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All the latest news, polling, analysis and comment about the UK’s departure from the European Union.

Can Britain really be an electric vehicle powerhouse?

June 30, 2022 8:30 pm

UK minister Gerry Grimstone tells POLITICO he’s ready to win over EV giants — but it won’t be easy.

UK defense spending to hit 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030, vows Boris Johnson

June 30, 2022 3:17 pm

Under-pressure UK prime minister says boost needed in ‘a more dangerous and competitive world.’

Boris Johnson arrives at NATO under pressure to boost UK defense spending

June 28, 2022 9:20 pm

Prime minister insists Britain already spending more than 2 percent of GDP on its military.

UK bill to switch off Northern Ireland Brexit rules clears first hurdle

June 28, 2022 12:27 am

Former PM Theresa May among Conservatives taking aim at the UK plan.

Britain finally takes its seat at the WTO. Has anything changed?

June 27, 2022 6:00 am

Despite plenty of Brexit bad blood, Britain and the EU are increasingly-aligned at the global trade umpire.

With Merkel gone, Germany gets tough on Brexit

June 25, 2022 2:18 pm

New German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has Boris Johnson firmly in his sights.

Tory Brexiteers will back Northern Ireland protocol bill

June 25, 2022 6:00 am

British MPs will on Monday vote on the U.K. government’s plan to override trade rules in Northern Ireland.

Tory chair quits after by-election defeats, piling pressure on Boris Johnson

June 24, 2022 7:55 am

Prime minister vows to “keep going” despite heavy losses in two Parliamentary by-elections overnight

UK trade department ghosts business over tariff cut requests

June 24, 2022 5:00 am

The proposals the government requested were met with silence.

UK trade secretary set to extend controversial steel protections

June 23, 2022 2:23 pm

Steel industry welcomes ‘right result’ but role of trade watchdog under scrutiny.

Researchers plead with EU and UK to leave science out of Brexit battle

June 23, 2022 7:00 am

European Commission president urged to unblock association of UK, Switzerland to the EU’s Horizon Europe scheme.

UK courts could ignore interim ECHR decisions under new human rights plan

June 21, 2022 11:30 pm

London says it retains “fundamental commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights” as new Bill of Rights unveiled.

Boris Johnson’s ethics chief quit amid row over steel tariffs

June 16, 2022 1:51 pm

Christopher Geidt said he had been placed in an ‘impossible and odious position’ regarding dispute over tariffs.

Boris Johnson rages at the European Court of Human Rights. But will he act?

June 16, 2022 4:01 am

A timely row with Strasbourg plays well with some Conservative MPs — but others are urging caution.

UK readies summer rollout of Horizon R&D alternative amid Brexit row

June 15, 2022 4:59 pm

UK science minister says British-based scientists can’t keep waiting forever amid wider Brexit disputes.

EU launches legal action over UK’s Northern Ireland Brexit bill

June 15, 2022 11:45 am

EU takes aim at UK legislation which would let it ignore parts of the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol.

Beyond the Brexit sound and fury, a legal quagmire awaits

June 14, 2022 11:54 pm

The EU is about to trigger a lengthy legal process to bring Britain back in line with the Brexit deals.

Boris Johnson picks (another) big Brexit fight

June 13, 2022 10:06 pm

UK prime minister makes his move on Northern Ireland protocol as Brussels mulls legal action.

US urges UK to keep talking to EU in ‘good faith’ amid Brexit row

June 13, 2022 9:56 pm

Antony Blinken calls for plan that ‘preserves the gains of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.’

UK vows to ‘remove’ EU court from Northern Ireland Brexit protocol

June 13, 2022 7:00 pm

Boris Johnson insists UK bill on Northern Irish trade is ‘not a big deal.’

Brits working in Brussels sue Commission over Brexit ‘discrimination’

June 13, 2022 12:07 pm

British-born EU officials told their travel expense claims are no longer valid after Brexit.

5 things to watch for in the latest Northern Ireland Brexit bust-up

June 12, 2022 4:12 pm

Boris Johnson’s government is set to present a bill Monday allowing it to waive controversial post-Brexit rules on trade.

Meet the Trade Remedies Authority, the UK watchdog in a political storm

June 9, 2022 8:08 pm

The Trade Remedies Authority is in the headlines after Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser quit. Here’s what you need to know about the trade watchdog.

Top court rules UK citizens residing in the EU can’t vote in local elections

June 9, 2022 1:47 pm

British nationals also can’t stand as candidates in locals elections in the EU.

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