Brexit news – live: Government in ‘denial’ over problems facing exporters, trade body warns Follow live politics updates below

The UK government is in "denial" at the scale of the problems exporters face, a trade body has warned. James Withers, chief executive at Scottish Food and Drink, told MPs on Thursday that trade had not been flowing freely following the end of the Brexit 

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Minister Liz Truss says Covid ‘vaccine nationalism’ must be resisted

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has said “vaccine nationalism” must be resisted following the row over jab supplies to the EU, insisting: “It’s vital we work together.” The minister said Britain would not benefit if “we became a vaccinated island” 

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Boris Johnson warned EU vaccine blockade risked pensioners’ lives in ‘spicy’ seven-hour showdown

In what was described as his 'Falklands moment', the PM saved the UK's vaccine rollout during a series of late-night calls with the president of the European Commission. And he forced the bloc to back down on its bid to stop jab supplies reaching Britain. 

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UK coronavirus LIVE: EU agrees to ‘reset’ after Northern Ireland Covid vaccine row as jab roll-out give Tories poll lead

The EU and UK have agreed to diplomatic “reset” in relations after the bloc threatened to override part of the Northern Ireland agreement on Brexit in order to restrict coronavirus vaccine exports. Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove

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Scottish fishermen land fish in Denmark to avoid post-Brexit red tape

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Scottish fishermen have increasingly turned to fish auctions in Denmark in the first two weeks of the year to avoid having their deliveries to the European Union blocked by post-Brexit red tape.

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Here's where US-Mexico border wall construction stands as Trump wraps up presidency

TUCSON, Ariz. – President Donald Trump is scheduled to make his final visit in office to the U.S.-Mexico border this week, where he is expected to tout one of his signature campaign promises, the construction of more than 450 miles of border barriers under his administration.

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Dutch officials seize ham sandwiches from British drivers

Dutch TV news has aired footage of customs officers confiscating ham sandwiches from drivers arriving by ferry from the UK under post-Brexit rules banning personal imports of meat and dairy products into the EU. 

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Northern Ireland Protocol ‘an impediment to trade’ as lorries queue

Some lorries have had to wait hours for paperwork to be completed before being able to enter Northern Ireland after Brexit, the chief executive of a logistics company has said. Ian Paisley, a DUP MP, yesterday suggested that Seamus Leheny 

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Come clean on logjams at British borders as new Brexit rules kick in, ministers told

Ministers are facing demands for more honesty and transparency over any logjams at the UK border in the wake of Britain’s exit from the EU, amid concerns that waves of disruption will last for six months.

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Quiet New Year gives breathing room after UK-EU Brexit split

LONDON (AP) — A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on both sides of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year’s Day after a seismic overnight shift in relations between the European Union and Britain. 

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Brexit: Boris Johnson’s father seeks French citizenship

On the day the United Kingdom is breaking up with the European Union, the British prime minister’s father said he was in the process of applying for a French passport. Stanley Johnson, Boris Johnson’s father, is a former member

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Brexit news – live: Gibraltar to stay in EU’s Schengen zone, as PM’s deal branded ‘worst in 40 years’

Boris Johnson said the UK’s destiny “resides firmly in our hands” and hailed “wonderful” new customs forms, as his Brexit trade deal became law hours before Britain leaves the EU’s single market and customs union at 11pm on Thursday.

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EU leaders ink Brexit deal as UK MPs hold debate

Brussels: EU leaders signed their post-Brexit trade deal with Britain and dispatched it to London on an RAF jet on Wednesday, setting their seal on a drawn-out divorce just hours before the UK brings its half-century European experiment to an end.

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Britain has lost the EU. Can it find a role?

The transition is over and Britain is fully out of the European Union. On December 24th the sides agreed on a trade deal. It spares them the even greater upheaval of no deal at all (see Britain section). It is minimal

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The left must stop mourning Brexit – and start seeing its huge potential

So this is it. Forty-eight years after Britain joined what was then the European Economic Community, the fasten seatbelt signs are switched on and the cabin lights have been dimmed. It is time for departure. Many in the UK

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Auld lang syne: New Year brings final UK-EU Brexit split

LONDON (AP) — Like a separated couple still living together, Britain and the European Union spent 2020 wrangling and wondering whether they can remain friends. On Thursday, the U.K. is finally moving out.

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UK braces for historic departure from the European Union

London, United Kingdom – The UK is bracing for a historic break from the European Union that will reset the relationship between them for generations to come. More than four years after a slim majority of Britons voted 

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Brexit: Boris Johnson's father applies for French citizenship

Stanley Johnson told France's RTL radio that he had always regarded himself as French as his mother was born there. The 80-year-old former Conservative Member of the European Parliament voted Remain in the 2016 Brexit referendum. 

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

British and Spanish negotiators have reached a draft agreement on the future of Gibraltar after Brexit. Spain’s foreign minister, Arancha González Laya, welcomed the deal which she said meant the British Overseas Territory

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UK performers raise alarm as Brexit deal threatens EU touring

Actors, musicians and comedians have reacted with alarm to provisions in the Brexit trade deal that will prevent British performers moving around many European countries without a work permit. Leaders of the culture sector 

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