Sir Elton John has said musicians are facing a ‘looming catastrophe’ because of post-Brexit travel restrictions on touring in the European Union. New travel rules came into force at the beginning of the year that do not guarantee visa-free travel for musicians in the EU. The Rocketman hitmaker, 74, revealed that last month he met … Read more
Ministers will unveil plans ‘within weeks’ for the UK to join trans-Pacific trading club including Australia, Canada and Japan Liz Truss says plans to join trans-Pacific trading group unveiled ‘within weeks’ The CPTPP has formally agreed to start accession negotiation with the UK The free trade area includes Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand By … Read more
Food costs are still going down… but experts warn that price hikes are on the horizon over Brexit red-tape and rising shipping costs Food prices fell by 0.3 per cent in May compared to the same month last year Annual fall in fresh food prices was 1 per cent, following April’s 1.5 per cent drop … Read more
‘Brexit created the problem’: EU ambassador stokes Northern Ireland row warning there is ‘no alternative to the protocol’ after new DUP leader Edwin Poots accuses Brussels of risking peace to punish the UK EU ambassador insisted there is ‘no alternative’ to the Northern Ireland protocol New DUP leader Edwin Poots has lashed out at the … Read more
Switzerland walks away from EU cooperation deal talks – despite Brussels’ trade deal threats – saying the bloc’s demand to allow freedom of movement is too high a price to pay Bloc threatened to sever trade ties worth £200 billion unless the Swiss bow But Switzerland could not abide EU demands to give access to … Read more
Old farmers will be paid up to £100,000 to retire in bid to freshen industry with new workers who are keener on green methods Environment Secretary believes older farmers hesitant to use green methods Because of Brexit farmers can receive a higher payout than when in the EU Old rules saw average farmer receive about … Read more
Old farmers will be paid up to £100,000 to retire in bid to freshen industry with new workers who are keener on green methods Environment Secretary believes older farmers hesitant to use green methods Because of Brexit farmers can receive a higher payout than when in the EU Old rules saw average farmer receive about … Read more
Ministers meet loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland as they seek to solve post-Brexit border problems that have sparked violence The Cabinet ministers met a delegation from the Loyalist Communities Council Came amid continued disputes over Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit border Brexit deal left NI tied to a range of EU customs and regulatory rules It sparked … Read more
Britain FINALLY agrees to grant full diplomatic status to the EU’s ambassador in London after fears the post-Brexit row would poison the UK’s relations with Brussels UK and EU agreed Brussels’ ambassador in London will get full diplomatic status Agreement made during meeting between Dominic Raab and EU’s Josep Borrell Agreement should resolve long-running Brexit … Read more
Nigel Farage blasts ‘insane’ cycle lanes in London as he shares video of ambulance stuck in traffic outside hospital next to empty bike track A man filmed traffic including a blue light ambulance piling up in central London But footage shows widened cycle lane adjacent to the road completely empty Nigel Farage shared the clip and … Read more