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Brits have found navigating pet travel regulations with the European Union (EU) increasingly complicated since Brexit. The post-Brexit complexities involve a multitude of requirements, including microchipping, rabies vaccinations, and tapeworm treatment, which can be costly and logistically challenging. However, the UK government is seeking to reinstate a simpler system, akin
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Scottish fisherman and women expressed outrage and disappointment after the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, signed a Brexit re-set deal allowing EU boats continued access to UK waters until 2038. The new deal, which was hailed as a "biggest act of betrayal to Scottish fishermen," has been met
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Lord Peter Mandelson, the UK's ambassador to the US, has urged Britain and the US to collaborate more closely to counter Chinese technological dominance, describing it as a "more dynamic and formidable strategic rival than the Soviet Union ever was". He spoke at the Atlantic Council
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The narrative that the UK has significantly underperformed the euro area since 2016, with GDP per head growing nearly three times slower, has become a staple of Europhile commentary. However, a closer examination of international data reveals that this oversimplifies the issue and ignores the diverse performances of other G7
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British food and flower producers have squandered millions of pounds on preparations for post-Brexit import checks that may never be implemented, industry leaders assert. The sector had been working towards a July 2025 deadline for the introduction of full sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls on agri-food imports from the European
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Britain's farmers face losing entire harvests due to Labour's commitment to follow European Union laws on pesticides. Crucial agricultural chemicals will be banned, leading to significant falls in food production and further eroding the already tight profit margins of family farmers. Growers are warning that removing
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The recent agreement between the UK and EU marks a significant step towards a new chapter in their relationship, nearly nine years after the vote to leave the EU. The deal, negotiated by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, aims to establish an improved and ambitious relationship with European partners. Despite
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British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hailed a new chapter in the UK-EU relationship, with a trade deal that includes a security and defense pact, and the removal of trade barriers for British farm exports and energy trading with the EU. The agreement comes as the UK and EU seek
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Senior government officials in the UK dismissed concerns that the newly announced EU-UK deal on food exports would compromise British sovereignty. The agreement was achieved despite disagreements over access to British fisheries, with EU officials initially threatening to collapse the deal unless the prime minister agreed to give Brussels greater
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British travellers face lengthy queues at EU airports due to stringent checks, while EU citizens breeze through with ease, sparking concerns about the UK's post-Brexit deal. The separate lanes for EU citizens are made possible by e-gates that match travellers' faces with biometric information on their passports.
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The UK Government's latest agreement with the European Union has been met with widespread criticism from fishermen and coastal communities, who claim that the deal will compromise UK food security and further erode the country's fishing industry. According to sources, the deal will grant EU vessels
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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has agreed to extend EU access to British fishing waters until 2038, a significant concession to Brussels as part of a broader post-Brexit reset covering trade, defense, and travel. The deal, which includes a 12-year extension of fishing access, has sparked an angry backlash
