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The biggest challenges the food industry currently faces from Brexit include delays caused by the impenetrability of paperwork, the shortage of vets and customs officials and dealing with the island of Ireland. Thats according to trade bodies responding to questions from MPs in the latest meeting of the parliamentary committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union. Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food & Drink Federation (FDF), said the new era after t...

Wednesday January 13, 2021, 6:44 PM Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is "very concerned" about a new variant of coronavirus which has been identified in Brazil. Mr Johnson, speaking at the Liaison Committee, insisted to senior MPs that the government was "taking steps" to ensure the new strain is not imported to the UK, but he did not specify what measures were being taken. He added how experts are looking into whether new strains of the virus - including one first identified in the UK ...

Free health insurance card launched to replaced EHIC after Brexit A REPLACEMENT for the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) has been launched today. The UK Governments department for health and social care said the new scheme will be called the Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), despite only being valid in EU countries. It was negotiatied as part of the deal when the UK left the EU and will be free for people living in the UK. Those who have one will be entitled to free state-funde...

Britain Has Left The EU: But The Question Of How Free It Wants To Be Remains 07 January As Boris Johnson delivered his long-awaited trade deal with the EU, he seemed unclear on whether he felt the UK was going to have its cake and eat it – trade freely with the bloc, while diverging from its laws. Initially, he showed sensitivity towards Brussels by stopping short of calling it “cakeism”. Then he claimed it was just that, before alighting on a compromise: “Maybe it would be unduly provo...

CAMPAIGNER Gina Miller has accused the Government of trying to stage a power-grab amid claims it has blocked MPs from properly debating Boris Johnsons EU trade deal.

What do Brexit and the UK-EU trade deal mean for recruitment and staff moves? 08/01/2021 The UK and EU have secured a post-Brexit trade deal following the two sides coming to an agreement at the eleventh hour on Christmas Eve. The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 which brings the trade agreement, known formally as the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“TCA”), into UK law, received Royal Assent on 30 December 2020. The o...

However, Mr Rees-Mogg has said the Government wants the group to stop meeting after its current cut-off date of January 16. In a letter, the Tory MP said: “There will be plenty of opportunities for questions, statements and debates, as well as the detailed analysis of the House select committees in the months ahead. "Whilst this is ultimately a matter for the House, it is the view of the Government that your Committee’s work should come to an end in line with the current temporary Standing ...

The last few weeks have brought a number of issues into sharp focus.

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The signing of the 2021 budget into law by the president was one of the most talked-about events in the past week.