‘The EU is NOT a nation state’: No10 backs Dominic Raab’s refuses to grant full diplomatic status to bloc’s ambassador but says it is ‘working’ with Brussels to defuse the spat UK is refusing to grant diplomatic status to the new EU ambassador in London Foreign Office says Joao Vale de Almeida represents an organisation … Read more
London has driven a 7.6 per cent national rise in house prices after the average property in the capital surpassed £500,000 for the first time. In the UK as a whole, the average price of a home rose to a record £249,633 in November, up from £231,100 a year earlier, said the Office for National … Read more
Theresa May has issued her most strident criticism yet of Boris Johnson, accusing him of abandoning Britain’s ‘position of global moral leadership’. Writing in the Mail to mark Joe Biden‘s inauguration as US President, she suggests her successor has failed to honour British values by threatening to break international law in Brexit trade talks and … Read more
M&S stores in France have started running out of food as ‘convoluted’ Brexit rules were blamed for millions of pounds worth of meat exports from Britain being left to rot in Rotterdam and Calais. Shelves in the upmarket supermarket’s food halls in Paris and Lille are bare as it becomes the latest company affected by Brexit border … Read more
More than 20 shellfish trucks were parked on roads near 10 Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament today to protest against post-Brexit bureaucracy that has stopped them exporting to the European Union. Trucks with slogans such as ‘Brexit carnage’ and ‘incompetent government destroying shellfish industry’ were parked just yards away from Prime Minister Boris … Read more
Let’s make Britain the Singapore of Europe! Prime Minister’s new mission for Rishi Sunak as he urges the Chancellor to exploit Brexit by emulating the low-tax, low-regulation Asian city state Sunak is to spearhead Government moves to exploit the opportunities of Brexit No 10 is keen to break through gloom of Covid pandemic with an … Read more
I live in England and am a Londoner by choice, although I have lived in all three other capital cities – Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff Like most Scots of my generation, I have several identities. Born in Scotland, I am from a Scottish and Ulster unionist family stretching back to the 17th Century. I live … Read more
Shoppers are being hit by delays and extra fees of up to £5 on fashion items shipped from the EU Top retailers including Asics and Sezane blame Brexit for fashion delivery chaos Parcels with wrong documentation are being returned to sender at the border Retailers selling to Britain now have to pay customs duties and … Read more
Border Force detain 36 migrants trying to cross the Channel bringing the total this year to more than 200 after 8,417 arrived in 2020 Home Office spokesman said migrants were stopped on Saturday A further 27 migrants were stopped by French authorities before reaching UK Nigel Farage posted a video appearing to show migrants on … Read more
Convicted rapist is one of FIVE men trying to exploit a Brexit ‘loophole’ to avoid extradition Rapist is one of five men trying to exploit Brexit ‘loophole to avoid extradition If successful, could see more suspected criminals released on to the streets High Court heard there was ‘no power to extradite any individual’ to an EU … Read more