Brexit is making cost of living crisis worse, new study claims EU withdrawal fuelling higher import costs and costing British workers nearly £500 a year, says Resolution Foundation The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022
Workers' real pay will be cut by £470 thanks to Brexit, damning report says A study by the Resolution Foundation think tank and London School of Economics details some of the outcomes of the decision to quit the EU - six years after the historic vote Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022
Dominic Raab denies assault on Human Rights Act is ‘racist’ and risks fresh Brexit clash Exclusive: Deputy prime minister accuses critics of lacking ’common sense’ and inflating risk of clash The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022
Grant Shapps’s rail strike blame game joins fellow ministers’ absurdities in a vision of Tory Wonderland Transport secretary absolves himself of responsibility for transport as Boris Johnson and Liz Truss turn the screw on all sense The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022
'We've been really hard hit': Scots firm sacks half of staff due to Brexit impact A SCOTTISH business is set to sack half its staff after Brexit caused a 65 decline in sales in one year, its owner has said. The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2022
Andrew Marr's REAL views on independence revealed in book festival rant ANDREW Marr has insisted Scottish independence would be "rotten" for "ordinary working people" and claimed it would cause an… The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2022
Airline boss says Tories 'couldn't run a sweet shop' as Brexit blamed for chaos TORY ministers have been told they “couldn’t run a sweet shop” as angry airline bosses blame travel chaos on Brexit. The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2022
Northern Ireland protocol row could damage good faith needed for post-Brexit trade deals The European Union is taking legal action against the UK once again, after the government announced a bill altering the post-Brexit agreement that deals with trade between Northern Ireland, the rest of Britain, and the EU. The Northern Ireland protocol has been a driver of economic and political tension since… The Conversation · Jun 21, 2022
SNP say Scotland's NHS faces 'grave consequences' from Brexit bills THE SNP insist Scotland's NHS faces "grave consequences" of being opened up to US-style health corporations from two Tory Brexit trade… The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2022
Brexit ‘completely’ to blame for airport chaos, says Ryanair boss – predicting summer-long disruption ‘This government couldn’t run a sweet shop’, says Michael O’Leary The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022
French minister calls British plans to ditch parts of NI protocol "worrying" France's Europe minister Clement Beaune said on Tuesday the United Kingdom should respect its Brexit agreement with the European Union and described as worrying initiatives by London to ditch parts of the Northern Ireland protocol. Reuters · Jun 21, 2022
From north to south, UK PM Johnson faces prospect of bruising by-election defeats British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could this week lose two parliamentary seats that once illustrated his broad appeal, showing his declining popularity that could spur his party to try to find a way to oust him. Reuters · Jun 21, 2022
The RMT cannot be blamed for covid pandemic and its impact on public finances Record View says it's the UK Government that's to blame for the abysmal covid response, shambolic Brexit deal and who cannot control inflation. Daily Record · Jun 21, 2022
Keir Starmer to rule out bringing back free movement if Labour wins power The Labour leader promised party members he would “defend free movement as we leave the EU” when he was elected leader - but he is expected to rule it out in a new speech on Brexit Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2022
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022 Britain has taken stronger view than US on Ukraine, says ex-White House adviser John Bolton will claim the UK now has a ‘independent role’ in Nato due to its departure from the ‘smoothie-making’ EU decision process.
Wales Online · Jun 20, 2022 Is there any way of escaping recession? Three top economic minds have their say The labour market is going to be key to how the UK economy performs in the coming months
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022 Belfast port handles record trade as Brexit pushes GB traffic away from Dublin Belfast Harbour has bounced back to pre-pandemic profit levels.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 20, 2022 Scots to be 'disproportionately affected' by airline chaos as Brexit blamed SCOTS have been warned they will be disproportionately affected by flight cancellations this summer, which are being blamed on Brexit.
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2022 Tiverton and Honiton byelection: rural communities are itching for the chance to cast a protest vote Tiverton and Honiton in Devon has long been a Conservative stronghold. But the Liberal Democrats believe they have a good chance of taking the seat in an impending byelection. The vote follows the resignation of former MP Neil Parish, who admitted to watching porn in the House of Commons chamber.
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2022 Commonwealth leaders gather in Rwanda as UK refugee plan focuses attention on human rights For decades, Whitehall has pondered how to make use of the Commonwealth, without tangible results. There was an expectation in some quarters that Brexit would increase its significance to the UK. But it was never clear why this would, in itself, suddenly transform an under-resourced and notoriously unfocused organisation into…
The National (Scotland) · Jun 20, 2022 Freeports branded 'Brexit greenwash' as bidding process for two Scots zones closes Two special trade zones will be introduced in Scotland - after five applications to the scheme were received - but not everyone backs the plan
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022 British airlines borrowing EU planes to get around Brexit rules Certain UK flights will be operated on aircraft leased from Spain, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania
The National (Scotland) · Jun 20, 2022 Keir Starmer slated as he moves to rule out freedom of movement LABOUR have been branded “just as bad as the Tories on Brexit” after it was reported Keir Starmer is set to rule out a return to freedom of…
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022 Brexit to blame for airline staff shortages, says easyJet boss Exclusive: ‘Pre-pandemic we would have turned down 2-2.5 per cent [of workers] because of nationality issues. Now it’s 35-40 per cent,’ says Johan Lundgren
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022 Cancelled flights – live: EasyJet blames Brexit amid further summer cuts as Heathrow suffers ‘meltdown’ ‘We have to turn down a huge number of EU nationals because of Brexit,’ says easyJet CEO