Civil servants 'kept in the dark' during decision to delay Brexit checks
12 Mar 2021 Brexit
Civil servants 'kept in the dark' during decision to delay Brexit checks
Move to delay import checks by six months the "latest example" of ministers excluding officials from decision making, union says
Border tech failures ramp up Home Office’s ‘miserable’ digital record, MPs warn
12 Mar 2021 Brexit
Border tech failures ramp up Home Office’s ‘miserable’ digital record, MPs warn
Report blames “lack of effective leadership, management and oversight” for £173m cost of delayed Digital Services at the Border programme
Civil service COO details department staffing plans for next phase of Brexit
09 Mar 2021 Brexit
Civil service COO details department staffing plans for next phase of Brexit
Alex Chisholm tells MPs Border Force needs 2,000 extra staff while Defra is funding training for 500 new Port Health Authority officials
Government urged to make post-Brexit trade deals more transparent
24 Feb 2021 Brexit
Government urged to make post-Brexit trade deals more transparent
Government urged to commit in law to publishing impact assessments of all post-Brexit free trade deals, including "a clear statement" on their "net benefit to the country".
Chief Brexit negotiator David Frost handed cabinet post
18 Feb 2021 Brexit
Chief Brexit negotiator David Frost handed cabinet post
Conservative peer will become Cabinet Office minister tasked with overseeing future EU relations
Business secretary unveils plans for post-Brexit subsidy system for UK firms
03 Feb 2021 Brexit
Business secretary unveils plans for post-Brexit subsidy system for UK firms
Kwasi Kwarteng says local authorities, public bodies and devolved administrations will be empowered to make aid decisions by following a set of nationwide principles
Post-Brexit environment watchdog names first chief exec
01 Feb 2021 Brexit
Post-Brexit environment watchdog names first chief exec
Appointment announced as location for Office for Environmental Protection revealed
MoD perm sec Lovegrove to become national security adviser
29 Jan 2021 Brexit
MoD perm sec Lovegrove to become national security adviser
PM ditches plans to hand David Frost the NSA role but appoints peer to lead new No.10 International Policy Unit
Environment secretary green lit GB-NI trade assistance scheme despite 'intolerable' risks
29 Jan 2021 Brexit
Environment secretary green lit GB-NI trade assistance scheme despite 'intolerable' risks
Movement Assistance Scheme given the go-ahead despite falling short of all the Treasury tests for managing public money
Brexit negotiator to head up UK Mission to the EU
22 Jan 2021 Brexit
Brexit negotiator to head up UK Mission to the EU
Former FCDO director general for EU exit Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby named as successor to Tim Barrow
Border Force hit Brexit recruitment target – but only with agency staff
22 Jan 2021 Brexit
Border Force hit Brexit recruitment target – but only with agency staff
Officials accused of playing down impact of post-EU changes on goods heading to Northern Ireland
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
06 Jan 2021 Brexit
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
IfG urges Rishi Sunak to avoid propping up companies that will not survive EU exit with pandemic aid
'The damage is done': government's threat of breaking Brexit agreement 'utterly disreputable', Jonathan Jones says
23 Dec 2020 Brexit
'The damage is done': government's threat of breaking Brexit agreement 'utterly disreputable', Jonathan Jones says
Top lawyer who resigned over internal market bill slams government's "completely bonkers and hugely damaging approach"
Brexit talks continue past latest deadline as UK and EU agree to 'go the extra mile'
14 Dec 2020 Brexit
Brexit talks continue past latest deadline as UK and EU agree to 'go the extra mile'
Leaders say ‘we remain very far apart on these key issues’ despite negotiations continuing
PM says UK must prepare for a no-deal Brexit
11 Dec 2020 Brexit
PM says UK must prepare for a no-deal Brexit
Boris Johnson says there is a "prospect and possibility" of leaving EU on December 31 without a trade deal
Government drops controversial Brexit clauses that would have broken international law
09 Dec 2020 Brexit
Government drops controversial Brexit clauses that would have broken international law
Internal markets bill would have broken the law in a "specific and limited way"
Defra confident of ‘smooth and orderly transfer’ to post-Brexit import IT system
09 Dec 2020 Brexit
Defra confident of ‘smooth and orderly transfer’ to post-Brexit import IT system
Minister says incoming platform has been subjected to ‘intense scrutiny’
‘We don’t want to make people redundant,’ says HMRC boss Harra
09 Dec 2020 Brexit
‘We don’t want to make people redundant,’ says HMRC boss Harra
Perm sec says pandemic response has shown staff can keep working for department even if their offices close under hubs programme
'Conditions not there' for Brexit trade deal say leaders as talks continue
08 Dec 2020 Brexit
'Conditions not there' for Brexit trade deal say leaders as talks continue
PM Boris Johnson set to travel to Brussels for further discussions later this week
Brexit: barriers to trade deal remain as talks enter final stages
07 Dec 2020 Brexit
Brexit: barriers to trade deal remain as talks enter final stages
Negotiations have resumed ahead of call between prime minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen later
NI businesses raise 'grave concerns' about HMRC border IT
04 Dec 2020 Brexit
NI businesses raise 'grave concerns' about HMRC border IT
Warning comes after IT director says there is “work to do during the month of December” on the Customs Declaration Service
Border disruption 'inevitable' after Brexit transition ends, Chisholm warns
25 Nov 2020 Brexit
Border disruption 'inevitable' after Brexit transition ends, Chisholm warns
"Will everybody do everything they need to do, exactly in the right way without any hitch... I don’t expect that will be the case,” COO says
NAO predicts ‘widespread disruption’ despite departments’ Brexit work
06 Nov 2020 Brexit
NAO predicts ‘widespread disruption’ despite departments’ Brexit work
Watchdog says Covid-19 has hampered preparations for end of transition period and ‘significant risks’ remain
Truss vows 'Britain shaped' trade deals must boost levelling-up agenda
30 Oct 2020 Brexit
Truss vows 'Britain shaped' trade deals must boost levelling-up agenda
International trade secretary sets out vision for free trade as a “lean, green, value-creating machine”