Given the huge contribution of British music to the UK economy and the way in which musicians and other performers carry British values worldwide, it is bewildering to hear that the Government rejected the offer of short-term visas.

With the UK at its highest level of terror alert, the Government's failure to secure security cooperation with the EU has put Brits in genuine danger. Police chiefs and intelligence officials have spent the last three years begging for the Government to retain UK access to crucial systems like the European Arrest Warrant and the Schengen Information System.

While a disastrous no-deal outcome was avoided on Christmas eve, it's clear that the limited nature of the Government's Brexit deal is leaving British business in the lurch.

While the next election could still be some years off, this latest seat level model shows that the public is losing confidence in the government. The figures are perhaps unsurprising given the UK's comparatively woeful covid and economic statistics, combined with poor and inconsistent government comms around Christmas restrictions.

A major new analysis of the EU-UK trade deal highlights ten areas that must be addressed urgently to deal with non-tariff trade barriers looming come January 1st.

A free trade deal is a good starting point for modern trading partners but, without cooperation over industry standards and involvement in research programmes, UK businesses will be hurt and the British people will be left worse off.

Every part of the country, from Scotland and the Blue Wall to London and Wales, clearly wants the Prime Minister to keep the promise he made to strike a deal. These figures show why Johnson and his team must now make a final Herculean effort to get an agreement over the line.

New job stats show no-deal Brexit 'would be a disaster for country's economic health'

NEW POLL from Best for Britain: Two thirds back a deal, including half of Leave voters

This is a critical step towards preventing a damaging destabilisation of the peace in Northern Ireland. Not only will this help protect the Good Friday Agreement, it also strengthens our standing with the incoming Biden administration.

It is time for cool heads to prevail, particularly as communities up and down the country, from farmers to car manufacturers, are relying on these talks to prevent a damaging trade cliff-edge.

Over the past few weeks the government has announced multiple projects designed to boost jobs, but all of that will be undermined if we leave the EU without a trade deal. In the middle of a global pandemic, supporting Britain's economic recovery must come before ideological concerns.

By the government’s own admission, bringing in the new tiered lockdown restrictions could see the UK's economic output cut by up to 12%. With that in mind, it would be an absolute disaster if a no-deal Brexit was added on top of this economic misery this Christmas.

As an official Cabinet Office document warned this week, the combined impact of COVID, Brexit, flu and flooding will be devastating this Christmas. But a no-deal Brexit and continued failure to sort out Test and Trace will make this worse.

This secret briefing shows the government is aware of the economic chaos that faces the country this winter. In this context, it would be utter madness to inflict a no-deal Brexit, and the tariffs that come with it, on the country.

Schools shouldn't have to be worrying about getting fresh food to children in the new year, but that's exactly what a no-deal Brexit would mean.

The establishment of this task force is welcome, if far overdue given the state of business preparedness. We are only weeks away from the end of the transition period and businesses are still in the dark.

While the government has spent months, and millions, telling firms to get ready for the end of transition, it hasn't told them how to prepare, or provided the specifics of what they need to prepare for.

Tate & Lyle publicly campaigned for Brexit, and now we find out that Northern Irish consumers have been made the sacrificial lamb in their pursuit of riches elsewhere.

'Significant disruption' when Brexit transition ends, watchdog warns UK trade with the EU faces "significant disruption" when the Brexit transition period ends in January, the National Audit Office has said.