Brexit

Chris Heaton-Harris met the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Jayne Brady today

No financial package for NI without programme for govt

Action needs to be taken to bring Northern Ireland's finances under control, Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has said.

Ulster • 04 Aug 23

Britain booked a £91m loss on currency movements related to payments to the EU under the terms of the Brexit settlement during the 2022/23 financial year

Sterling's mini-budget dip made UK's Brexit bill dearer

Sterling's drop at the time of former British Prime Minister Liz Truss's failed budget plans meant the British taxpayer stumped up tens of millions of pounds extra to fund Brexit divorce bill payments to the European Union, paid in euros, new figures show.

Business • 01 Aug 23

The DUP has refused to go back into power-sharing at Stormont until its concerns about Northern Ireland's economic and constitutional position are addressed

Windsor Framework 'more burdensome' for some businesses

A Westminster committee says new trading arrangements to replace the Northern Ireland Protocol are an improvement but do not resolve all the issues.

Politics • 25 Jul 23

London-based managers run many funds listed in Luxembourg and Dublin, and had been worried this could become harder after Brexit.

European Union agrees post-Brexit rules for hedge funds

The European Union said today it has reached a deal on revising its rules for managers of hedge funds and other alternative investments, easing industry fears of a post-Brexit crackdown on managers in London.

Business • 20 Jul 23

Brexit is proving to be an obstacle for UK companies

Battling Brexit, British firms turn to invest in Europe

Sick of customs delays and extra bureaucracy since Britain left the European Union, Farrat, a small manufacturer on the edge of Manchester, is ramping up investment to compensate - in Germany.

Business • 05 Jul 23

Hunt to sign financial services deal with Brussels

British Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to sign an agreement with the EU that will see London and Brussels working closer together on financial services and co-ordinating ahead of big international meetings.

Business • 27 Jun 23

The DUP has been blockading devolution in Northern Ireland for more than a year in protest against the protocol

Enforcement on post-Brexit trade 'merits consideration'

A system of mutual enforcement on post-Brexit trade by both the UK and EU merits "serious and sustained consideration", DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has said.

Brexit • 25 Jun 23

Nearly 80% believe that the UK should have a closer relationship with the EU in the future

Majority believe UK wrong to leave EU, poll suggests

More than 50% of people surveyed in the UK believe it was wrong to leave the EU, seven years on from the referendum, according to a new poll.

Brexit • 23 Jun 23

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued a recall of certain food at Iceland

Iceland recalls imported frozen food 'of animal origin'

The FSAI has served a notice on Iceland stores in Ireland to remove all imported frozen products of animal origin from its supermarket shelves going back to 3 March, and to recall the implicated products from consumers who bought them.

Ireland • 15 Jun 23

Boris Johnson had been fighting for his political future with a parliamentary inquiry investigating whether he misled the House of Commons when he said all Covid-19 rules were followed

Former British PM Boris Johnson resigns as MP

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resigning as an MP after accusing a Commons investigation into whether he misled Parliament over partygate of attempting to "drive me out".

UK • 10 Jun 23

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden at a press conference at the White House yesterday

Biden, Sunak pledge AI, minerals, Ukraine partnership

US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said their countries would partner on advanced technologies, clean energy and critical minerals as they strengthen a historical security alliance.

Business • 09 Jun 23

Brexit life is rubbish, says Blur's Damon Albarn

Blur frontman Damon Albarn has said that the UK's decision to quit the EU has been a "disaster" for young British musicians and "a travesty" for his country.

Music • 20 May 23

Stellantis had committed to making electric vehicles in the UK, but said it was no longer able to meet Brexit trade rules on where parts are sourced

Car makers Stellantis & Ford want change to Brexit date

British car factories will be forced to close with the loss of thousands of jobs if the UK government does not renegotiate its Brexit deal immediately, automaker Stellantis warned today.

Business • 17 May 23

The Retained EU Law bill was intended to get rid of all EU law by the end of this year and so ensure Britain's regulatory independence (stock image)

Anxious times ahead for post-Brexit laws amid REUL bill

There were sighs of relief in many quarters when it was announced that the British government was not going ahead with plans for a wholesale bonfire of EU regulation.

Analysis and Comment • 15 May 23

Mr Sunak has faced upset on the right of his party since it was decided that around 600 laws would be revoked rather than 4,000

Sunak behaving like a 'Borgia' over EU Laws, says MP

Conservative Party MP and eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of "behaving like a Borgia" after the UK government scaled back its promised post-Brexit "bonfire" of EU-era laws.

UK • 11 May 23

The UK govt said there was a 'risk of legal uncertainty' by automatically scrapping the laws by the end of the year

UK govt scraps promised 'bonfire' of EU laws

The UK government has scrapped a promised completion of a post-Brexit "bonfire" of remaining EU-era laws by the end of the year.

UK • 10 May 23

The 2022 publication is Revenue's 100th annual report and shows that

18,856 home owners pay LPT for first time - Revenue

Revenue has today published its annual report for 2022, which it said reflected a year of strong performance with a record amount of tax and duty collected during the year.

Business • 26 Apr 23

From left, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, former US Senator George Mitchell, former US president Bill Clinton and former prime minister Tony Blair outside Hillsborough Castle, Co Down

Restoring powersharing 'right thing' for Union - Sunak

Restoring powersharing in Northern Ireland is the 'right thing' to do for the future of the Union, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said.

Good Friday Agreement • 21 Apr 23

Yesterday marked 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed but work continues on Brexit issues and maintaining peace in Northern Ireland

Good Friday Disagreement: Brexit and what peace means

The architects of the Good Friday Agreement could not have dreamed that the texts they were drafting would become such a defining feature of the constitutional earthquake brought about by the Brexit vote in 2016.

Good Friday Agreement • 08 Apr 23

Businesses from Ireland will face new checks when moving goods from Irish ports directly to the UK

UK govt plans Brexit customs checks from 31 October

The British government, in conjunction with the Scottish and Welsh governments, has published plans to begin customs, sanitary and phytosanitary checks on EU goods commencing at the end of October.

Brexit • 06 Apr 23

Officials in the European Commission's veterinary office will carry out an audit of the facilities before the new system under the Windsor Framework can become fully operational

NI ports audit ahead of new EU-UK trade arrangements

The EU has said that new light touch arrangements for the movement of retail food consignments from Britian to Northern Ireland will not be fully implemented until inspection facilities at Northern Ireland ports have been completed and audited.

Northern Ireland • 28 Mar 23

UK shoppers may have to get used to shortages of fresh vegetables as soaring costs and unpredictable weather hit domestic production

More food shortages could add to UK's price pressure

Britons already reeling from the biggest rise in food prices since 1977 may have to get used to shortages of fresh vegetables as soaring costs and unpredictable weather hit domestic production.

Business • 28 Mar 23

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and the European Commission's Maroš Šefčovič in Brussels last month

Windsor Framework gets sign-off at EU, UK meeting

The Windsor Framework has been formally signed off at a meeting in London between UK and EU officials.

Politics • 24 Mar 23

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris speaking to the media at Hillsborough Castle

No renegotiation of Windsor Framework – NI Secretary

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris has said there will be no renegotiation of the UK/EU deal to address issues linked to the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Northern Ireland • 23 Mar 23

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L) and President of the European Council Charles Michel (R) arrive at the EU summit

EU, UN chief discuss Ukraine, food security, sanctions

European Union leaders have held talks with United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on global food security and sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Brexit • 24 Mar 23