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A propaganda war erupted today after the EU undersold the UK Government’s achievements in the Brexit deal. An EU graph claimed Britain had kept just two of the benefits of being a member of the bloc – visa-free travel for 90 days and zero tariffs or quotas for trade in goods.  However, a …

There have been many key milestones on the way to a trade deal between Britain and the EU — an agreement which ends the transition period and brings Brexit to fruition. Policy Editor DANIEL MARTIN reports.  January 23, 2013 David Cameron announces plans for an in-out referendum following a renegotiation …

Boss Lyndon Davies says: “We were bringing in Batman vs Joker’s Scalextric sets to arrive in the UK in late November for sale in January. It went up and down the streets of Dover and then it went to Rotterdam, finally arriving last week.” According to Fraser Robinson, a former …

London stocks were set to fall at the open on Friday as investors continue to eye Brexit talks. The FTSE 100 was called to open 26 points lower at 6,525. CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson said: “Asia markets have finished the week slightly on the back foot, after the Bank …

Queen delays recording her ‘personal and emotional’ Christmas speech until after No Deal Brexit deadline today The Queen’s speech is usually filmed in early December but has been postponed Sources suggest speech could be amended depending on Brexit talks outcome Monarch has written a ‘personal and emotional’ message but has …

Britain will not ‘blink’ in crunch Brexit talks this week, Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator has declared, in a marked ratcheting up of pressure on Brussels. In an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday, Lord Frost warned his EU counterpart Michel Barnier the UK would not become a ‘client state’ …

Tory MPs today lashed out at Michel Barnier and warned the EU’s top negotiator he must understand ‘our fishing waters are ours’ after Brexit trade talks descended into insults.  Mr Barnier sparked Brexiteer fury overnight after he said that Britain is regaining control of its waters as part of its split …

As the coronavirus health crisis slowly subsides, economic reality has begun to kick in. Job losses have started to mount – even before furlough is undone – , GDP figures are terrifying, the debt pile is growing and optimism about a V-shaped recovery has gone. There’s one topic of conversation …

A campaign for a new Royal Yacht to be commissioned to help Britain secure post-Brexit trade deals has growing support from politicians and captains of industry. There is, however, one crucial flaw: I hear that it does not have the backing of the Queen. During a conversation with a close …

The Queen recycled a turquoise coat and matching hat for the third time as she marked her official birthday with a socially-distanced and scaled down version of Trooping the Colour at Windsor Castle today. Her Majesty, 94, was first pictured wearing the ensemble for day one of the US president Donald …