The record high of 504,000 in UK net migration shown in data this week looks at odds with business leaders’ claims that post-Brexit visa rules are choking off growth in the economy. Politicians have been giving equally mixed messages. Prime minister Rishi Sunak this week promised to cut overall immigration, while assuring the CBI that … Read more
Former Conservative environment secretary George Eustice on Monday admitted that the UK’s post-Brexit trade deal with Australia was “not actually a very good deal” for Britain. Eustice, who led the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between 2020 and 2022, said the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement, signed in December 2021, “gave away far too … Read more
News that comedian Peter Kay will tour the UK next month following a 12-year absence from the stage has been greeted with a warm glow of excitement. Kay, who comes from Bolton, near Manchester, is one of Britain’s most beloved comics. A stout 49-year-old with a penchant for shiny, short-sleeved shirts, he looks like a … Read more
Three major UK safety and competition regulators are struggling to adapt to expanded roles after Brexit, leaving businesses and consumers facing increased safety risks and higher costs, an influential group of MPs has warned. Recruitment difficulties, a shortage of expertise and exclusion from valuable EU information-sharing networks had all contributed to the challenge, according to … Read more
Ministers are reviewing plans for the rollout of England’s post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme as Liz Truss’s administration seeks ways to boost economic growth and retain the rural vote, people briefed on the situation said. The rethink of the planned payments for environmental work, a big plank of the previous Conservative administrations’ post-Brexit agenda, follows concerns … Read more
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s national newspapers… DAILY TELEGRAPH Thomas Tuchel has been left in post-Brexit visa limbo over his ability to remain in the United Kingdom following his sacking by Chelsea. Elliot Anderson could soon swap international allegiance from Scotland to England after his rapid rise at Newcastle United. Greg … Read more
UK insurance companies have warned that a proposed post-Brexit overhaul of the rules governing the sector would increase capital requirements for some providers and could scupper government hopes for an “investment big bang” from the reform. Ministers hope the overhaul of the so-called Solvency II regime, inherited from the EU, would allow insurers to put … Read more