France threatens ‘retaliatory action’ after UK rejects most French boats
Clement Beaune said the country will “not hesitate to take retaliatory action”, sparking fears of another fishing war in the Channel.
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The UK is the first and so far only country to have left the EU and Brexit was and is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom). The official withdrawal was at 23:00 31 January 2020 GMT (00:00 CET).
Single market helps EU dodge Britain’s supply problems
Experts said European haulage firms have "more flexibility to deploy labour" than post-Brexit Britain.
Starmer labels Johnson ‘a trickster who’s performed his one trick: Brexit’
The Labour leader said the UK needs a plan to "Make Brexit Work" in his long-awaited conference speech.
Starmer shrugs off hecklers, takes on ‘trivial’ Tories in conference speech
Thin on policy but high on emotion, the Labour leader's 90-minute speech outlined his priorities for government.
Labour promises to fix Johnson’s Brexit deal if it wins next election
"Let's be clear, shortages right across the country, shortages of fruit pickers, shortages of builders, shortages in terms of lorry drivers: all of that is down to Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Priti Patel, Dominic Raab and the promises they made to the British people," David Lammy said.
Mark Drakeford shreds Tory party’s solution for HGV driver shortage in impassioned speech
He described the "arrogance" of assuming people would uproot themselves only to be told they will be discarded at Christmas as "breathtaking".
Brits are flogging petrol on Facebook for quadruple the pump price
Run out of petrol? Opportunistic Facebook floggers could help - but it'll cost you.
Grant Shapps finally admits Brexit is a ‘factor’ in the fuel crisis
The transport secretary insisted last week that it was "wrong" to say Brexit was to blame for the energy crisis.
Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller launches new political party
Miller's new party, True and Fair, will aim to "hold the government to account" and move beyond the "politics of incompetence".