Brexit
A comfortable majority of Scots voted to remain in the European Union during the 2016 Brexit referendum.
Updated 03 Jan, 2021 09:18am
“This is an amazing moment for this country,” says Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Updated 02 Jan, 2021 09:28am
The British govt has warned business to get ready for disruptions once the new rules take effect.
Published 29 Dec, 2020 07:05am
The accord means Britain will now not tumble off a trade “cliff-edge” come Jan 1.
Updated 26 Dec, 2020 08:59am
Once ratified, the agreement will ensure Britain and the 27-nation bloc can continue to trade in goods without tariffs.
Updated 25 Dec, 2020 08:37am
Only 10 days are left until January 1 when Britain will leave the EU single market and customs union.
Updated 22 Dec, 2020 09:29am
A failure to find a deal would exacerbate the growing chaos at EU and UK borders.
Updated 21 Dec, 2020 09:50am
Britain will leave the EU single market and customs union on January 1.
Updated 20 Dec, 2020 09:33am
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says “the next days are going to be decisive”.
Updated 17 Dec, 2020 09:56am
Johnson says the two sides still far apart on key issues.
Updated 14 Dec, 2020 09:24am
Lawmaker Daniel Kawczynski says it will help “prevent illegal French fishing” when EU access ends.
Updated 13 Dec, 2020 10:21am
Europe sees summit as a final chance for breakthrough.
Updated 08 Dec, 2020 09:26am
Members of the House of Lords rejected key provisions of a bill designed to regulate trade between all four UK nations.
Updated 11 Nov, 2020 10:11am
“As far as we’re concerned the trade talks are over,” says UK PM Boris Johnson's official spokesman.
Updated 17 Oct, 2020 08:59am
German minister says failure to clinch a deal will have serious consequences for Britain.
Updated 13 Sep, 2020 08:48am
The UK Internal Market Bill sets out how the govt will redistribute powers set to return from Brussels at the end of the year.
Updated 10 Sep, 2020 10:52am
Developments cloud resumption of already tense talks with the European Union on a future trade agreement.
Updated 09 Sep, 2020 10:19am
London has already said it will not immediately introduce checks on EU imports, instead delaying them until July.
Updated 13 Jul, 2020 09:13am
Two sides still at loggerheads over various issues.
Updated 06 Jun, 2020 10:20am
EU and UK negotiators will enter a fourth and last scheduled round of talks this week.
Updated 01 Jun, 2020 09:28am
The pound weakened against the euro as UK and EU negotiators reported little progress in post-Brexit trade talks.
Updated 16 May, 2020 09:52am
“The United Kingdom did not want to engage seriously on a certain number of fundamental issues.”
Updated 25 Apr, 2020 10:18am
Britain shows unwillingness to accept jurisprudence from EU’s top court as well as the European Court on Human Rights.
Updated 06 Mar, 2020 08:58am
Britain left the EU on Jan 31, the first country ever to do so.
Updated 03 Mar, 2020 08:21am
The two sides appear headed for a rocky first round of negotiations as they try to forge a new relationship.
Updated 28 Feb, 2020 09:26am
Britain left the EU on Jan 31 and the two sides have been talking tough in the run-up to a new round of negotiations.
Updated 25 Feb, 2020 08:56am
The new measures could cause staff shortages in sectors heavily reliant on foreign workers.
Updated 20 Feb, 2020 08:45am
Being complacent while one of our biggest trading partners undergoes major changes hardly seems to be the best strategy.
Updated 12 Feb, 2020 07:41am
EU leaders say the further Britain diverges from their rules, the less access it will have to the EU market.
Published 03 Feb, 2020 06:14pm
Johnson's government, ignoring the fears of big business, has promised to break away from any edicts by Brussels.
Updated 03 Feb, 2020 06:13pm
