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Latest news, analysis and comment on trade policy in the U.K.
Good Friday-era politician picked to review Northern Ireland’s Brexit rules

Good Friday-era politician picked to review Northern Ireland’s Brexit rules

Paul Murphy, who played a key role in the 1998 peace breakthrough, will recommend possible changes to how Northern Ireland enforces EU goods law—and, to unionist dismay, polices goods coming from Britain.

January 9, 2025 6:28 pm CET
Embrace China despite Trump, says CBI boss
The method in Trump’s Greenland madness
Former Vote Leave chief will help pick Britain’s new Brexit negotiator
Olly Robbins, scourge of the Brexiteers, back in UK government
Macron and Starmer to discuss Ukraine as Trump looms
Trump warns of new tariffs against Canada, Mexico, EU. And maybe Denmark, too.
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Biden blocks US Steel sale to Japanese competitor

The president has long opposed the sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel.

January 3, 2025 3:21 pm CET

Britain wants to reset its Brexit reset

To get talks back on track in the coming year, Keir Starmer and his team are filling their diary with trips to Brussels.

December 31, 2024 1:40 pm CET

Post-Brexit Britain has a new best friend: Brazil

The love-in between Keir Starmer and Lula centers on climate and trade. Just don’t mention Ukraine.

December 23, 2024 4:25 am CET

Peter Mandelson confirmed as Britain’s next ambassador to US

Keir Starmer praises incoming ambassador — a former European trade commissioner — for his “unrivalled experience,” as former colleagues rate his chances in Trumpworld.

December 20, 2024 5:38 pm CET

Peter Mandelson, the ex-European commissioner Britain is sending to take on Trump

He’s an anti-Brexit advocate for closer China ties — but could Peter Mandelson charm Trumpworld?

December 20, 2024 4:23 am CET

Nigel Farage overshadows Britain’s big Brexit reset

The specter of Farage’s Reform party looms large as Britain seeks a revamp of its relations with the EU.

December 20, 2024 4:23 am CET

Peter Mandelson will be UK’s next US ambassador

An announcement on the Blair-era heavyweight’s new role is expected from No.10 Downing Street Friday.

December 19, 2024 11:31 pm CET

Britain’s Starmer warns against Trump tariffs

‘We have to make sure we avoid tariffs’, UK prime minister tells MPs.

December 19, 2024 4:38 pm CET

BoE leaves key rate unchanged despite signs of slowdown

“A gradual approach to removing monetary policy restraint remains appropriate,” the UK central bank said.

December 19, 2024 1:06 pm CET

Britain’s Starmer tells Trump to stand with Ukraine

U.K. prime minister and U.S. president-elect spoke by phone Wednesday.

December 18, 2024 9:04 pm CET

UK slaps new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet

Twenty ships believed to be responsible for transporting Russian oil have been targeted.

December 17, 2024 1:16 pm CET

EU sues UK for violating free movement in Brexit treaty

U.K. has “shortcomings” in implementation of terms of deal, European Commission says.

December 16, 2024 2:12 pm CET
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Britain’s bold new world … as a Pacific trading nation

With global free-traders on the back foot amid Donald Trump’s return, the U.K. is placing its bets on the tongue-twisting CPTPP.

December 16, 2024 4:04 am CET

How Trump is already driving China legislation in the US Congress

As negotiations intensified in recent weeks on a bill to restrict U.S. investment in China, recent versions have shown deference to the incoming administration.

December 14, 2024 1:20 pm CET

Fish, the court and youth access: EU’s demands for Starmer’s reset

The EU sets the bar high for trade talks with British prime minister, according to report by The Times.

December 14, 2024 12:34 pm CET

‘Chinese spy’ linked to Prince Andrew banned from the UK

The Chinese national was described by an aide to British royal as sitting “at the very top of a tree that many, many people would like to be on.”

December 13, 2024 11:37 am CET

UK energy secretary to visit China in early 2025

The planned visit comes as the Labour government looks to renew relations with China.

December 12, 2024 2:18 pm CET

Poll: Brexit voters would accept free movement for EU single market access

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump’s election victory “fundamentally changed” U.K.-EU relations, polling found.

December 12, 2024 11:43 am CET

Northern Ireland votes to keep post-Brexit trade deal despite unionist hostility

Irish nationalists and neutrals overpower Stormont’s British unionist minority in a bitterly disputed ‘consent’ test provided by the U.K.’s withdrawal treaty with the EU.

December 10, 2024 10:07 pm CET

UK chancellor tells Brussels: We won’t choose Trump over EU

The U.K. finance minister dismissed the idea that Britain would have to pick sides in a possible trade war between the EU and U.S.

December 9, 2024 4:43 pm CET

Will Donald Trump kill US-UK-Aussie sub defense deal?

The landmark defense agreement between the U.S, U.K. and Australia could be in jeopardy with the maverick Republican back in the White House.

December 9, 2024 4:00 am CET

Trump ‘can’t guarantee’ Americans won’t pay more if tariffs enacted

“I can’t guarantee anything. I can’t guarantee tomorrow,” the president-elect said.

December 8, 2024 4:33 pm CET

Franco-German fight over South American trade deal threatens EU rupture

Ursula von der Leyen granted the wish of her native Germany by flying off to seal an accord with the Mercosur bloc. France, which fiercely opposes the deal, is in uproar.

December 5, 2024 7:07 pm CET

Starmer: Britain doesn’t have to pick between Trump and Europe

U.K. prime minister rejects “utterly” the idea his country has to pick a side as Donald Trump looms.

December 2, 2024 10:01 pm CET
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