British officials are urgently investigating the circumstances surrounding the seizure of a British fishing trawler by French authorities, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister George Eustice said today.more
Two British fishing vessels have been stopped and one fined in the Gulf of Seine. This is part of a policy of "tighter controls" in the conflict between France and the UK over fishing after Brexit.more
The majority of UK employers are planning to hire staff over the next 12 months, the highest recruitment intentions in eight years, as Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic have caused acute shortages of workers in sectors ranging from haulage to hospitality and social care.more
British Brexit minister David Frost said on Monday that the European Union's proposals to solve the problem of trade involving Northern Ireland did not go far enough and significant gaps remained between the two sides.more
During the coronavirus pandemic, the number of European Union citizens applying for benefits in the UK has doubled, with concerns that some of them receive benefits from their countries of origin, reports the Daily Telegraph.more
The European Union is behaving more and more like an imperial power, an example of which is its dispute with Poland and the way it wants to force it to comply - says Andrew Tettenborn in the online magazine "Spiked", prof. law from Swansea University.more
The UK has agreed a free trade deal with New Zealand which it says will benefit consumers and businesses. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the deal will cut costs for exporters and open up New Zealand's job market to UK professionals.more
The Home Office has launched an action to inform EU citizens about the "View and Prove" service, which allows you to easily show proof of your right to stay in the UK. The British Ministry of the Interior has also prepared a number of answers to the most common question related to having settled status.more
JEREMY CLARKSON has revealed he would have to rule out certain countries if he decides to "quit Britain" and relocate, as the Clarkson's Farm star blasted Australia and New Zealand for being too "woke".more
British producers affiliated with Make UK called on the government to "work with the entire sector, rather than see it as an enemy." Among others, to recent accusations by British authorities that accused the business of "relying too much on cheap foreign labor".more
To brytyjski Sąd Najwyższy powinien mieć ostatnie słowo w sprawie interpretacji prawa w Wielkiej Brytanii, a nie Europejski Trybunał Praw Człowieka w Strasburgu - podkreślił w opublikowanym wczoraj wywiadzie minister sprawiedliwości Dominic Raab.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, seeking a counterbalance in the European Union to France, which is increasingly hostile to London, plans to organize a summit with prime ministers of the Visegrad Group countries at the beginning of next year, the Sunday Express reported.more
London business leaders have called for urgent reform of the Government’s “ballet dancers but not builders” list of key jobs that can be filled by lower paid foreign workers.more
The British government intends to lift restrictions on the number of deliveries foreign drivers can make in the UK to alleviate supply chain problems in the run-up to Christmas, it said yesterday.more
There is still a large discrepancy between the United Kingdom and the European Union on the issue of the Northern Ireland protocol, assessed yesterday David Frost, British Minister for Relations with the EU, referring to the new EU proposals to simplify its operation.more
Shoppers can be reassured ministers are doing "absolutely everything we can" to fix supply chain issues in the UK, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.
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The UK government has acceded to pressure from farmers warning about a mass cull of pigs because of a labour shortage and given the go-ahead for 800 foreign butchers to come and work in Britain on seasonal visas.more
The European Union put forward proposals yesterday evening to improve the functioning of the Northern Ireland Protocol, which is now the main point of contention between it and the British Government.more
The EU is to set out proposals later to address the row about trade in Northern Ireland. The UK wants to change the deal struck as part of the Brexit process to allow goods to circulate more freely between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.more
Without wishing to be too “Bah! Humbug”, suppliers of a host of festive essentials have warned that stocks might not be quite at the levels we’re used to.
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British government demands for changes to the Northern Ireland protocol could "collapse" Britain's relationship with the European Union, warned Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney.more