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  • British ports say they are not ready for Brexit customs checks

    Construction only just started at the key livestock port of Portsmouth, while the facility at Dover is just ‘a muddy field’
    British ports say they are not ready for Brexit customs checks
  • Irish dissident republican urges armed groups to forgo violence

    Killings turn people away from cause, says former hardline leader Des Dalton
    Irish dissident republican urges armed groups to forgo violence
  • UK Statistics Authority rebukes Gove over Brexit figures

    Cabinet Office used ‘unverifiable data’ to rebut a Road Haulage Association survey showing export volumes dropped by 68%
    UK Statistics Authority rebukes Gove over Brexit figures
    • Pozzi rues Brexit rules that threaten Olympic hopes as Markovc takes gold

      Pozzi rues Brexit rules that threaten Olympic hopes as Markovc takes gold
    • Arlene Foster accuses EU of inflexibility over Northern Ireland

      Arlene Foster accuses EU of inflexibility over Northern Ireland
    • Brexit: EU to launch legal proceedings against UK 'very soon'

      Brexit: EU to launch legal proceedings against UK 'very soon'
    • Proposed 1% pay rise for NHS staff branded 'pitiful and bitterly disappointing' - as it happened

      Proposed 1% pay rise for NHS staff branded 'pitiful and bitterly disappointing' - as it happened
    • EU trade deal: does delay signify Lord Frost's loyalty to PM?

      EU trade deal: does delay signify Lord Frost's loyalty to PM?
    • Northern Ireland Brexit issues can be solved with 'goodwill', says Johnson – video

      0:40
      Northern Ireland Brexit issues can be solved with 'goodwill', says Johnson – video
    • EU postpones setting date for ratifying Brexit trade deal

      EU postpones setting date for ratifying Brexit trade deal
    • UK car industry reports worst February sales since 1959

      UK car industry reports worst February sales since 1959

Opinion

  • Strong on rhetoric, weak on substance – so much for the ‘vision’ of Global Britain

    Will Hutton
    The evangelists in government claim that a new era of greatness in trade and influence is on its way. But the evidence of disaster is piling up
    Strong on rhetoric, weak on substance – so much for the ‘vision’ of Global Britain
  • The threat of inflation is not so imminent as No 11 would have us believe

    The threat of inflation is not so imminent as No 11 would have us believe
  • Will the old tactics still work for Unionists in Northern Ireland?

    Susan McKay
    Will the old tactics still work for Unionists in Northern Ireland?
    • The Guardian view on Lord Frost: control him or sack him

      The Guardian view on Lord Frost: control him or sack him
    • The left/right divide still exists. But it's struggling to escape the lure of identity politics

      Kenan Malik
      The left/right divide still exists. But it's struggling to escape the lure of identity politics
    • I hate to say it, but Britain's doing OK. Even Germany envies us...

      Ed Cumming
      I hate to say it, but Britain's doing OK. Even Germany envies us...
    • Keir Starmer is betraying his promises and losing voters as a result

      Michael Chessum
      Keir Starmer is betraying his promises and losing voters as a result
    • Brexit is a machine to generate perpetual grievance. It's doing its job perfectly

      Rafael Behr
      Brexit is a machine to generate perpetual grievance. It's doing its job perfectly
    • There’s something fishy going on at Tory HQ…

      Stewart Lee
      There’s something fishy going on at Tory HQ…

Explainers

  • EU website purchases: the import charges UK customers have to pay

    Consumers now face UK VAT, rather than local rates, as well as customs duty and courier admin charges
    EU website purchases: the import charges UK customers have to pay
  • Passports and permits: what are the biggest changes to expect after Brexit?

    Industry leaders warn of invisible chaos as businesses grapple with trading rules and software systems
    Passports and permits: what are the biggest changes to expect after Brexit?
    • From Brussels to the Palace: how Brexit deal will be passed in a day

      From Brussels to the Palace: how Brexit deal will be passed in a day
    • What's the timetable for parliament's vote on the Brexit trade deal?

      What's the timetable for parliament's vote on the Brexit trade deal?
    • When is the deadline for a Brexit trade and security deal?

      When is the deadline for a Brexit trade and security deal?

Videos

  • Dominic Raab appears to blame EU for Brexit trade troubles – video

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  • EU temporarily withdraws staff from Northern Irish ports over Brexit security concerns – video

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  • Jacob Rees-Mogg says fish are British and 'happier' because of Brexit – video

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  • 'Welcome to Brexit': Dutch officials seize ham sandwiches from British drivers – video

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  • Keir Starmer says he will not campaign for return of EU free movement – video

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  • ‘We’re going home’: Britons told pre-Brexit ID documents invalid for flights to Spain – video

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  • 'This is the beginning': Boris Johnson signs post-Brexit trade deal – video

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  • 'A day for hope': UK and Spain agree draft deal on post-Brexit status of Gibraltar – video

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  • Labour to back Brexit deal as SNP says Scotland is ‘united’ against bill – video

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Analysis

  • EU's article 16 blunder has focused minds on Northern Ireland

    Impact of Brexit protocol on politically unstable region could now get scrutiny it has long deserved
    EU's article 16 blunder has focused minds on Northern Ireland
  • Brexit trade deal places Europe back at centre of UK politics

    Analysis: Far from being free of the EU, Johnson now faces the economic reality of his political demands
    Brexit trade deal places Europe back at centre of UK politics
  • Sector by sector: are British firms ready for post-Brexit trade?

    Analysis: From retail to aviation to pharmaceuticals, we look at what will change from 1 January
    Sector by sector: are British firms ready for post-Brexit trade?
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