Post-Brexit ‘red tape’ means UK expats ‘being denied basic services in EU’

Britons in Europe are being denied access bank accounts, jobs, healthcare and university places due to post-Brexit red tape – even though access to those services is guaranteed under the withdrawal agreement.  Those living in Spain, Italy and France say they have been hit by new rules which are poorly understood by local officials who … Read more

British expats ‘being denied basic services in Europe due to post-Brexit red tape’

Britons in Europe are being denied access bank accounts, jobs, healthcare and university places as due to post-Brexit red tape – even though access to those services is guaranteed under the withdrawal agreement.  Those living in Spain, Italy and France say they have been hit by new rules which are poorly understood by local officials … Read more

Cream cake makers to face new red tape to export products to EU from April under post-Brexit rules

Cream cake makers will face new red tape to export their products to the EU from next month under post-Brexit rules Cream cakes being exported to the UK face new Brexit red tape from April British firms will need export health certificates signed by vets before their foods containing dairy are deemed safe  It comes … Read more

US President Joe Biden says he won’t take sides in the post-Brexit Northern Ireland border dispute

Joe Biden says he WON’T take sides in the post-Brexit Northern Ireland border dispute between the UK and EU in a boost to Boris Johnson PM enraged Brussels by announcing he would delay agreed checks on goods  Ireland and the EU had hoped to persuade President Biden to criticise the move But the White House … Read more

Boris Johnson visits Northern Ireland amid furious row over post-Brexit checks on goods

Unionists tell Boris Johnson to ditch ‘intolerable’ post-Brexit checks on goods as he visits Norther Ireland amid a furious row with Brussels over border rules The Prime Minister flew straight into a political row over checks on goods  Arlene Foster urged him to ‘stand up’ for NI and ditch the ‘intolerable’ protocol  Extra checks on … Read more

Michael Gove: Post-Brexit border checks on imports to be delayed due to Covid disruption

Michael Gove announces Britain will delay the introduction of post-Brexit checks on some goods from the EU for six months due to Covid chaos Michael Gove said introduction of controls on some EU imports will be delayed Minister for the Cabinet Office said delay has been caused by Covid disruption The border controls were due … Read more

‘Torture in a tin’ foie gras is set to be banned in post-Brexit move

‘Torture in a tin’ foie gras is set to be banned in post-Brexit move that should delight anti-cruelty campaigners Now Britain is set to ban the import of foie gras in a post-Brexit move  British farmers are already banned from producing the expensive pâté Lord Goldsmith, the Animal Welfare Minister, is determined to implement ban … Read more

Post-Brexit trade: US drops tariffs on whisky, cashmere and Stilton imports from UK

US drops tariffs on whisky, cashmere and Stilton as trade deal with Britain inches closer – two months after Liz Truss axed fees on American imports US said millions worth of tariffs on Scotch and other goods would be suspended Cashmere and cheese are also set to benefit from the American relaxation Comes a month … Read more

Bank of England chief warns the EU against ‘serious escalation’ of post-Brexit row over City firms

Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey warns the EU against ‘serious escalation’ of post-Brexit row over City firms, warning that its attempts to force them to relocate in the eurozone would be of ‘dubious legality’ Andrew Bailey faced MPs on the Treasury Committee this afternoon Europe’s top banks asked to justify why they should be … Read more

Rosamund Pike sheds light on living in Prague post-Brexit

Rosamund Pike has told how the UK ‘feels very far away suddenly’ as she navigates living in Prague in a post-Brexit climate.  The British actress, 42, explained how she moved to the Czech Republic with her partner of 10 years, mathematician and a businessman Robie Uniacke, 60, and their two sons Solo, eight, and Atom, six, while … Read more