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On the 7th day of Christmas industry leaders warned of “invisible chaos” in coming weeks as businesses grapple with new trading rules & software systems required from day one for exports to the EU. In NI there are fears of immediate chaos and confusion. theguardian.com/politics/2020/…

On the 8th day of Christmas I read the FCA has said UK-based companies could instead use EU platforms, provided they do not have the option of using another location such as the US. That could result in more trading happening in the EU rather than London. theguardian.com/business/2020/…

On the 9th day of Christmas it was clear that "rather than take the question of the UK’s relationship with Europe out of British political debate, the terms of the deal plonk it right at the centre in a way unthinkable even a decade ago." theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On the 10th day of Christmas industry analysts were reported as saying UK carmakers face a three-year scramble to source electric car batteries locally or from the EU to avoid tariffs on exports following the Brexit free trade deal. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On 11th day of Christmas the FT said nearly €6bn of EU share dealing on 1st day of trading had shifted away from the City to the EU. Meanwhile some EU specialist online retailers ceased delivering to the UK because of tax changes. bbc.co.uk/news/business-… ft.com/content/a434b7…

On the 12th day of Christmas a Sainsbury's spokesperson said: "A small number of our products are temporarily unavailable for our customers in Northern Ireland while border arrangements are confirmed." A sign of things to come? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On the 6th day of Brexit Northern Ireland faces disruptions to food supplies because suppliers in Great Britain are unaware of Brexit-related paperwork needed to send goods to the region. Trucks are arriving at GB ports with incorrect or no documentation. theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/j…

On the 7th day of #Brexit customers in Europe buying products from UK companies are receiving unexpected bills for VAT and customs declarations or finding household names have stopped shipping to the continent, as post-Brexit trading rules bite. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On the 8th day of #Brexit 100s of businesses inc. Marks & Spencer and Fortnum & Mason suspended exports to the EU with Brexit small print expected to drive up costs. Small businesses also affected. DPD announced it was suspending road delivery to the EU.
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On the 9th day of #Brexit reports said London’s dominance as an investment-management hub is uncertain. The European Commission is studying whether to tighten rules over how EU–based funds delegate management of portfolios to investors outside the bloc. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

On the 10th day of #Brexit reports said leading business groups have told ministers to restart trade negotiations with Brussels immediately to sort out “baffling” post-Brexit rules and regulations that now threaten much of the UK’s export trade to the EU. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On the 11th day of #Brexit survey data indicated a 1/3 of companies expect investment prospects for UK businesses to decrease post-Brexit; just over 1/4 believe exports to EU will fall; 1/3 believe UK’s ability to attract international talent will fall. theguardian.com/business/2021/…

On the 12th day of #Brexit Bloomberg reported UBS Group AG’s London platform saw nearly 50% of European equities business move to its rivals in the EU, highlighting Britain’s reduced role. For Cboe Europe & Aquis Exchange Plc, the move is permanent. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

On the 13th day of #Brexit DUP MP Ian Paisley told the Commons: "What did we do to members on those benches over there to be screwed over by this protocol? It's ruined trade in N Ireland & it's an insult to our intelligence to say it's a teething problem." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On the 14th day of #Brexit The Guardian reported British musicians may be forced to pay for country-specific visas & equipment carnets when touring the continent – a situation decried by the British music industry as prohibitively expensive and laborious. theguardian.com/music/2021/jan…

On the 15th day of #Brexit the Scottish Fishermen's Federation which campaigned to leave the EU said Scottish fishermen are sailing to Denmark to land catch as Brexit red tape delays exports. It also said the Brexit trade deal was the worst of both worlds. bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

On the 16th day of ##Brexit the BBC reported Irish hauliers are bypassing Welsh ports to avoid Brexit bureaucracy. One company tells of "teething problems" with new export rules; others warn of a longer-term shift by truck firms away from Welsh ports. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…

On the 17th day of #Brexit, two weeks into the supposed golden era of global Britain, many British entrepreneurs are running into very serious problems -
UK fish exporters, leading supermarket chains and small UK companies which thrived in the EU’s SM. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On the 18th day of #Brexit fishing businesses staged a protest outside government departments in Westminster to highlight post-Brexit export problems they are facing. Exports of fresh fish and seafood have been severely disrupted by Brexit. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

On the 19th day of #Brexit The Guardian reported ministers will be able to approve the import of animal and agricultural products of a lower standard than currently permitted in the UK, after attempts to amend the trade bill failed. theguardian.com/environment/20…

On the 20th day of #Brexit EU hauliers & transport companies are turning their backs on UK business because they’re being asked to provide tens of thousands of pounds in guarantees to cover VAT or potential tariffs on arrival in Britain. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On 21st day of #Brexit British shoppers who bought items from EU websites are facing post-Brexit demands of more than £100 in import duties that must be paid before parcel firms will deliver the items, despite claims by Boris Johnson of tariff-free trade. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On 22nd day of #Brexit The Guardian reported the EU parliament is pushing for UK overseas territories including the British Virgin Islands, Guernsey and Jersey be added to an EU tax havens blacklist after the conclusion of the Brexit deal. theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…

On 23rd day of #Brexit a cheesemaker in Cheshire said they've been left with a £250,000 Brexit hole in their business as a direct result of the UK’s departure from the EU. Simon Spurrell said he'd hoped to take part in the promised #Brexit “sunny uplands”. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On 24th day of #Brexit one clear result of the UK government taking Britain out of the single market has been that many companies have to invest in the Single Market - and consequently cut investment in the UK - in order to survive. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On the 25th day of #Brexit the UK government rubbished its own claims about sovereignty when it refused to grant full diplomatic status to Joao Vale de Almeida, the EU’s envoy to the U.K, on the grounds the EU is an organization, rather than a country.
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On the 26th day of #Brexit those reaping the benefits of #Brexit were Netherlands logistics companies that have been flooded with calls for help, while the number of British companies searching for a base in the country has doubled in the last 18 months.
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On the 27th day of #Brexit: “Brexit has compromised many of the consumer rights we take for granted. Take a seller’s failure to warn of the extra charges. EU consumer protection legislation doesn’t generally apply now the UK has left the EU.”
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On the 28th day of #Brexit Goldman Sachs Group advisor José Manuel Barroso said the European Union is unlikely to grant equivalence to the U.K.
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On 29th day of #Brexit the UK was left off a list of more than 120 countries exempted from tighter export restrictions on vaccines produced in the EU, in the latest twist in the bloc’s row with AstraZeneca over a shortage of doses. theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…

On the 30th day of #Brexit - #WTF - the UK government is to formally apply to join free-trade pact that includes Australia, Canada, Japan & New Zealand now it has left the EU. Liz Truss, the international trade secretary, will ask to join the CPTPP. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On 31st day of #Brexit businesses warn that the “teething problems” Boris Johnson described in a visit to Scotland last week are symptomatic of endemic disruption that will force many businesses to restructure & mean the end of some businesses altogether. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On the 32nd day of #Brexit a plant nursery fears losing £500,000 a year due to post-Brexit soil ban preventing sales to NI. North Yorkshire firm Johnsons of Whixley called for urgent action over rules it "didn't see coming". bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

On the 33rd day of #Brexit the EU has told UK fishermen they're indefinitely banned from selling live mussels, oysters, clams, cockles & scallops to member states. The UK's not allowed to transport animals to EU unless treated in purification plants. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

On the 34th day of #Brexit the EU condemned "threats" against staff making Brexit-related checks at Northern Ireland's ports, and told EU officials working in Northern Ireland not to attend their duties. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On the 35th day of #Brexit PM Boris Johnson called for "urgent action" from the EU amid rising tensions over post-Brexit checks at NI ports. UK and EU leaders are to hold talks to try to resolve trade issues between Great Britain & Northern Ireland. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

On the 36th day of #Brexit house prices in the UK suffered their biggest fall since April as the pandemic homebuying boom fuelled by the government’s stamp duty holiday loses momentum, according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender. theguardian.com/money/2021/feb…

On the 37th day of #Brexit the volume of exports going through British ports to the EU were reported to have fallen by a staggering 68% last month compared with January last year, mostly as a result of problems caused by Brexit. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On the 38th day of #Brexit three leading trade unions - Nipsa, Unite and GMB - distanced themselves from a council's account of alleged threats to workers conducting Brexit checks at Larne Port saying they made no such claim about "suspicious activity." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On the 39th day of #Brexit Baron Shellfish in Bridlington - a lobster exporter - that is winding up its 60-year-old family business blamed the government for failing to be honest about Brexit red tape and hidden costs.
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On 40th Day of #Brexit I read Intercontinental Exchange Inc. plans to move its 1bn euro daily market for European carbon emissions contracts to the Netherlands from London in a blow to UK attempts to build a green finance powerhouse after Brexit. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

On the 41st day of #Brexit, just as Britain’s pubs, restaurants and food retailers prepare to emerge from lockdown in the coming months -- generating an expected surge in business -- Brexit threatens to deal the beleaguered sector a fresh setback. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

On the 42nd day of #Brexit forecasts showed economic blow dealt by Brexit four times greater in the UK than the EU. The UK’s exit would generate a loss in GDP by the end of 2022 of about 2.25% in the UK compared with about 0.5% for the EU over same period. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On the 43rd day of #Brexit I read Gove & Šefčovič held talks Thursday on the NI protocol but the EU ruled out major changes to protocol & would not even consider 'flexibilities' until UK fulfilled all its obligations under the #Brexit deal it had agreed. theguardian.com/world/2021/feb…

On day 44 of #Brexit Amsterdam has stolen London’s crown as Europe’s major share trading centre with an average €9.2bn (£8bn) of shares a day bought & sold compared with €8.6bn in London & euro-denominated market in derivatives has flooded out of London theguardian.com/business/2021/…

On day 45 of #Brexit more than a month after the UK's post-Brexit trade deal with the EU came into force, complaints from British importers and exporters continue to mount. bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

On day 46 of #Brexit Bloomberg reported Morgan Stanley is to base its Global Capital Markets head in Germany. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

On day 47 of #Brexit Bloomberg reported that New York was pulling away from London as the top finance hub. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

On day 48 of #Wrecksit orders for almost 100,000 trees have been cancelled by Northern Ireland buyers because of a post-Brexit ban on the plants being moved from Britain in a major setback for tree-planting programmes in Belfast and the region. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

Day 49 of #Brexit and the National Theatre is shelving plans to tour productions to the EU due to uncertainty over work permits because of Brexit. Before travelling to work in the EU, many working in the arts will need to apply for short-term work permits. theguardian.com/stage/2021/feb…

Day 50 of #Brexit Toni Roca, an expert in Spanish sports law, was quoted as saying: “Brexit will become a problem for Real Madrid and for Gareth Bale. [...] As of 30 June, all British people will act as non-EU members, that includes Bale." football-espana.net/2021/02/19/bre…

Day 51 of #Brexit in just seven weeks [since Brexit], freight volumes have plunged by 50% at Holyhead. The port’s owner, Stena Line, part of the shipping line owned by the Swedish Olsson family, is warning that the slump could be permanent. theguardian.com/business/2021/…

Day 52 of #Brexit and a Sussex pharmaceutical company has told how it had to bundle a production line into a white van and take it to Amsterdam to beat a Brexit medicines ban. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

Day 53 of #Brexit and supermarkets bringing meat products from Great Britain to Northern Ireland face new bureaucracy from Monday. [...]. Retailers must now use Export Health Certificates (EHCs) to import chilled, processed meat. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

Day 54 of #Brexit senior DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the NI Protocol has "the potential to cause political instability" and the British government must act to remove it. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

Day 55 of #Brexit a survey showed delays importing and exporting goods to and from the EU have worsened since Brexit was introduced at the start of the year and will result in stock shortages and price rises for consumers, according to a report. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

Day 56 of #Brexit and the stupidity of nationalism continues to focus on fish: "Boris Johnson believes a campaign to encourage people to eat British-caught fish could help the industry [...] Labour said it also wanted people to eat more British fish." 🎣🇬🇧 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

On day 57 of #Brexit the Alliance Party criticised the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) for meeting a group representing loyalist paramilitaries to discuss opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 58 of #Brexit Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) agriculture minister ordered officials to stop work on new permanent border control posts (BCPs). These are used to check food products from GB.
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On day 59 of #Brexit Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard said Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons does not have the authority to halt work on new permanent border control posts (BCPs).
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On day 60 of #Brexit the London Stock Exchange Group Plc and Deutsche Boerse AG, rivals for post-Brexit derivatives business, announced they would work together on trading tied to U.K. equities.
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On day 61 of #Brexit industry figures warned British fishing businesses could go bust or move to Europe because of post-Brexit trading disruption. MPs were told paperwork due to new border controls had proved a "massive problem" and should be moved online.
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On day 62 of #Brexit the EU said a UK move to unilaterally extend grace periods for Irish Sea border checks will be a breach of international law. NI has remained a part of the EU's single market so products arriving from GB undergo EU import procedures. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 63 of #Brexit Ireland's foreign minister said the EU is "negotiating with a partner it simply can't trust" in post-Brexit talks. The UK had said it would unilaterally extend grace periods for Irish Sea border checks. bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

On day 64 of #Brexit Brussels warned it will launch legal action “very soon” following a move by the UK to unilaterally delay implementation of part of the Brexit deal relating to Northern Ireland. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On day 65 of #Brexit the UK government announced unilateral moves to ease the trade in plants from GB to NI. The move was taken without the agreement of the EU which is already preparing legal action against the UK over implementation of NI Brexit deal. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 66 of #Brexit a string of British ports are urging the government to delay the next wave of Brexit red tape, saying that border checkposts will not be ready for the July deadline, while inland customs facilities being built are also behind schedule. theguardian.com/business/2021/…

On day 67 of #Brexit the UK's lead Brexit minister insisted the UK's unilateral move to extend grace periods on border checks was legal under the Brexit trade deal. The EU disputes this, and is preparing to launch a legal challenge.
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On day 68 of #Brexit the BBC reported despite a government promise there would be no impediments to trade between NI & GB after Brexit, new checks have caused disruption & new bureaucracy increased tensions within NI and between the UK and the EU. bbc.co.uk/news/explainer…

On day 69 of #Brexit the EU is set to launch a two-pronged legal assault on the UK after the UK's unilateral decision to allow businesses in NI more time to adapt to post-Brexit rules. EU27 ambassadors were briefed on Tuesday on the plans. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On day 70 of #Brexit industry figures said three-quarters of British manufacturers are struggling to cope with delays in moving goods in and out of the EU amid continuing disruption caused by Brexit and the Covid pandemic. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On day 71 of #Brexit The Guardian reported that the government’s last-minute deal with the EU plunged British ports into chaos and sent trade plummeting by 40%. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On day 72 of #Brexit industry groups warned the collapse of Britain’s trade with the EU will continue into the summer after the failure to recruit up to 30,000 customs agents, despite government assurances that normal service has resumed. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On day 73 of #Brexit more than 150 organisations warned ministers a new law handing police tougher powers to crack down on protesters would be “an attack on some of the most fundamental rights of citizens” as Labour vowed to oppose it. theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/m…

On day 74 of #Brexit the BBC reported the EU has begun legal action against the UK over its alleged breach of the NI Protocol which could lead to the UK having to defend its actions at the European Court of Justice. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 75 of #Brexit a coalition of environment groups said the so-called “green Brexit” promised by the government has not been delivered. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

On day 76 of #Brexit the Welsh Automotive Forum (WAF) said new checks on imports and new rules over where car parts can come from could add to customs disruption when they are introduced from 1 January 2022. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…

On day 77 of #Brexit the Republic of Ireland's Central Statistics Office said Ireland imported almost €1bn (£856m) less of UK goods in January compared with the same month in 2020, a fall of 65%, with the decline of Great Britain food imports down 75%. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 78 of #Brexit NI's fishermen fear they are going to be "mugged" by the government when it comes to the share-out of extra Brexit fish. The Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers Organisation (ANIFPO) says much of NI's "fair share" will go to Scotland. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 79 of #Brexit I read in the previous day's FT that "Visa is to force through a series of post-Brexit fee increases." ft.com/content/4820b6…

On day 80 of #Brexit Wales is to go it alone from the rest of the UK and establish its own version of the Erasmus education exchange programme, saying it will “fill the gaps” left by the replacement Turing scheme drawn up by Boris Johnson’s government. theguardian.com/education/2021…

On day 81 of #Brexit, one of many tales of post-Brexit bills for cross-border purchases: purchaser of a bicycle from Poland "in a Kafkaesque situation as a result of Brexit" - refusing to pay £2,000 import bill now faces £1,500 bill to return to sender. theguardian.com/money/2021/mar…

On day 82 of #Brexit the EU is pressing to reopen Brexit talks with UK in effort to end bitter row over NI a week after it formally launched legal action against the government. Ireland’s foreign minister indicated EU is willing to show some flexibility. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On day 83 of #Brexit Guardian analysis of information from the Defra reveals that sending a shipment of meat to the continent now results in a 26-stage process in order for meat to be exported from Great Britain to the EU. theguardian.com/politics/ng-in…

On day 84 of #Brexit the Welsh government has warned that post-Brexit trading patterns threaten the viability of the country's Irish Sea ports.
Trade flows from Ireland to Welsh ports have collapsed since January. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 85 of #Brexit a House of Lords report says Britain has lost "significant" access to EU policing data &, given post-Brexit law enforcement arrangements are "complex" & “untested", it will take much longer for frontline police to receive vital data. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

On day 86 of #Brexit the boss of a Cheshire cheese firm has told of his despair over Brexit after an unexpected meeting with the environment minister resulted in advice to look at the US and Canada markets. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On day 87 of #Brexit reports said thousands of British expats will be kicked out of Spain by police and immigration officials for failing to have the correct residency paperwork under post-Brexit regulations. londonlovesbusiness.com/spain-to-kick-…

On day 88 of #Brexit small businesses reported a marked drop in exports to the EU as another company bemoaned the post-Brexit “nightmare” of delivery delays and increased costs. theguardian.com/business/2021/…

On day 89 of #Brexit thousands of British citizens in France have been left without a valid driving licence, or face losing theirs within months, because of bureaucratic overload and the lack of a post-Brexit reciprocal agreement. theguardian.com/world/2021/mar…

On day 90 of #Brexit the TUC said the UK is at a "real risk" of falling behind the EU when it comes to workers' rights because the EU had "various initiatives" in the pipeline to improve standards but the UK had no similar legislation on the way. bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

On day 91 of #Brexit three months on since the UK's separation from the EU and the greatest tension in that time has been over the creation of a brand new border within the UK - the Irish Sea border. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 92 of #Brexit reports said a museum dedicated to the UK’s exit from the European Union has been given charitable status by the Charity Commission. bathtelegraph.co.uk/2021/04/02/war…

On day 93 of #Brexit Boris Johnson was named an ‘embarrassing buffoon’ who didn’t know any of the details on Brexit by his former deputy – who also attacked other top politicians. metro.co.uk/2021/04/03/bor…

On day 94 of #Brexit, three months since Boris Johnson declared his Brexit deal would be unalloyed good news for UK businesses and consumers alike, the reality for exporters, importers and customers infuriated by orders being delayed is mostly negative. theguardian.com/business/2021/…

On day 95 of #Brexit the legion of traders who have indulged Britain’s bargain hunters for decades with their van loads of curios and collectibles from France fear Brexit is about to upend their specialist trade. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On day 96 of #Brexit Northern Ireland firms applying for new government-backed Covid recovery loans will have to do so within EU subsidy rules. Some firms in Great Britain may also be covered by EU rules depending on the extent of their business in NI. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 97 of #Brexit JP Morgan's boss Jamie Dimon said the bank is likely to move people out of London and to Europe due to Brexit. He said Europe "has had, and will continue to have, the upper hand" in Brexit negotiations. bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

On day 98 of #Brexit Dahaba Ali, a campaigner for EU citizens’ rights in the UK, said she is in a state of shock after the Home Office rejected her application for settled status despite her having lived in the country for more than half her life. theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/a…

On day 99 of #Brexit reports said police in NI had used water cannon and dogs to contain fresh rioting in Belfast. Armoured Land Rovers and officers with helmets and shields were deployed on Thursday night after crowds clashed at the Lanark Way interface.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/a…

On day 100 of #Brexit reports said Friday night police were again attacked with missiles and a car was set on fire. The LCC said there was a "collective failure" to understand their anger over Brexit and the border protocol must be renegotiated. theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/a…

On day 101 of #Brexit the BBC said nearly 90 officers have been hurt in what police are calling NI's worst violence for years, after sporadic rioting in several towns and cities. Saturday night was the first without major incident since on 2 April. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 102 of #Brexit the UK is edging towards a new deal with the EU on Brexit arrangements for NI with the potential for easing border checks on certain goods. Officials in London and Brussels have been involved in intense “technical talks”. theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/a…

On day 103 of #Brexit the UK agriculture secretary told his Stormont counterpart to progress new border control posts (BCPs) "without delay". The BCPs at NI's ports, which are used to check products arriving from GB, are a requirement of the Brexit deal. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 104 of #Brexit pigeon fanciers fear new Brexit rules forcing birds to be quarantined for long-distance European races could "kill" their sport. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

On day 105 of #Brexit more than 200 jobs are at risk at a car parts firm in south Wales. Kautex Textron said the closure of its Ystrad Mynach site in Caerphilly county was being considered, with the economic impact of Brexit and Covid "key contributors". bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…

On day 106 of #Brexit a study said over 400 financial firms in Britain have shifted activities, staff and a combined trillion pounds ($1.4 trillion) in assets to hubs in the European Union due to Brexit, with more pain to come. reuters.com/business/finan…

On day 107 of #Brexit Spanish imports from UK plummet during first two months of the year. theolivepress.es/spain-news/202…

On day 108 of #Brexit the taoiseach (Irish prime minister) warned of "very serious harm" if people use Brexit as an issue to create points of dispute in NI. Nearly 90 officers were hurt in sporadic rioting in NI in recent weeks. bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

On day 109 of #Brexit the Welsh government was refused permission for a High Court legal challenge against the UK government over the Internal Market Act. Counsel General for Wales Jeremy Miles claimed the act was an "attack" on the powers of the Senedd. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…

On day 110 of #Brexit a poll suggested a majority of people on both sides of the Irish border believes Northern Ireland will have left the UK within 25 years. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 111 of #Brexit a UK farmer said he was worried about harvesting his crops because he does not know if can get enough workers. North Norfolk fruit grower Simon Turner said the supply of EU labour had dried up and Covid was still causing issues. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

On day 112 of #Brexit four horses held for a month at Belfast Port due to incorrect post-Brexit paperwork were to be released, a judge ordered. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 113 of #Brexit a council chief executive was to be recalled by a Stormont committee after a letter she sent to the Cabinet Office about the NI Protocol was leaked. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 114 of #Brexit reports said more than a hundred French fisherfolks had made ready on Thursday night to block trucks carrying fish from the United Kingdom in a protest against a Brexit fishing deal they have dismissed as “a sham.” manilatimes.net/2021/04/24/new…

On day 115 of #Brexit fisherman Michael Bosustow from Cornwall [...] can still summon the energy to condemn the Conservative party for striking a deal with the EU that he – like many in this tight-knit fishing town – regards as a betrayal. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On day 116 of #Brexit Rory Montgomery, one of Ireland's former Brexit negotiators, said the NI Protocol involves a "pretty brutal" deviation from the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 117 of #Brexit France is threatening to block regulations that would allow U.K. financial firms to do business in the European Union if the country doesn’t respect its Brexit commitments on fishing. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

On day 118 of #Brexit the European Parliament ratified the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal. bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

On day 119 of #Brexit the UK and Norway failed to reach a fishing deal for this year, with the industry warning that hundreds of crew members will be left out of work. It means UK fleets will have no access to Norway's sub-Arctic waters. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

On day 120 of #Brexit the UK Fisheries chief executive said fishing crews have been "disastrously let down" by the government's failure to reach a deal with Norway. UK fleets will not have access to Norway's sub-Arctic seas.
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On day 121 of #Brexit thousands of protesters marched through central London against the new police, crime, sentencing and courts bill, in the biggest protest under the “kill the bill” banner to have taken place so far.
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On day 122 of #Brexit the UK's unity faces being destabilised by “flag-waving unionism” from English nationalist politicians, one of the most senior officials to emerge from Northern Ireland’s traditionally Catholic community warned.
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On day 123 of #Brexit the European Commission challenged the UK to align with EU food safety rules as a "far-reaching" solution that would remove the need for most of the checks and controls on food. rte.ie/news/brexit/20…

On day 124 of #Brexit agriculture minister Edwin Poots threatened legal action over the post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, saying a senior barrister has been instructed to examine the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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On day 125 of #Brexit the UK government said a French government threat to cut off Jersey's electricity over a post-Brexit fishing dispute was "clearly unacceptable and disproportionate."
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On day 126 of #Brexit Jersey officials met with French fishermen, who have been protesting over their post-Brexit rights, in an attempt to resolve the dispute. Two Royal Navy ships and two French vessels are patrolling near Jersey.
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On day 127 of #Brexit, Brexit and the Irish Sea border are still causing difficulties for Northern Ireland manufacturers who buy materials and parts from Great Britain, an industry survey suggested.
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On day 128 of #Brexit new figures released showed milk and cream sales to the EU have slumped 96 per cent as a result of Brexit-related trade barriers.
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On day 129 of #Brexit British citizens in Spain said they are being refused access to Covid-19 jabs on the grounds that expats do not have a public health card, because a condition of their post-Brexit residency is they have private health insurance.
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On day 130 of #Brexit post-Brexit difficulties in getting British exports through Irish ports have eased but complexities remain, said senior Irish civil servants from customs, agriculture and public health.
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On day 131 of #Brexit the UK's Brexit Minister Lord Frost said it is hard to see that the way the Northern Ireland Protocol is currently operating "can be sustainable for long".
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On day 132 of #Brexit official statistics showed UK goods exports to Ireland fell by 13% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last yea and that imports from Ireland were down by 4% in the same period. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 133 of #Brexit a survey said one in 10 EU nationals in the UK are considering leaving after 30 June, the deadline for applications to remain lawfully in the country post-Brexit. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

On day 134 of #Brexit UK ministers told border officials to stop locking up EU citizens in detention centres after criticism over “disproportionate” & “heavy-handed” decisions.
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On day 135 of #Brexit: “The days of stay as long as you like in the EU are over for UK passport holders. [...] Britain and the EU have agreed visa-free travel for short visits [...] up to 90 days in the Schengen zone during any 180-day period.” google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg…

On day 136 of #Brexit the FT reported on the #Brexit “disaster” for the UK’s music industry: Research shows 94 per cent of respondents had been negatively affected by deal with EU. ft.com/content/765520…

On day 137 of #Brexit Britain’s employers are struggling to hire staff as lockdown lifts amid an exodus of overseas workers caused by the Covid pandemic and Brexit, industry figures reveal. theguardian.com/business/2021/…

On day 138 of #Brexit a County Down fisherman said he has lost his livelihood due to a delay in issuing licences for him and others to access Irish waters. The issue is also impacting Irish-registered vessels which want to fish close to the coast of NI. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

On day 139 of #Brexit farmers are warning of “damage” to UK agriculture if Australian beef and lamb producers are granted tariff-free access to the UK as part of the first major post-Brexit trade deal. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…