Brexit

Northern Ireland loyalists withdraw support for Belfast Agreement

Citing Brexit as their reason, loyalist paramilitaries, including outlawed groups, pull back support for Northern Ireland's 1998 peace deal that ended violence between groups fighting for a united Ireland and those opting to stay with the UK.

Brexit hasn’t ruined it for Scotland, but is the EU model the only one?

Scotland can leave the United Kingdom, but being a part of the European Union will bring its own set of unique problems.

UK ready to join Asia-Pasific free trade pact

Britain will on Monday formally apply to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), an 11-nation free-trade bloc of Asia-Pacific countries.

EU launches Covid-19 vaccine export control scheme

The EU also abruptly reversed course on a plan to use emergency Brexit measures to restrict exports of vaccines through the Irish border to the United Kingdom after it sent shockwaves through Belfast, London and Dublin.

Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan is just what the EU ordered

You don’t need to look much further than the Biden administration to see that the European Union has much to learn from the US about how to become a superpower and think big.

UK vows to block goods linked to Uighur 'forced labour' in China

FM Dominic Raab says UK will introduce new rules for firms to try to prevent goods linked to alleged forced labour of Muslim Uighurs in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Meanwhile, Beijing warns London not to interfere in its affairs.

Britons barred from flights to Spain in Brexit paperwork error

British expatriates residing in Spain are unable to board flights to Barcelona and Madrid after airlines claimed their papers were no longer valid post-Brexit.

Britain scraps 'tampon tax', credits Brexit

Britain no longer has to apply an EU law mandating a minimum five percent tax on sanitary products, as it left the European Union single market and customs union at 2300 GMT on Thursday.

Brexit becomes reality as UK quits EU single market

Brexit, in essence, took place at the stroke of midnight in Brussels, 2300 London time (GMT), when the UK ended its de facto membership, known as the transition period, which lasted 11 months after it formally left the EU on January 31, 2020.

UK officially out of the EU as Brexit takes full effect

Legally, Britain left the EU on January 31 but has been in a standstill transition period during fractious talks to secure a free-trade agreement with Brussels. From, January 1, 2021, EU rules will no longer apply to the British people.

Turkey and UK sign landmark post-Brexit free trade deal

The agreement between Turkey and UK will go into effect New Year’s Day on January 1st. Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan says the deal is historic for ties between the two countries.

Explained: Historic Turkey-UK free trade deal

Avoiding any trade disruption, Turkey and the United Kingdom signed a free trade deal that covers all industrial and agricultural goods.