US Congressman and member of the influential Ways and Means Committee Brendan Boyle (Dem) has today slammed Liz Truss’ Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, claiming it would be a violation of international law opposed by the White house and both parties of Congress.

Responding to revelations that the government had always intended for EU funds to be allocated by Westminster rather than the Welsh Government after Brexit, Liz Saville Roberts MP, member of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said:

MPs have written to the Home Secretary calling for action to support struggling musicians and travel industry

MPs have written to the Home Secretary calling for action to support struggling musicians and travel industry

MPs have written to the Home Secretary calling for action to support struggling musicians and travel industry

Travel experts renew calls to government to add aviation to the shortage occupation list as sector faces ‘rocky summer’

Food industry leaders have blasted the government’s complacency and intransigence following post-Brexit changes to immigration which is preventing them doing what’s needed to ensure food security and tackle rising costs.

Responding to the Resolution Foundation’s research which says that Brexit has damaged Britain’s competitiveness and will make us poorer in the decade ahead, Hilary Benn MP, Co-convenor of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said:

The Environment Secretary, George Eustice has unveiled a new route for 10,000 farming workers to come to the UK following pressure from the UK Trade and Business Commission.

Today the UK Government will unveil new legislation that will give Ministers the power to override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Brexit and threats from the UK Government to breach international agreements is hurting trade between the UK and Japan with the free trade agreement between the two countries, one of the first post-Brexit, having “almost no added value” experts have stated.

Responding to reports that the government will soon introduce new legislation to override the Northern Ireland Protocol, breaking the Brexit Deal they signed with the EU, Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat MP and member of the UK Trade and Business Commission said,

Responding to the ongoing travel chaos at UK airports and the Transport Secretary’s accusation that firms have “oversold” holidays, Liz Saville Roberts MP, who sits on the UK Trade and Business Commission, said

The government will give preferential treatment to visa applicants who have graduated from the world’s top 50 universities, regardless of the labour needs of the UK

Global Head of Data at DunnHumby and member of the UK Trade and Business Commission, Alison Williams responds to the Chancellor's announcement

Responding to the government’s decision to table legislation to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland protocol, Hilary Benn MP, co-convenor of the UK Trade and Business Commission said:

This morning the Minister for Brexit Opportunities announced that the scheduled introduction of even more post-Brexit import checks will be delayed for a fourth time.

New research by the London School of Economics reports that EU-UK imports have fallen by 25% and the number of export relationships has fallen by a third since the EU-UK trade deal was introduced in January 2021.

Responding to the ONS trade statistics for February 2022, and analysis from the British Chamber of Commerce that the UK is not experiencing the same growth levels as “some of our largest trading neighbours”, Hilary Benn MP, Co-Chair of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said:

Responding to a new report published today by the House of Commons environment, food and rural affairs select committee which highlights the acute labour shortages facing the food and farming sector caused by Brexit and accentuated by the pandemic, Hilary Benn MP, Co-Convenor of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said: