18 hours ago | BBC

Business groups urged the government to act after many firms failed to get a customs number.
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Has the UK made a U-Turn over the Brexit timetable?

Back on 14th May 2017, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis was bullish: the Brexit timetable will be the ‘row of the summer' . The EU wanted a...
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Donald Trump and the Art of the Political Deal

21 hours ago | Jack of Kent

If you have a quick look at President-Elect Donald Trump's approach - as a businessperson - to legal obligations, you may see something interesting about his approach to...
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Customs passes to be allocated as part of no-deal Brexit planning

1 day ago | The Guardian

Without pass, exporter's goods could be held up at UK ports and airports after 31 October The government will allocate customs passes to thousands of businesses over the next...
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CBI boss Carolyn Fairbairn reveals damage done to Scottish businesses by no-deal Brexit fears

1 day ago | Herald Scotland

THE director-general of the Confederation of British Industry has highlighted Scottish companies' fears over Brexit, and damage already being done including loss of market...
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Corbyn demands release of latest no-deal Brexit assessments

2 days ago | The Guardian | 2 articles

Labour leader makes demand after ministers said leaked Operation Yellowhammer papers were out of date Jeremy Corbyn has demanded that Boris Johnson immediately publish the...
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71 current members of Congress were there for the Clinton impeachment inquiries. Here's what they think about impeaching Trump

2 days ago | Business Insider

In the wake of the Mueller investigation that wrapped up earlier this year, Democrats have wrestled with whether President Donald Trump should be impeached. Today, there are 71...
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Newslinks for Monday 19th August 2019

2 days ago | Conservative Home | 3 articles

Johnson points finger at ex-ministers over No Deal planning leak... “Boris Johnson has accused Remain-supporting former ministers of leaking details of no-deal planning in an...
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Remainers bid to kill Brexit is harming Britain - leaked Whitehall documents

3 days ago | Daily Express

REMAINERS trying to kill off Brexit are materially harming the Government's preparation for a no deal Brexit and affecting both the public and businesses, according to leaked...
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No deal Brexit explained: Boss of THIS retail giant says Britain is ready for no deal

5 days ago | Daily Express

THE BREXIT deadline is just over then weeks away now, and the Prime Minister's apparent willingness to leave without a deal has alarmed some businesses. But according to the...
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Boris Johnson mocks Angela Merkel's biggest crisis as Chancellor in new...

BORIS JOHNSON mocked Angela Merkel during a press conference in Berlin while standing next to the German Chancellor, leaving some members of the audience to erupt with laughter. Read more ...

Angela Merkel vs Boris Johnson: Will Boris be able to END Brexit deadlock...

ANGELA MERKEL is to meet with Boris Johnson later today to discuss the Irish backstop which the new Prime Minister has called “unviable” and “anti-democratic”. But as Mrs... Read more ...

Brexit round-up - referendum promises, EU position, UK position, Ireland...

As I am taking a break from active tweeting (and am instead just promoting my posts and so on), this is a round-up of interesting links on Brexit and similar stuff. Brexit... Read more ...

The Mishcon de Reya legal challenge on Article 50 - some thoughts

[If you value independent and reliable law and policy blogging at Jack of Kent, please support this blog at its Patreon site - many thanks.] News has just broken of an Article... Read more ...

Cavaliers and Roundheads: four thoughts about the Article 50 litigation

[If you value independent and reliable law and policy blogging at Jack of Kent, please support this blog at its Patreon site - many thanks.] 11th July 2016 There are three... Read more ...

Brexit news: How will Boris Johnson remove Brexit backstop from withdrawal...

BORIS JOHNSON has repeatedly stated the Irish border backstop, negotiated as part of Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement, needs to be scrapped - but how exactly does he plan on... Read more ...

Priti Patel promises freedom of movement ‘will end on day one of no-deal for...

HOME Secretary Priti Patel has revealed freedom of movement will end on the first day of a no-deal Brexit - but EU citizens resident in the UK will still be eligible to apply... Read more ...

Brexit LIVE: Farage mocks Boris Johnson backstop letter to EU - ‘worst deal...

NIGEL FARAGE has mocked Boris Johnson's demand for EU to scrap the backstop, insisting the Brexit deal is “still the worst in history”. Read more ...

Jeremy Corbyn accused of ‘more dither and delay' over Brexit as he plots...

JEREMY Corbyn has invited key Remainers to a summit on tactics to sabotage Brexit. Read more ...

No deal Brexit plans ramp up as EU ‘not showing movement' putting UK in deadlock

CABINET minister Michael Gove has called for “goodwill on all sides" to solve the Brexit deadlock. Read more ...

Politics > Business

Government automatically enrols firms in case of no-deal Brexit