ASOS, the online fashion retailer, has reported a surge in sales over the Christmas season amid coronavirus disruption to the high street but warned it expects a financial hit from Brexit-related costs ahead.The company said the strength of its performance over the four months to 31 December meant it now expected that profits would be…

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A Minister for Food Security is urgently required to handle the danger postured by COVID-19, Brexit and climate change, according to a cross-party group of MPs. Countless people have actually struggled to gain access to food as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with the variety of food bank users doubling throughout lockdown. The Environment, […]

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The UK must “face the possibility” that it will not concur a deal on its future relationship with the EU by the end of the year. Chief arbitrator David Frost stated that with less than 6 months to go till the end of the transition duration, the UK must “continue preparing for all possible scenarios” […]

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The EU and the UK both stated on Friday (5 June) there was no substantial development in the talks on the future relationship – ahead of a conference in between UK prime minister Boris Johnson and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen anticipated in late June. EU primary mediator Michel Barnier implicated the UK […]

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The federal government has actually confessed for the first time there could be an “additional process” for some items sent out to Northern Ireland from the remainder of the UK. The statement follows Boris Johnson informed Sky News in December “there won’t be checks” developed as a result of his tweaked Brexit offer. Under the […]

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Brussels has actually introduced legal action against the UK for declared “failure to comply” with EU freedom of movement guidelines. It sent out the federal government an official notification – the first phase of violation procedures – offering 4 months to “address the shortcomings”. Regardless of Brexit occurring at the end of January, the UK […]

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