Journalist Carole Cadwalladr gives evidence as she defends her reporting on multimillionaire Brexit backerThe Observer and Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr has told a court she believes the multimillionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks may have been …
Amazon rows back on threat to stop accepting UK-issued Visa cards
Amazon appears to have rowed back from a public threat to end support for Visa payments in the UK in a dispute over payment fees. The ecommerce giant sent an email to users of Amazon.co.uk today informing them that the “expected change” — which was due to take place on January 19 — will not […]
Liz Truss ‘willing’ to trigger article 16 of Brexit protocol if talks falter
As she prepares for crunch EU talks this week, the foreign secretary says her priority is to protect Northern Ireland’s peace dealThe foreign secretary, Liz Truss, has warned she is prepared to unilaterally override parts of the post-Brexit agreement o…
Farm subsidy plan ‘risks increasing the UK’s reliance on food imports’
Government scheme to replace EU agricultural payments fuelled by ‘blind optimism’ and still lacking crucial details, say MPsThe government’s plans for a post-Brexit scheme to support British farming are based on little more than “blind optimism” and ri…
Johnson lists returning crowns to pint glasses as a key Brexit success
New year message makes no mention of Northern Ireland amid boasts of ‘cutting back on EU red tape’Boris Johnson has named returning the crown stamps to pint glasses and scrapping a ban on selling goods in pounds and ounces on his list of the “key succe…
The Guardian view on levelling up: a flagship policy adrift and becalmed | Editorial
More mayors and a shake-up of local government will not be enough to rebalance the economy and heal the north-south divideTwo years after Boris Johnson made “levelling up” the lodestar of his new administration, the public still struggles to understand…
Loss of school trips to the UK has been a Brexit tragedy | Letters
New visa requirements mean that EU students will go elsewhere, writes Karen Brandes, while Brigid Hoffmann worries about the consequences for language learningThe slump in school trips to the UK described in your article does not surprise me at all (‘A…
What the UK and hauliers can expect from long-delayed Brexit controls
From 1 January checks and paperwork will finally begin and EU exporters face a rude awakening• ‘It won’t be easy’: the European exporters battling Brexit bureaucracyEU exporters of cheese, car parts and other goods are facing a mountain of red tape to …
How Lord Frost exit got Nadine Dorries deleted from Tory WhatsApp group
Resignation of Brexit minister led to fevered online reaction – and blue on blue fire in a Tory chat groupBrexit minister Lord Frost’s late Saturday night resignation prompted frenzied reaction on social media including a lively row on a Conservative p…
Brexit minister’s shock resignation leaves Boris Johnson reeling
Lord Frost’s frustrated exit is yet another blow for PM struggling for control of his governmentBoris Johnson was dealt another major blow to his leadership on Saturday night as it emerged that the man overseeing Brexit was resigning from the cabinet.W…