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Business owners fear having to spend Christmas filling out forms and recalculating their prices if Brexit trade talks break down. Negotiations are continuing in London today with less than a month to go before tariffs kick in automatically on New Year’s Eve. The Oireachtas Enterprise committee is meeting today to…

With increased speculation in relation to whether or not a Brexit deal can be hammered out between the EU and UK, the Border Communities against Brexit yesterday held a virtual meeting with the Taoiseach Michael Martin yesterday to discuss some of their concerns surrounding Brexit.   The meeting addressed a…

A representative from the Border Communities against Brexit group has welcomed the news that the EU has started legal proceedings against the UK over the internal markets bill which was passed in the House of Commons this week.   The EU Commission had asked the UK to remove problematic parts…

The first passing of the UK’s new Brexit Bill has been described as a worrying for many businesses  based in the North West.   That’s according to a representative from the Border Communities against Brexit group.   The Bill, which would undermine the Brexit withdrawal agreement, passed its first hurdle…

The chances of a US-UK trade deal making it through the US Congress if the UK violates the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement are very unlikely.   That’s according to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has warned the British government not to undermine the Good Friday Agreement.   Boris Johnson is…

The Border Communities against Brexit have expressed concerns that new laws are being drawn up to ‘override’ parts of the Brexit deal.   It’s been claimed that the legislation would remove legal force of some parts of the agreement – particularly over Northern Ireland’s borders.   Opposition parties say Boris…

Many areas of the North West and border regions are living with huge uncertainty in relation to what the future holds post Brexit.   Those are the views of the Border Communities Against Brexit group which have expressed fresh concerns over how the British Government will live up to its…