LONDON—More than 20 shellfish trucks parked on roads near the British parliament and Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street residence on Monday to protest against post-Brexit bureaucracy that has throttled exports to the European Union. Many fishermen have been unable to export to the EU since catch certificates, health checks, and customs declarations were introduced…
‘Brexit Carnage: Shellfish Trucks Protest in London Over Export Chaos
Exclusive: Scottish Fishermen Halt Exports Due to Brexit Red Tape, ‘It’s a Catastrophe’
LONDON—Many Scottish fishermen have halted exports to European Union markets after post-Brexit bureaucracy shattered the system that used to put fresh langoustines and scallops in French shops just over a day after they were harvested. Fishing exporters told Reuters their businesses could become unviable after the introduction of health certificates, customs declarations, and other paperwork…
UK New Car Registrations Down by 30 Percent in 2020
The UK new car market fell by almost a third in 2020 as a result of CCP virus lockdowns, new climate rules, and Brexit uncertainty, an auto industry group has revealed. Annual new car registrations dropped by 680,076 units, or 29.4 percent, to just 1,631,064 units, the lowest level of registrations since 1992, according to…
Farage: ‘Stopping China Is the Next Big Battle to Fight’
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has said that his next campaign, now that Brexit is done, is to make sure that the United Kingdom doesn’t depend on China anymore. Farage sent his new year greetings in a video posted on his YouTube channel on Jan. 1, the first day after the Brexit transition period ended,…
UK Ends Long Brexit Journey With Economic Break From EU
The United Kingdom completed its split from the European Union on Thursday. Britain formally exited the EU’s single market and customs union as the transition period expired at 23:00 GMT, and began trading with the 27-member political and economic bloc under the new free trade agreement reached on Christmas Eve. The split comes 11 months…
Scottish, Northern Irish Parliament Vote to Reject Brexit Deal
December 31, 2020
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Holyrood and Stormont on Wednesday voted to reject the UK-EU trade deal, which on the same day was approved in both the UK Parliament and Brussels. Both motions say that Brexit is against the will of the people they represent, and both parties that tabled the motions complained about not having enough time to read the…
Bewildered and Angry, Northern Ireland Unionists Fret Over Place in UK
LARNE, Northern Ireland—As Northern Ireland’s unionists prepare to celebrate 100 years since the state’s creation cemented their place in the United Kingdom, post-Brexit trade barriers are triggering their deepest fears: being cut off from Britain and pushed towards a united Ireland. The British-run region remains deeply divided along sectarian lines, with Catholic nationalists aspiring to…
Johnson Signs Brexit Trade Deal After Approval by UK Lawmakers
December 30, 2020
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed the UK–EU agreement on post-Brexit trade and cooperation on Dec. 30, after it got parliamentary approval. “I want everybody to understand that the treaty that I’ve just signed is not the end, it is a new beginning, and I think the beginning of what will be a wonderful relationship…
Brexit Trade Deal Approved by UK House of Commons
British MPs on Wednesday voted to approve the UK–EU agreement on post-Brexit trade and cooperation, which is set to come into effect on Jan. 1 when the UK exits the EU’s single market and customs union at the end of the Brexit transition period. The House of Commons approved the EU (Future Relationship) Bill by…
Brexit Deal ‘Historic Resolution’ of UK’s Europe Question, Boris Johnson Says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday urged Parliament to back the UK–EU agreement on post-Brexit trade relations, saying that the deal will resolve the “vexed question” of Britain’s relations with Europe. British MPs are debating on the EU (Future Relationship) Bill ahead of the vote, which will enable the UK government to ratify the…
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