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UK withdrawal from the European Union (2020)
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Brexit was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Following a referendum on 23 June 2016, Brexit officially took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020. The UK is the only sovereign country to have left the EU. The UK had been a member state of the EU or its predecessor, the European Communities (EC), since 1 January 1973. Following Brexit, EU law and the Court of Justice of the European Union no longer have primacy over British laws. The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 retains relevant EU law as domestic law, which the UK can amend or repeal.
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'You're a historic figure': Trump's birthday message to Nigel FarageDonald Trump wished Nigel Farage a happy birthday in a video message played at the Brexit campaigner's 60th birthday on Wednesday night.Sky News - Published | |
Warnings of higher food prices and empty shelves due to new post-Brexit border feesTrade groups have warned of higher food prices and empty supermarket shelves because of new post-Brexit border fees being introduced this month.Sky News - Published | |
Tractors descend on Parliament over 'betrayal' of British farmers in post-Brexit trade dealsA "go slow" convoy of more than 120 tractors is making its way around Westminster tonight as campaigners demand action on food security.Sky News - Published | |
Environmental damage should be criminalised says anti-Brexit campaignerAn anti-Brexit campaigner is calling for damaging the environment to be made a criminal offence - with major polluters facing up to a decade in jail or a fine of up to £3.85m.Sky News - Published | |
'Absolute mess': New £24m Brexit border post could be demolished - without ever being usedA new £24m border control post may have to be demolished because repeated changes to post-Brexit border arrangements have left it commercially unviable.Sky News - Published | |
Post-Brexit checks on goods between Britain and Northern Ireland set to end under new plansThe UK government is tabling legislation to end post-Brexit checks on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Sky News - Published | |
Has Rishi Sunak squared the circle and got Brexit done after power-sharing agreement?"Any British government needs to pay attention to Ireland," Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said.Sky News - Published | |
Imported meat, fish, cheese and dairy products to cost more as Brexit border controls come into forceFood and fresh flower imports from the European Union are subject to new Brexit customs controls from today, adding more than £300m a year to the price of trading with the continent and forcing up the..Sky News - Published | |
DUP 'in position' to return to Stormont - if government sticks to its wordThe Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) are "in a position" to restart the executive in Northern Ireland after a near two-year absence - if ministers keep to the "agreed timeline" over a fresh deal on..Sky News - Published | Why cheese, fish and flowers could all soon cost more because of new Brexit rulesNew Brexit border controls will leave British consumers and businesses facing more than £500m in increased costs and possible delays - as well as shortages of food and fresh flowers imported from the..Sky News - Published |
Post-Brexit trade talks with Canada paused amid row over beef and cheeseNegotiations to agree a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and Canada have been paused amid an ongoing row over policies affecting beef and cheese.Sky News - Published | Roses are red, violets are blue, fears of shortages on Valentine's Day, over Brexit checks with the EUThe government is facing calls to guarantee there will be no shortage of red roses for Valentine's Day caused by new post-Brexit border checks.Sky News - Published |
Brexit: New report suggests UK £311bn worse off by 2035 due to leaving EUBrexit has cost the UK £140bn so far, according to new analysis, and could see the nation £311bn worse off by the middle of the next decade, according to a new report.Sky News - Published | Voters have changed their opinions about Brexit, but does it still matter to them? | Adam BoultonDoes Brexit matter anymore?Sky News - Published |
Rwanda battle like Brexit rows of the past - leaving the PM in a tight spot"End of days". "A death spiral". "They've lost the plot". "I feel sorry for Rishi".Sky News - Published | Spain 'very close' to Gibraltar deal after Cameron meetingSpain says it's "very close" to agreeing a deal on the post-Brexit status of Gibraltar.Sky News - Published |
Even Sunak backers fear the PM's made the 'wrong decision' picking a fight over the Elgin MarblesRishi Sunak hasn't had many wins in his short premiership. But one he could legitimately claim was being a prime minister who improved Britain's standing in the world - drawing a line under the bumpy..Sky News - Published | Hunt to review payment rules in post-Brexit fraud pushJeremy Hunt will this week pledge to review the rules governing payment authentication in what he will describe as a post-Brexit crackdown on fraud.Sky News - Published |
Brexit U-turn? EU equality laws to be reinstated to avoid 'gap in protections' for workersThe government has announced plans to reinstate EU equality laws before they expire at the end of the year – admitting the move is required to avoid a "clear gap in protections" for workers.Sky News - Published | UK car production soars - but industry warns of looming Brexit rules 'threat'UK carmakers have recorded their best September since 2020 - but warned growth is "under threat" from new Brexit export rules due to come into force within months.Sky News - Published |
New post-Brexit border controls to cost businesses £330m a yearNew post-Brexit border controls on animal and plant products imported from the EU will cost businesses £330m a year in extra charges, the government has admitted.Sky News - Published | Lib Dems have big ambitions for the next election - just don't mention Brexit or a deal with Labour | Beth RigbyThe Liberal Democrats are perhaps best known for being the Conservative coalition partners in 2010 - and potential deal makers at the next general election - and the party of the European Union.Sky News - Published |
Farage fury as 'no evidence' found of bank account closures due to political viewsThe City regulator has found no evidence that banks are closing accounts on the basis of customers' personal views, Sky News understands, to the fury of former Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage.Sky News - Published | Older voters will back policies aimed at supporting younger people, study findsFrom the pensions triple lock to the cost of mortgages, Brexit to tuition fees: many of the biggest political questions of recent years have been framed as a contest between the often-conflicting..Sky News - Published |
UK to rejoin EU Horizon programme in 'bespoke new agreement'The UK will rejoin the EU's Horizon science programme after two years of absence post-Brexit, the government has confirmed.Sky News - Published | Rishi Sunak says India trade deal is 'not a given' as he arrives in DelhiRishi Sunak has sounded a cautious note about the prospects of signing Britain's biggest post-Brexit trade deal, saying it is "not a given".Sky News - Published |
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Two major art festivals have been cancelled - with Brexit partly to blameTwo of London's major summer art fairs have been cancelled this year, with organisers saying Brexit is partly to blame.Sky News - Published | 'Ill be back' vows Boris Johnson as ex-prime minister formally resigns as MPA defiant Boris Johnson vowed "I'll be back" as he called on the Tories to deliver on Brexit and the promises of the 2019 manifesto.Sky News - Published |
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Tories 'betrayed' Brexit and should accept worker shortages to cut immigration - Farage Nigel Farage would "of course" accept worker shortages if it meant lower migration, the Eurosceptic campaigner has told Sky News - and wouldn't rule out another attempt to become an MP.Sky News - Published | Just 9% of Britons think Brexit more of a success than failure - poll Brexit regret has reached record levels, according to new polling which said just 9% of Brits consider it to be more of a success than a failure.Sky News - Published |
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Post-Brexit checks were partly to blame for Dover traffic chaos, Downing Street admits Downing Street has conceded "new processes" brought in after Brexit played a role in days of travel queues at Dover over the weekend.Sky News - Published | The King's first state visit was a post-Brexit push to sell Britain and it seems to have worked You hear a lot about the soft power of the monarchy.Sky News - Published |
