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Ayrshire Post Office inadvertently gives a glimpse of EU mail headache in event of No Deal Brexit

A Post Office in Ayrshire inadvertently gave its customers a glimpse of how basic services could be impacted under a No Deal Brexit this weekend. A sign displayed in the shop advised those posting to the EU that they will now need a Customs Form for all parcels. The signs were sent out to all branches as a precautionary move in case no deal was reached by 29th March. The EU exit date has since been postponed to 12th April,...

Jacob Rees-Mogg sparks outrage by quoting far-right anti-Muslim German party in tweet

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been roundly lambasted after quoting a far-right anti-Muslim German party in a tweet. The prominent Brexiteer tweeted a video of a speech by the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) parliamentary leader Alice Weidel. Her party has been described by Labour MP David Lammy as being "overtly racist", while Stella Creasy pointed out that one of their representatives claimed "Muslims in Europe are seeking to kill all Germans". But that didn't stop Rees-Mogg quoting a section of Weidel’s speech which...

Anyone who still advocates trading on WTO rules should watch this

Boris Johnson has today urged the government to push forward with a no-deal Brexit in his Telegraph column, saying it is "far the best option". The foreign secretary joins a number of his Conservative colleagues who believe falling back on WTO rules would be more beneficial to Britain than striking a deal with the European Union. He said: "Yes it will be tough, and yes, it will mean we will need a very different approach. But it is absolutely essential...

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