Nicola Sturgeon calls for extension of the Brexit transition period as France blocks freight over virus fears

direct to your inbox Boris Johnson had said the UK has "taken back control of our money, our laws and our waters" after the Brexit transition period with the European Union came to an end. At 11pm on December 31, 2020, the UK officially left the single market and customs union.

direct to your inboxChanges are set to come into force as the Brexit transition period ends.The end of the UK's exit from the European Union will be at 11pm on December 31 as the UK will leave the single market and customs union.A post-Brexit trade deal was agreed between the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union on December 24, four years after the country voted to leave the EU in the referedum.MPs and peers approved the trade deal following just one day of debate in both Houses

SNP leader at Westminster accused the Tory Prime Minister of “betrayal” on fishing rights, student exchanges and denying the sovereignty of the Scottish people as MPs debated the results of months of tortuous Brexit negotiations.

Brexit trade deal announced yesterday (December 24).The UK and the EU came to the agreement just one week before the nations are set to fully leave the union following 2016’s referendum.The deal includes points on travel for UK citizens within the EU – a key concern for touring artists – as well as imports and exports, security, manufacturing, energy and more.In a statement, Njoku-Goodwin said the deal was “welcome and has removed some of the uncertainty facing the music industry”, but left

immediately attacked the settlement, saying “there is no deal that will ever make up for what Brexit takes away from us.”On a historic Christmas Eve that will set Scotland and the UK on a different political course from the rest of Europe, Johnson boasted that his “jumbo-sized Canada-style deal” was what the country needs.Johnson said the agreement resolves the European question which has “bedevilled” British politics for generations.But as Sturgeon made plain the end of the Britain’s four

Boris Johnson said the deal would "benefit every party of the UK".The Prime Minister declared it would boost the fishing industry as well as the financial sector - two key employers north of the Border.European diplomats will meet on Christmas morning to review the deal on behalf of the EU's 27 member states, while MPs are likely to vote on the agreement on December 30.But the First Minister took a less than enthusiastic view.Sturgeon tweeted: “Before the spin starts, it’s worth remembering that

Boris Johnson, introduced Tier 4 restrictions for 17 million people in London and parts of the Home Counties from midnight on Saturday, which saw all but non-essential shops close and people being told not to travel for Christmas.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe French ports were shut after the Tier 4 measures were introduced as a new highly-transmissible

direct to your inboxA national lockdown is needed to curb the latest strain of the coronavirus, scientists have warned.Boris Johnson is facing increasing pressure to take tougher measures after the new fast-spreading variant was identified.It comes as more than 40 countries have banned arrivals from the UK over concerns about the virus strain, which is up to 70pc more infectious.Tier 4 measures, similar to the rules in the November lockdown, have been introduced in parts of London and the South

Prime Minister emerged from a Cobra crisis management meeting to tell a televised press conference he and French President Emmanuel Macron were “working on a solution” to sort the situation “in the next few hours”. But with millions of pounds worth of live shellfish exports from Scotland heading to the biggest continental market of the year the PM gave no firm guarantees of resolving the issue.