Category: Trade policy

UK spent £100m on zombie Brexit border inspection posts

Five of seven facilities in England and Wales never reached operational stage as Tories vacillated over plans to check goodsThe UK wasted at least £100m in taxpayers’ money to set up zombie Brexit border inspection posts that...

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EU presses UK to guarantee discounted university tuition fees for European students

Failure to agree lower fees for EU citizens studying in UK should delay prized food and drink deal, members sayUK politics live – latest updatesThe EU is seeking a firmer pledge from the British government to guarantee European...

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Most Israelis think settlements policy should change to avoid more sanctions, poll finds

Survey finds UK government’s decision to impose trade ban was not a decisive factor in how Israelis voted in electionThe UK government’s decision to impose a ban on trade in goods from illegal settlements was not decisive in how...

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UK willing to spend £450m a year on EU students if it can join Made in Europe scheme

Exclusive: Plan to allow students from bloc pay same fees as Britons contingent on entry to industrial programme, officials sayMinisters are prepared to spend as much as £450m a year to give students from the EU discounted...

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Youth mobility scheme may be delayed to ensure success of UK-EU summit

Visa quotas, university fees and NHS surcharges remain sticking points ahead of post-Brexit negotiations next monthA deadline for a youth mobility scheme between the EU and the UK could be deferred by six months in a bid to...

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No 10 leaves option open to impose Chinese EV tariffs if UK joins EU scheme

Beijing warns against ‘discriminatory’ step after France drops opposition to British role in Made in Europe packageNo 10 has left the door open to imposing tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles as part of the Made in Europe...

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