UK plan to ban fur trade sparks questions for Brexit Britain
LONDON — The U.K. wants to ban trade in fur after Brexit — but industry argues now is not the time to restrict legitimate trade. Fur farming has been prohibited in the U.K. since the early 2000s, but...
View ArticleBrexit ‘seafood crisis’ no joke for Scottish fishing fleets
LONDON — Scottish fishermen felt as though they were the butt of a U.K. government joke Thursday. Up in arms because Brexit border trade friction is blocking them from getting catches to the EU, their...
View ArticleUK trade department blocks plan to ban food made to low standards
LONDON — Former U.K. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss rejected a proposal to fast-track import bans on products made to low animal welfare standards. The Department for Environment, Food and...
View ArticlePass the sherry, hold the politics: How Britain’s political families are...
LONDON — For some Brits, politics runs in the family. But what do members of the U.K.’s political dynasties get up to when the rest of us are tucking into our turkey? POLITICO prodded key Westminster...
View ArticleDominic Raab’s gone — so who could replace him in the UK Cabinet?
Dominic Raab’s gone — so who could replace him in the UK Cabinet? POLITICO runs through the contenders for justice secretary. Here’s a list of potential candidates to replace Dominic Raab as deputy...
View ArticleHow Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, Liz Truss and more do Christmas
LONDON — Plots, bills and parties give way Monday to family — and ritual. The little traditions we make for ourselves on Christmas Day pause time and briefly silence the rattle of the outside world....
View ArticleMeet the cricket-loving headmaster’s son poised to make Britain a global...
LONDON — He seems an unlikely figure to take the U.K. beyond the parameters of international legal norms. But after years of saber-rattling, the future of the U.K.’s relationship with the European...
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