Content in the topic of Europe and Brexit
Failure to replace EU programmes worsening council crisis
1 in 4 councils could need bankruptcy bailouts in the next 2 years. Councils in the North are twice as likely to be at risk. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund was supposed to replace EU funding to tackle these issues after Brexit. Has it failed?What is the UK Board of Trade and what should it be? Your questions answered
Everything you need to know about what the UK Board of Trade is, what it does and most importantly, what it should do.EU-UK defence cooperation urgent as Lammy meets EU foreign ministers
Foreign Secretary joins EU foreign-ministers meeting as part of post-Brexit 'reset' in relations.Investment summit: Cutting red tape must address Brexit
Campaigners are calling for the Prime Minister to cut red tape caused by Brexit as he hosts business leaders in London today.Starmer’s next hundred days
Instead of joining the critical chorus reflecting on the last hundred days, we should ask what he can do in the next hundred to turn things around. Specifically, how can Starmer deliver meaningful change from one of the few PR successes from his time in the top job - his electorally popular ‘relationship reset’ with the EU.Board of Trade: Trade Secretary makes first steps in what should be a total overhaul
As reports emerge that the Secretary of State for Business and Trade is replacing members of the UK Board of Trade, campaigners call for complete overhaul.Case for closer UK-EU regulatory alignment grows in new report
New report urges the Government to seek closer alignment with Europe as part of calls for a "pro-growth" relationship with the EU.To be or not to be: The lost opportunities for Britain's performers
Between increased bureaucracy, visa troubles and funding shortfalls, Britain’s exit from the European Union has undermined that most quintessential of British industries, our world-leading creative sector. A Visa Waiver Agreement for Cultural Workers can begin to repair the damage.£22bn green investment: Government must match ambition in carbon border tax system
Campaigners urge the Government to go further, as they announce £22bn pledge for carbon capture and storage technology in net zero drive.UK & EU to have regular 'leader level' meetings following PM's trip to Brussels
Keir Starmer met Ursula von der Leyen for talks in Brussels today, with Sir Keir promising to offer “pragmatic, sensible leadership” as he pushed for a reset in the UK-EU relationship.