The European Union will not reciprocate the UK’s pledge to treat goods crossing the British-EU border with a light touch customs check, saying it will impose full controls “to protect the Single Market”.
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has warned of the “first betrayal” of Brexit, following reports that the government has reversed a decision to impose border customs controls after the UK leaves the EU’s Customs Union.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has repeated the Conservative government’s position that the UK will diverge from EU regulations after the Brexit transition period.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has told businesses to prepare for the UK to diverge from EU regulations, saying “we will not be a ruletaker” after the transition period.
Nigel Farage has warned that the humiliation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson by the “pip-squeak prime minister of Luxembourg” during Brexit talks was a sign of the bad faith the EU plans to have with the UK if the country accepts the withdrawal treaty, saying now is the time for a “clean break Brexit”.
A former customs officer at the English port of Dover has said that Remainer predictions of huge delays in cross-Channel shipping in a no deal Brexit have been massively exaggerated.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson still believes he can strike a deal with EU over Brexit, but has suggested that the UK may be in the bloc’s Customs Union and Single Market for another “couple of years” after the October 31st Brexit date.
A think tank has warned that remaining in regulatory alignment with the European Union — in a customs union — would hurt the United Kingdom’s longterm global trade opportunities.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has claimed that his negotiations with the Conservatives to push for a super-soft Brexit are at risk of crumbling because government ministers want a trade deal with the United States.
Liam Fox has warned a soft-Brexit customs union would result in the UK market being treated as commodity by the EU in its own trade arrangements.
President Trump’s National Security Advisor John Bolton has offered some words of assurances to the British people on the day the UK was supposed to leave the European Union, saying the United States is eager to do a bilateral trade deal and the UK remains at “top of the queue.”
Britain’s Secretary of State for International Trade has warned that if politicians refuse to respect the people’s vote to Leave the European Union it could unleash a “political tsunami” with “unknowable consequences” for the stability of the realm.
The governments of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands have already made preparations for Britain leaving the EU without a deal, with the European Commission relenting on their hard line by making concessions on freight, flights, and some financial services.
The foreign secretary told the prime minister her Brexit deal was a “Turkey trap”, risking locking the UK in negotiations with the European Union (EU) for more than 30 years, just like Turkey.
The leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) has hinted at plans to collude with anti-Brexit Tories and Labour to vote down Theresa May’s Brexit proposals and push through a “Norway model” exit.
The European Union’s (EU) chief Brexit negotiator has said there can be no “time limit” on the UK staying locked in the bloc’s Customs Union if a trade deal is not struck before the end of the “transition period.”
Theresa May has reportedly backed Irish and European Union (EU) politicians and blocked proposals for the UK to be able to unilaterally leave a “customs arrangement” with the bloc and take back control of trade policy after Brexit.
The Brexit secretary has said a deal is expected to be finalised with the European Union (EU) in just three weeks’ time.
Leaked documents have revealed Prime Minister Theresa May could be plotting to keep the UK tied to the European Union (EU) for years after the Brexit “transition period”, despite claiming the latest proposed divorce delay will only be a few months.
The Prime Minister is set to push back against the EU’s demand to potentially break up the UK with their “Irish border backstop” plan amid warnings it puts Britain on a path to a “no deal”.
Theresa May has proposed delaying leaving the European Union’s (EU) Customs Union for a further year after failing to agree on a solution to the Irish “backstop” issue.
The Prime Minister has pleaded with ministers and MPs to support her unpopular Brexit plan ahead of a crunch European Union (EU) meeting on Wednesday.
Theresa May is potentially facing a fresh Tory cabinet rebellion as concern grows that she is planning to lock the UK in a customs union with the European Union (EU) for an unlimited period.
Prime Minister Theresa May and President Donald Trump discussed a “big and ambitious” trade deal at the United Nations, but the positive work may have been undercut by the British leader’s decision to criticise U.S. policy towards the Iranian regime.
The Prime Minister has been slammed as out of touch with working people after it emerged the government plans to send MPs on an early holiday, allegedly to avert a Brexit rebellion.
Theresa May is set to push for a watered-down Brexit at a crunch meeting of her cabinet Friday, whereby the UK would not even be able to form a trade deal with the U.S., leaked documents suggest.
Theresa May has arrived in Germany for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel in an attempt to persuade her to back a new “third way” Brexit plan to keep the UK tied to the bloc’s trade rules.
The Prime Minister is suspected of moving to sideline or even abolish the Brexit department, because it is too openly pro-Brexit, as the Brexit secretary warns her against abandoning a clean exit from the bloc and pushing to stay tied to its rules.
German car manufacturing giant BMW is not considering moving its production out of the UK because of Brexit, one of the firm’s board members has confirmed.
Brexit leader Nigel Farge has said Airbus’ intervention in the Brexit debate is politically motivated after the aviation giant threatened to pull out of the UK unless business ties with the European Union (EU) are maintained.
The Prime Minister has said she cannot “guarantee” there will be a firm limit to the UK staying tied to the EU’s customs rules, the day after reassuring Brexiteers on the topic to avert a cabinet rebellion.
Theresa May’s government “expects” there to be a time limit to the Customs Union “backstop”, averting a rumoured backlash from Tory Brexiteers and even the resignation of the Brexit Secretary.
The Labour Party has dramatically changed its Brexit policy, promising to fight to keep the UK tied to the Single Market’s principle rules and regulations, despite making a manifesto pledge to pull out.
The Prime Minister is facing a parliamentary defeat on her post-Brexit customs arrangement proposals, and is set to miss a promised deadline for answering questions about the Irish border and trade, sources claim.
The Tory Brexit Secretary is reportedly working on plans with the European Union (EU), which could keep Northern Ireland locked inside the bloc, with a large “buffer zone” on the Irish border to minimize customs checks.
The foreign secretary has renewed his attack on the Prime Minister’s increasingly “soft” Brexit plan, claiming it will leave the UK unable to take back control of trade and strike deals.
The claim promoted in the mainstream media that Britain would be left £20 billion a year worse off under the “max fac” customs plan backed by Brexit supporting figures has been blasted as “propaganda” by UKIP’s leader.
Sources appear to have confirmed that Theresa May is attempting to tack a second so-called Brexit ‘transition’ on to the one she is currently negotiating with the EU, which would keep Britain inside the bloc’s Customs Union until at least 2023.
Jacob Rees-Mogg has broken ranks and attacked Theresa May directly, criticising her for backsliding on her Brexit promises live on lunchtime television.
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster has slammed pro-Brussels campaigners like Tony Blair and John Major for “using” Northern Ireland politically, as well as those propagating “myths” about a hard border after Brexit.
