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.

Beauty exports from the UK to the European Union have fallen by more than £850 million as a result of post-Brexit red-tape.

Labour MP Paul Blomfield will assume the role of parliamentary Co-convener of the UK Trade and Business Commission until the next general election.

Former Government Minister and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Simon Hughes, has joined the cross-party, cross-industry UK Trade and Business Commission.

The Prime Minister is facing a strong backlash from business leaders after claiming that “post-Brexit freedoms have enabled the government to cut red tape saving British businesses £1 billion per year.

Published in the Guardian and signed by 61 business leaders, trade experts and politicians, the letter expresses support for a policy of ‘beneficial alignment’ with EU standards as recommended by the UK Trade and Business Commission in its landmark report in May.

While speaking at a conference in Canada, Labour Leader Keir Starmer, suggested that if Labour were to win the next election they would not seek to diverge from EU protections and standards.

Today the Prime Minister has confirmed that the UK will roll back commitments aimed at helping the UK reach net-zero carbon emissions.

Experts have criticised the decision by the Government to relaunch the UK Board of Trade without implementing meaningful changes to how it functions.