Summary

  • Barack Obama says David Cameron was 'distracted' after the 2011 intervention in Libya

  • In a magazine interview, the US president also says he told the PM to 'pay your fair share' on defence spend

  • The White House issues a statement praising the close relationship between the PM and the president

  • Labour is to announce a new "fiscal credibility rule" to balance "day-to-day" spending with the amount it raises in taxes

  • Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says people worried about immigration are not racists

  1. Ministers accused of fishing compensation U-turnpublished at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    On Wednesday the PM said businesses hit by post-Brexit problems would receive support.

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  2. Brexit stops show jumping horses going to Europepublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    Rachael Williams, from East Yorkshire, says delays mean her horses cannot compete in European events.

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  3. EU blames UK after outcry over musicians' touringpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    Brussels points the finger at the British government for problems facing musicians and crews.

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  4. Patel: No new Covid rules 'today or tomorrow'published at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    The home secretary says her focus is on enforcement but doesn't rule out tougher restrictions next week.

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  5. UK industry bids farewell to EU's Galileo systempublished at 16:47 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    Spacecraft manufacturer SSTL ships its final navigation payloads for the Galileo sat-nav programme.

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  6. 'No threat to NI hospitals and schools food supply'published at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    The Departments of Health and Education say there has been no major disruption due to Brexit.

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  7. Seafood industry 'under threat from Brexit delays'published at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    Company says exports are taking twice as long to reach clients due to paperwork and IT issues.

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  8. We will compensate fishing businesses - PMpublished at 13:27 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    Boris Johnson tells a Commons committee that difficulties in the fishing industry are "temporary frustrations" caused by "a variety of problems".

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  9. German freight giant pauses UK deliveriespublished at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    DB Schenker, owned by rail firm Deutsche Bahn, is suspending UK deliveries over Brexit bureaucracy.

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  10. New steps aim to ease mixed load transport issuespublished at 06:34 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    Mixed loads - known as groupage - have been badly disrupted across the new Irish Sea border.

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  11. Stena Line's new Belfast ferry moves to Rosslarepublished at 23:16 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    The Stena Embla was to sail between Belfast to Liverpool but moves in a "Brexit busting move".

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  12. Supply problems for supermarkets being 'overcome'published at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    The issues are an "inevitable consequence" of the lateness of the Brexit trade deal, says an industry body.

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  13. Dorset fish merchant says UK seafood industry at risk of collapsepublished at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    A Dorset fish merchant has told BBC Radio Solent that the UK seafood industry in the south is at risk of collapse within weeks unless the post-Brexit trading environment with European countries is improved. Samways Fish Shop in West Bay is a 60 year old family business - it works with more than 150 local vessels and 95 per cent of its exports are to European countries. But deliveries of fresh produce are taking up to twice as long to reach customers, with stock delayed at French ports by a combination of red tape, paperwork and IT issues. The Samways family has written a letter to Government asking for urgent action to be taken to quicken the export process. A DEFRA spokesperson said: "We are working closely with the industry to help understand and address the issues they are experiencing. The UK and French systems are working, but we are contacting exporters, their representatives and transporters to help them understand the requirements to keep their goods moving". Reporter Laurence Herdman has been speaking with Charlie Samways..

  14. Food industry warns MPs of Brexit rise in costspublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    More red tape after the EU trade deal will raise food and manufacturing costs, business groups tell MPs.

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  15. Five surprising consequences of Brexitpublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    Confiscated ham sandwiches, delayed Scottish salmon and other fallout from the new regime.

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  16. NI 'consumers are facing empty supermarket shelves'published at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    The prime minister is questioned about deliveries between GB and NI under the new post-Brexit deal regulations.

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  17. SNP: Scottish fisherman facing 'worst nightmare'published at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    The SNP Westminster leader says a constituent lost £40,000 of produce after a lorry-load of seafood was held up by "Brexit red tape".

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  18. New Brexit security arrangements 'a downgrade'published at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    Academics say the new deal was never going to match previous co-operation between the UK and EU.

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  19. Business owners 'horrified' by post-Brexit costspublished at 06:11 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    Business owners voice "genuine fears" that new EU costs will put off European customers.

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  20. US cancels top envoy's visit to Taiwanpublished at 03:07 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    The trip planned by Donald Trump's outgoing administration had infuriated China.

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