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Sunday, 15 December, 2019

UK general election
Tories prepare shake-up of government machine
Overhaul of Whitehall bureaucracy for a post-Brexit economy driven by adviser Dominic Cummings
Monday, 7 October, 2019

Brexit
Warning of threat to UK-EU trade deal from US demands
Defra officials’ paper points to pressure to relax food and animal health standards after Brexit
Wednesday, 18 September, 2019

Brexit
Ministers to overhaul tariff plan for no-deal Brexit
Deep cuts made to proposed duties on heavy trucks after haulage industry objected
Monday, 26 August, 2019

Boris Johnson
No 10 backs Johnson pork pie claim despite rebuttals
Manufacturers deny any export market as Downing Street cites DfIT note to contrary
Wednesday, 21 August, 2019

UK trade
UK and South Korea to sign trade agreement
Deal is one of the biggest signed as part of pre-Brexit planning
Tuesday, 7 May, 2019

Rona Fairhead and Zahida Manzoor quit government
Liam Fox must fill role of trade minister for third time as pressure on department grows
Tuesday, 5 March, 2019

UK trade
Fox’s trade department cancels Brexit briefings with business
Halt to roundtables after details on lack of deals leaked by infuriated participants
Friday, 8 February, 2019

UK trade
Lack of trade defences for no-deal Brexit alarms MPs
Hold-ups to new regulator and laws open risk of dumping and unfair subsidies
Wednesday, 6 February, 2019

Brexit
Business fury at UK failure on post-Brexit trade deals
Confidential briefing hears government cannot guarantee rollover of most current EU FTAs
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Monday, 12 November, 2018

Brexit
Only ‘preliminary’ analysis done on post-Brexit US trade deal
UK trade department turns down information request saying research is not complete
Tuesday, 21 August, 2018

Rona Fairhead
How Britain can be an export champion
The government is helping businesses of all sizes to make the most of global trade
Wednesday, 30 May, 2018

Brexit Briefing
Re-drawing the Whitehall map after Brexit
Senior mandarins are having to address 3 questions
Friday, 11 May, 2018

Newsletter
Opinion today: How Europe should react to Trump
France, Germany and the UK should do what they can to hold together what remains of the nuclear deal
Wednesday, 9 May, 2018

Letter
A look at alternatives to customs union reveals its benefits
From Lord William Wallace of Saltaire, House of Lords, London, UK
Tuesday, 8 May, 2018

Markets
Fast Europe Open: UK house prices, Germany trade
Monday, 7 May, 2018

Brexit
Trade department job cuts test ‘global Britain’ claim
Liam Fox clashes with Philip Hammond over staff reduction in emerging nations
Wednesday, 25 April, 2018

InterviewFinancials
What impact will Facebook scandal have?
Full transcript of FT City Network debate
Saturday, 21 April, 2018

Special ReportThe Queen’s Awards for Enterprise
Wanted: British export and innovation expertise post-Brexit
The UK needs new ideas and skills for expanding sales worldwide
Monday, 16 April, 2018

Artificial intelligence
New supercomputers boost UK’s bid for AI supremacy
Britain aims to become Europe’s leading centre for artificial intelligence
Wednesday, 11 April, 2018

Foreign aid
UK aid budget set for ‘big shift’ in strategy
Penny Mordaunt also eyes reform in wake of scandal in charities sector
Thursday, 29 March, 2018

Banks
UK Finance appoints head of SME complaints review
Thursday, 22 March, 2018

Brexit
Whitehall begins talks on dismantling Brexit ministry
Debate over who will lead EU trade negotiations after March 2019
Monday, 12 March, 2018

Brexit
Brexit preparations to cost UK £2bn, think-tank finds
Six core Whitehall departments creating 10,000 extra roles to cope with the challenge, according to a new report by the Institute for Government
Monday, 5 March, 2018

Healthcare costs
Decline in overseas patients hurts private hospitals
Revenues drop 5% as Middle East admissions fall in wake of lower oil prices
Tuesday, 27 February, 2018

UK business & economy
Former Fox adviser mocks ‘packet of crisps’ Brexit plan
‘Marked lack of evidence’ of potential boost to trade, Martin Donnelly says