules.

The First Ministers of Scotland and Wales have written to Boris Johnson to request an extension to the Brexit transition period.

The Scottish Government is preparing to create a new customs checkpoint in Dumfries and Galloway as a consequence of Brexit.

‘Releasing information for public scrutiny is a key pillar of our democracy,’ says Greenpeace

United opposition would ‘send a powerful message to our European friends,’ says MP Ian Blackford — as ministers insist there’s no reason to change timetable.

AN SNP MP has written to the Complaints Department of the UK Statistics Authority urging them to correct Michael Gove’s “wholly misleading” tweet about Brexit.

A UK cabinet row on allowing tariff free imports from Australia has exposed fears that a trade deal will destroy Scottish farming and open up another front in the independence debate.

A conspiratorial group of extreme Brexit lobbyists mounted an extraordinary campaign against one of the world’s most prestigious science journals – part of a series of joint investigations between Byline Times and Computer Weekly.

David Hencke reports on the growing problems experienced by firms trading with the EU and the lack of help from the Vote Leave Government.

Shortages in the labour market, along with the vacancies in the health service, hospitality industry and agriculture, are the living evidence of this self-inflicted act

In May 2016, the future Prime Minister promised that fuel bills would be slashed after Brexit – Sam Bright explores why the opposite has occurred.

The EU blundered over vaccines and Northern Ireland, but the UK is deep in denial about the deal it has signed.

The corruption of constitutional order can happen very quickly and reversing it can take a very long time and at huge cost.

Departure of Boris Johnson’s Brexit ‘brain’ signals end of influence for Vote Leave team.

'For at the same time as attempting to relegate Brexit to distant memory, the government is also claiming all kinds of benefits from “having left the EU”.'

Despite calls to 'take back control' the economic reality is that tariffs will be determined by the 'bound rates' that the UK already has in place under the WTO and, ultimately, no tariff regime will make up for loss of access to the EU market

“What?!” - former prime minister is dumbfounded as her old nemesis suggests Brexit will help “intensify” the UK’s security. / Theresa May has ridiculed Michael Gove’s claim that Brexit could give intelligence and law enforcement services the power to “intensify” the security they provide for the UK.

This week, Rishi Sunak talked of building 'an economy that embraces the opportunities of Brexit'. Here's 5 mins on Brexit's impact on the economy so far.

Even some of the biggest Brexit cheerleaders are now looking to change tact - but is rejoining the EU still an option?

Leading Brexiteer Michael Gove ‘honest’ about UK’s struggle outside the EU in confidential meeting.

Tory leadership candidates have turned on “dictator” Dominic Raab after he refused to rule out suspending Parliament to push through Brexit by the end of October.

Greg Hands was asked why Michael Gove made the promise if it is now considered a bad move.

EU restricts use of eight chemicals, with 16 more in pipeline; UK has two under consideration.

The Treasury will not carry out any further analysis of the economic impact of the Brexit trade deal Boris Johnson agrees with the EU or the impact of negotiations collapsing, Rishi Sunak has said.

Research surfaces after industry groups rubbish Michael Gove’s claims that they are ready to crash out of EU.

After weeks of denial that an Irish Sea border exists, Boris Johnson’s government has U-turned to ask for major parts of the trade frontier to be delayed for years.

The UK is "sleepwalking into a disaster" over its border plans for the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December, road hauliers have warned.

Britain has asked for an extension until 2023 of a grace period on checks that would be conducted on trade moving between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom to soften the Brexit impact on the province, the BBC reported.

The government is to apply much less rigorous EU border checks on imports than it initially had planned, after the Brexit transition period finishes at the end of this year.

A no-deal Brexit will stay on the table if the Conservatives win the general election, Michael Gove says, admitting the UK could still crash out of the EU without a trade deal.

The government has agreed to drop controversial legislation on Brexit that would have broken international law.

Campaigners say revoking of post-Brexit protections amounts to legislative vandalism. / Hundreds of Britain’s environmental laws covering water quality, sewage pollution, clean air, habitat protections and the use of pesticides are lined up for removal from UK law under a government bill.

The UK government has been accused of "doctoring" its Operation Yellowhammer documents to downplay the risk of a no-deal Brexit.

‘It gives the Australians the ability to say, ‘we’ll dig in – here are our terms, but we’re not going to budge’.

Cabinet office minister drops 'no compromise' stance, saying: 'If that is the price that we have to pay, then there we go'

The way UK Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has been handling exports to the European Union (EU) since the Brexit transition period ended has attracted a new wave of criticism. The volume of exports made through British ports to the EU reportedly fell by 68 per cent in January compared to the same month last year, and that drop has been largely attributed to problems caused by Brexit.

Michael Gove says he is working to ensure that every Government department understands the workings of the protocol.

Michael Gove is in Brussels trying to plot a way through the row over Northern Ireland, which risks blowing up wider Brexit talks.

New recruits needed to process millions of extra declaration forms from 1 January 2020.

No 10 unmoved even after Barnier’s offer prompts Gove to make U-turn at dispatch box.

The European Union has told Britain it should urgently scrap a plan to break their divorce treaty, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government refused and pressed ahead with a draft law that could sink four years of Brexit talks.

Ministers expected to take more flexible approach in bid to ease impact of coronavirus pandemic on economy.

Trade commissioner suggests Britain is planning to blame Covid-19 for Brexit 'fallout'.

Cabinet Office used ‘unverifiable data’ to rebut a Road Haulage Association survey showing export volumes dropped by 68%

New border checks in Kent and elsewhere reverse 47 years of removal of trade barriers.

The UK has today announced a new £20m fund for British SMEs facing post-Brexit disruption.

Michael Gove asks for extension until 2023

The most important Brexit event of the week came and went with relatively little fanfare, yet it marks a significant moment.

Businesses face 400 million extra customs declarations a year at a cost up as much as £20 billion under government plans.

Trade deal would open door to meat containing banned growth promoters, from pigs kept in conditions banned in UK, industry leaders warn.

The U.K. risks failing to recruit the 50,000 customs agents the logistics industry says are needed before Britain’s final parting with the European Union, spelling potential chaos at the country’s busiest border.

Newly formed pressure group makes no mention of health service.

Vaughan Gething claims Wales will be £1bn worse over the next three years, after the UK Government announced a package to replace funding previously allocated by the European Union, before Brexit.

Speaking during a debate on Theresa May's deal, he responded to Environment Secretary Michael Gove. "The one line I enjoyed best out of all of this, and it was the way he told it: 'The EU will look on enviously at the UK with this Brexit'. You could almost hear the shrieks of laughter coming across the North Sea and the English Channel as they observe the plight of this pitiful nation."

The official statistics watchdog has reprimanded the Conservatives for claiming the UK had secured £800bn in “new free trade deals” since leaving the EU, saying the figure includes deals rolled over from before Brexit.

In 2020, the appointment of David Frost as UK Brexit Chief Negotiator – not as a minister, not as a civil servant, but as a special adviser – raised a set of accountability issues once the Department for Exiting the EU was abolished.

A major feature of the 2016 Leave campaign was a refusal to define what, precisely, Brexit would mean.

Households will be particularly hard hit at start of next year and into spring.

During the referendum, Leavers loudly defended the rights of EU citizens legally resident in the UK. Now many pro-Brexit MPs are not practising what they preach. They have so far refused to back legislation requiring the government to guarantee these citizens’ rights. We’ve gathered below some of the statements made before and after June 23 by Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and ...

As part of our special edition looking at five years since the EU referendum, Alastair Campbell looks at the silence of the Leavers.

My former Conservative colleagues: ask yourselves what Boris Johnson has achieved, and heed the damning answer

Environment secretary admits other nations could have a case against no-deal Brexit proposal.

Shahmir Sanni co-founded BeLeave, an offshoot of the Vote Leave campaign, during the EU Referendum. He turned whistleblower last year when he exposed its law-breaking. Here he reveals how two of the contenders to replace Theresa May cannot absolve themselves of responsibility.

‘Michael Gove is barking up the wrong tree and knows it,’ says Greenpeace.

Voters in Tiverton and Honiton go to the polls next week in what could prove to be one of Johnson's biggest upsets yet.

What was claimed: The UK has secured new free trade deals with over 70 countries since 2016, worth over £800 billion in new global trade. / Most of these deals were rolled over from existing EU agreements following Brexit. The figure refers to the total value of trade between the UK and countries it has agreed trade deals with—not the value that they add.

Retailers reveal ‘mountain of paperwork’ they face – and tell prime minister to strike agreement with EU to minimise damage.

‘A storm is brewing,’ warn Conservative MPs who say their party is ‘giving up on Rishi’, who is seen as a manager rather than a leader.

Boris Johnson’s government has been accused of launching a “shameful spin machine” as it emerged the Cabinet Office will establish a team to monitor reports regarding Britain’s departure from the EU.

European Scrutiny Committee writes to Michael Gove demanding transparency on EU/UK Joint Committee.

Politicians from across the political spectrum have condemned the graffiti.