The UK’s Port of Dover has criticised the French authorities for “woefully inadequate” staffing for border control, which has left thousands of holidaymakers stuck in six-hour queues at the border. The port authorities said they had made meticulous preparations for post-Brexit border checks, and blamed their French counterparts for allocating “insufficient” resources to deal with…
UK Industry Leaders Urge New PM to Reset Trading Relationship With EU
July 18, 2022
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UK industry leaders have called on the incoming prime minister to reset Britain’s trading relationships with the European Union, which remains the dominant market for British manufacturing exports. In a report published on July 18, Make UK, a business group which represents British manufacturers, and business advisory firm BDO, said that the European market remains…
UK’s ‘Most Consequential PM’ Since Thatcher: Former Australian High Commissioner on Johnson
George Brandis, Australia’s former high commissioner to the United Kingdom, has called Boris Johnson the most consequential prime minister of the UK since Margaret Thatcher. The former attorney-general’s comments come after Johnson announced he would be stepping down as prime minister following the resignation of 55 Conservative Party MPs from the ministry. Brandis Q.C., now-professor…
Anti-Brexit Campaigner Mulls Riding Around Parliament After Loudspeakers Seized Under New Law
An anti-Brexit protester said on Wednesday that he might “get a rickshaw” and “have a little whizz around” Parliament after police told him not to blast his amplifiers near the building. Steve Bray, a regular protester in Westminster known as “Stop Brexit Man,” had other amplifiers seized by police on Tuesday, hours after new laws in the…
UK Conservatives Back PM’s Plan to Override Parts of Brexit Treaty
June 28, 2022
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid to tear up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament, with no Conservative MPs voting against it despite concerns the plans may break international law. MPs voted 295 to 221 to back the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which contains measures to remove checks…
EU Drafting Legislation to Prepare for ‘Doomsday’ Brexit Protocol Legislation
The EU has drafted legislation that aims to strengthen the bloc’s hand in taking action against the UK over possible breaches of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and EU-UK trade deal. It comes weeks after the UK government presented legislation to give ministers powers to override elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol, which was jointly agreed…
MP Says More Border-Related Facilities Needed in Dover After New Customs Centre Scrapped
Dover needs plenty of border-related facilities, the local MP said on Friday after a customs centre was scrapped to save taxpayers’ money. Natalie Elphicke said she’s working with the government to look for other ways to use the site to help keep traffic flowing. The comment came after the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said on Thursday…
EU Launches New Legal Action Over UK Plan to Override Parts of Brexit Treaty
The European Union has announced fresh legal action against the UK in response to the British government’s move to unilaterally scrap parts of an agreement governing Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements. The Foreign Office said on Monday that the UK’s move is intended to “fix parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol—making the changes necessary to…
UK Unveils Plans to Scrap Parts of Post-Brexit Trade Deal With EU
The UK government has published plans to override the agreement with the European Union governing Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements, but denied the move violates international law. In a statement issued on Monday, the Foreign Office said the new legislation is intended to “fix parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol—making the changes necessary to restore…
Carole Cadwalladr Wins Libel Case Against Arron Banks Using ‘Public Interest’ Defence
British investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr has won a libel battle with Brexit supporter and businessman Arron Banks, despite being unable to prove what she claimed about him was true. Banks, one of the biggest donors towards the Leave.EU campaign during the 2016 Brexit referendum, sued freelance journalist Cadwalladr, who writes for The Observer, after she…
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