U.K. trade

The UK has a new government — let the lobbying commence – POLITICO

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The UK has a new government — let the lobbying commence – POLITICO

In the first few days of the new government, public affairs agency Shearwater Global announced they’d hired former Labour Home Secretary Charles Clarke. Ex-Labour MP Holly Lynch was snapped up by Arden Strategies, the agency run by former Scottish Labour Leader Jim Murphy. Swathes of former political advisers and party comms staff have also found … Read more

Brexit red tape is ‘price you pay’ for freedom, UK minister insists – POLITICO

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Brexit red tape is ‘price you pay’ for freedom, UK minister insists – POLITICO

From Wednesday, EU businesses sending agricultural produce to the U.K. will need to comply with onerous new paperwork requirements — with some warning they will give up exporting across the Channel as a result. The extra bureaucracy will be compounded by new physical checks on consignments from April, and yet more layers of paperwork from … Read more