What is the current status of the UK-EU relationship reset, and what should be the UK’s priorities for 2025? Analysis by trade expert David Henig.

A major new poll reveals twice as many voters think the Prime Minister should prioritise trade with the EU over trade with the USA. The findings come as the influential UK Trade and Business Commission reconvenes.

What is the UK Trade and Business Commission, and what is its mission? Your questions answered.

A recent report from Universities UK shines a light on the impact of Brexit, and the Conservative government's drive to reduce net immigration figures, on the higher education sector. Rising visa costs, restrictive policies, and the delay in rejoining key research programmes like Horizon after Brexit have inflicted considerable harm on our institutions.

A visa waiver agreement for touring artists and performers  is one of Best for Britain’s key recommendations and making touring easier is something Labour pledged to do in their election manifesto. But what is it? How might it work in practice? Here’s everything you need to know.

As of the 1st January 2024, the UK formally returned to the Horizon programme. This followed three years of non-membership after Brexit, where UK-based scientists and institutions received no support from the research fund.

In the lead up to the Election, Labour explored plans to align the UK’s carbon regime with the EU’s if they were to win the Election. We look into the current carbon border tax situation in the UK, the problems that exist with it and why it is so important that the Government follows through with their plans for EU alignment.

Trade is a critical engine for economic growth and many countries around the world have independent bodies dedicated to measuring trade performance and advising on trade policy. But, in the UK, we do things a little differently. Instead we have the UK Board of Trade. So here’s everything you need to know about what it is, what it does and most importantly, what it should do.

After multiple delays, the EU’s new Entry/Exit System is finally set to launch. Brits will face a new border process when travelling to and from countries within the Schengen Area. Research carried out earlier this year suggests that almost two thirds of UK adults are unaware of the upcoming changes. What actually is the new EU Entry/Exit System? To what will it entail in practice for British travellers? You’ll find everything you need to know below. 

What is a youth mobility scheme? Do we already have them? And how do they benefit Britain? We answer all these questions and more.

In May the UK Government’s spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, revealed that the new post-Brexit border checks, introduced in April this year after repeated delays, will cost the public purse an eye-watering £4.7 billion.

UK-Canada trade deal talks have collapsed over the import of Canadian hormone-treated beef to the UK and British cheese to Canada

UK Government to sign mutual recognition agreement on financial services with Switzerland.

The UK Government has announced that it will implement a carbon levy on imported goods by 2027.

The UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly has adopted a recommendation on youth mobility schemes

The UK Trade and Business Commission (UKTBC) visited Freshlinc, to gather evidence on the new Border Target Operating Model (BTOM).

The UK Trade and Business Commission has criticised the Government for failing to commit to a Carbon Border Tax in the Autumn Statement after visiting the Cemex, the largest Mexican investor in the UK

Policies formed by the cross-party UK Trade and Business Commission were included in a speech by the Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade as he set out Labour's plans for trade should they win the next election.

Kemi Badenoch signs Memorandum of Understanding on trade and economic cooperation with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Government sources confirm that the UK will diverge from EU standards for monitoring water quality.