The U.K.'s trade deal with Donald Trump was touted as a post-Brexit win. The reality is the U.K. is facing higher tariffs than the EU on a number of products, including cheese. I spoke to cheddar and stilton makers about the challenges they're facing. www.politico.eu/article/what...

What Brexit benefit? Brits cheesed off as Trump gives EU a better dairy deal www.politico.eu/article/what...

Great to see my article mentioned during today's Foreign Affairs Committee session. EU Relations Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds admits it's "very difficult" to see how the government can recover the £700m it has spent on Brexit border infrastructure. Watch it here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

Britain’s EU meat and cheese ban is ‘toothless,’ MPs warn A new report warns that “alarming amounts” of meat and dairy products are still being illegally imported into the country. Via @sophie-inge.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/ille...

Debacle is the right word. UK governments between 2016 and 2024 lived in a fantasy world with regard to trade and EU relations that was damaging and expensive. This one is more realistic but has to pick up the pieces. www.politico.eu/article/brex...

🚨🚨‘Wasted time, effort and money’: Britain’s £800M Brexit border debacle". If anyone forgot about it, this is a reminder of the still disastrous effects of #brexit that still brings misery and pain to Britain. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/brex...

Revealed: Britain has an £800M Brexit border black hole www.politico.eu/article/brex...

Keir Starmer under pressure to block Fujitsu from £370m Brexit border contract www.politico.eu/article/uk-p...

Britain's trade department is bracing for a 20 percent cut to its workforce as the country grapples with an unpredictable U.S. president and seeks new trade opportunities to kickstart its sluggish economy. Scoop from my colleague Caroline Hug today: www.politico.eu/article/uk-g...

Cuts to US tariffs on British steel coming ‘pretty soon,’ says Trump From @danbloom1.bsky.social at Turnberry and me www.politico.eu/article/cuts...

US and EU strike trade deal setting 15 percent tariff Via @koenverhelst.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/us-a...

ICYMI: Coverage of the signing of the U.K.-India free trade agreement from me and @glanktree.bsky.social this week: A good innings? The biggest winners in the UK-India trade deal www.politico.eu/article/bigg...

Post Office scandal-hit Fujitsu vies for lucrative Brexit border contract Japanese tech firm — heavily criticized over the Horizon scandal — teams up with long-time Liz Truss ally to bid for Northern Ireland trade platform. Via @sophie-inge.bsky.social and me www.politico.eu/article/post...

Join the club: UK seeks to band up with like-minded nations amid Trump’s trade war www.politico.eu/article/star...

Britain breaks ranks with Trump in bid to revive WTO www.politico.eu/article/uk-b...

🚨🚨 Whilst the EU-UK deal was a clear improvement and win for Starmer, we should not forget that it does not change the major premises of relationship which is enshrined in the TCA and that #brexit still is a long and dragging beast of misery and pain. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/brit...

From July 1, a whole raft of new food products sold in Northern Ireland will have to carry “Not for EU” labels — the latest iteration of Brexit paperwork despite PM Keir Starmer's promises slash red tape.

Britain’s got an EU deal — but the Brexit red tape keeps coming Latest from me on the ‘Not for EU’ labelling saga www.politico.eu/article/brit...

Trump promised Britain a trade deal. So where is it? Important story from my colleague @glanktree.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Trade antennae twitching at Naples airport... Not a single sign warning U.K.-bound passengers it is forbidden to bring meat and cheese back into the country due to foot-and-mouth disease. Seemingly nothing to stop Brits buying prosciutto, mozzarella and Parmesan at duty free.

The U.K. has been accused of undermining World Trade Organization rules through its trade pact with the U.S., potentially straining Britain’s “reset” with the European Union. With WTO brainbox Caroline Hug and the brilliant Jakob Weizman www.politico.eu/article/uk-a...

UK halts trade talks with Israel The move is in response to Israel’s block on aid to Gaza. Via @sophie-inge.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/uk-h...

What is (and isn't) included in the UK-US trade deal With my awesome colleague Caroline Hug www.politico.eu/article/what...

UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration. Cracking scoop from my colleagues @camgijs.bsky.social and Jon Stone www.politico.eu/article/uk-e...

India has accepted that Britain will only offer minor changes to its visa regime as negotiations for a trade deal enter their final stages. The new rules will lead to around 100 new visas for Indian workers each year, a U.K. official told POLITICO. www.politico.eu/article/indi...

UK won’t rule out lowering car tariffs in US trade deal U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is meeting her counterpart Scott Bessent in Washington this week. Via @sophie-inge.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/uk-w...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned that Donald Trump’s trade war will have a “profound impact” on the UK economy, as she heads to Washington grappling with downgraded domestic growth forecasts.

Amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks across Europe, the UK quietly introduced new rules banning travelers from bringing in meat and dairy products from all EU countries. Yet the move has left vacationers — and the officials meant to enforce the rules — with almost no time to prepare.

Brits are banned from bringing in EU meat — if anyone can enforce it www.politico.eu/article/uk-e...

Britain rekindles old flames as trade war simmers With my amazing colleagues @glanktree.bsky.social and Jon Stone www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Northern Ireland’s firms fear they’ll lose millions in Trump’s trade war A system allowing firms to claim back EU tariffs imposed on U.S. imports is “not fit for purpose,” says Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister. With @sophie-inge.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/nort...

UK teases retaliatory tariffs on US goods www.politico.eu/article/trum...

Britain does not deny concessions on agriculture in UK-US talks www.politico.eu/article/brit...

Scoop: UK considers pulling the plug on £180M Brexit trade system www.politico.eu/article/uk-b...

A piece in the FT today (www.ft.com/content/1ff7...) reminded me of @sophie-inge.bsky.social's great piece on R&D tax credit fraud from a few years back. Well worth reading if you missed it at the time: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...

The iron law of post-Brexit trade issues: there's always a Northern Ireland angle: www.politico.eu/article/nort...

On what US tariffs on the EU could mean for Northern Ireland given the Protocol/Windsor Framework… www.politico.eu/article/nort...

Northern Ireland risks getting caught in the crossfire of Trump’s trade war with the EU www.politico.eu/article/nort...

Britain’s trade chief travels to Delhi next week to resurrect the long-drawn-out talks. POLITICO’s trade reporters set out the challenges ahead. From me and Caroline Hug plus reporting from @glanktree.bsky.social #DreamTeam www.politico.eu/article/keir...

🪺 IN LONDON PLAYBOOK PM TONIGHT ... all the below, plus ... ❓ Keir Starmer takes questions from kids ... and still used a pre-planned list. 💰 SCOOP — FCDO pairs diplomats with business reps to help sell Britain abroad 🛫 Rishi Sunak surfaces in India via POLITICO's Caroline Hug

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was given the full VIP treatment with a special welcome from Indian leader Narendra Modi this week.

IN LONDON PLAYBOOK PM TONIGHT ... all the below plus ... 🪖 Lib Dem splits on WAR? 🗳️ Cabinet minister confirms MPs will get Commons vote on WAR 💰 Hint that the govt thinks NFU inheritance tax proposal could help tax avoiders 📺 John Healey goes big on wonk streaming stats

✈️ IN LONDON PLAYBOOK PM TONIGHT ... 🛂 Govt goes full Trump on deportations ... but gets out-Trumped on tariffs 🧑‍🏭 SCOOP: Former top UK trade adviser Crawford Falconer on how Britain shd respond to Trump 🤳 SCOOP: Local Burnley WhatsApp group axed after 2nd Lab MP suspended

Cracking scoop from my colleague @glanktree.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/just...

In 2021, Britain’s teetotal, Coca Cola-swilling former Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a “radical simplification” of the country’s alcohol taxes. And it was all thanks to Brexit. It hasn’t quite turned out that way. 🔗 ow.ly/arUb50UQTpH

Scoop: Meat stranded at UK border after German foot-and-mouth outbreak www.politico.eu/article/uk-b...

Meat stranded at UK border after German foot-and-mouth outbreak. By @sophie-inge.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/uk-b...

Qatar's Minister of Commerce met with UK trade chief Jonathan Reynolds Wednesday where he underscored “the importance of concluding" a trade deal with the UK and a 6 Gulf-nation bloc. www.qna.org.qa/en/News-Area...

EXC: Labour MP Neil Coyle, who was suspended last year for bullying, is being replaced on the work and pensions committee and will take up a newly created role for the party. It comes after further concerns were raised about his conduct towards staff: www.politico.eu/article/labo...

If you're keen to keep up with the European side of Politico, I'd suggest this starter pack. We have subject experts at @politico.eu who cover pretty much every policy area in Brussels (and further afield). An impressive bunch, and mostly half my age! go.bsky.app/3wxtpKo