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A short history of London, from the Norman conquest to Brexit, with Simon Jenkins  The Guardian

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Scottish salmon is an economic powerhouse that can help UK get through tough times but post-Brexit trade problems must be addressed Tavish Scott  The Scotsman

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LSE Research Shows By The End Of 2021, Brexit Had Already Cost Uk Households A Total Of 5.8 Billion In Higher Food Bills  India Education Diary

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1. As British voters cool on Brexit, UK softens tone towards EU  ABC News
2. UK Brexit Debate Renews as Sunak Denies Talk of New Deal  Bloomberg
3. Brexit: who wants a Swiss-style EU deal and what would it look like?  The Guardian
4. Ex-Vote Leave chief vows to 'fight for Brexit' as UK eyes Swiss-style deal with EU  Express
5. DANIEL JOHNSON: With Remainers scenting blood, the Prime Minister must champion Brexit  Daily Mail
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1. UK Brexit Debate Returns With Sunak Under Pressure on Immigrants  Yahoo News
2. Brexit and immigration key to boosting UK growth, says CBI  The National
3. UK must tough choices on Brexit, immigration to boost growth, says CBI  Marketscreener.com
4. End Brexit rows and use immigration to solve worker shortage, CBI chief to tell MPs  The Independent
5. Brexit debate returns with Sunak under pressure on immigrants  The Straits Times
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UK Brexit Debate Returns With Sunak Under Pressure on Immigrants - Yahoo News

Net migration to Britain is reportedly on pace to breach 300,000 this year, increasing by more than a quarter over last year as a result of former Prime Minister Boris Johnsons post-Brexit migration plan which opened the doors to millions to come to the United Kingdom.

Despite promises from the Conservative Party to reduce immigration and take back control of the nations borders following Brexit, net immigration will approach record highs this year, according to government data seen by The Telegraph newspaper projecting that 300,000 more people will have moved to the United Kingdom than left over the past year.

This will be an increase from239,000 last year, and would rival net migration during the years leading up to the vote for Brexit which millions of voters believed would result in a more manageable level of immigration.

The increase comes as the government issued a record 1.1 million visas to foreign nationals in the year leading up to June, compared to the pre-pandemic and pre-Brexit year of 2019 when approximately 720,000 visas were granted.

In the 2019 Conservative Party manifesto, Boris Johnson committed to cutting total immigration through the introduction of a points-based system supposedly crafted to resemble the Australian model. However, unlike the Australian system, Johnsons placed no hard cap on the number of migrants allowed in per year, which some warned, apparently accurately, would in fact result in adrastic increasein immigration.

The chairman of Migration Watch UK, Alp Mehmet, said: Given the removal of key controls, like a cap on work permits and the rule requiring employers to look locally first, the skyrocketing of immigration is no surprise.

The answer has to be to restore control and invest much more in training, especially in the IT and health sectors.

Employers could also raise wages and improve working conditions. The continued reliance on cheaper overseas labour is both self-serving and damaging to the UK labour force, he argued.

The Tories previously promised to reduce the numbers of migrants from the hundreds of thousands to the tens of thousands. Yet this pledge, made in their 2010, 2015, and 2017 election manifestos, has never been fulfilled.

In 2017, George Osborne, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer and right-hand man to David Cameron,admitted that the party never had any intention of actually reducing migration, and that party leaders privately disagreed with the promise they had made to their supporters that they would do so.

Earlier this month, speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, then-Home Secretary Suella Braverman a daughter of immigrants herself said that she hoped to finally follow through on the pledge to get net migration down to the tens of thousands per year.

One area Braverman said she would target specifically would be the number of student visas issued, which rose by 71 per cent over 2019 to486,868, with Indians and Chinese students making up the two biggest segments of the intake.

Braverman argued that failing universities were being falsely propped up by the foreign tuition cash of these students.

Yet Bravermans tenure at the Home Office was short-lived, and sheresigned earlier this week a move that helped precipitate the downfall of the Liz Truss government reportedly due to disputes over the outgoing Prime Ministers desire to open up to even more immigration to supposedly spur economic growth.

I have had serious concerns about this Governments commitment to honouring manifesto commitments, such as reducing overall migration numbers and stopping illegal migration even the brief time that I have been [at the Home Office], it has been very clear that there is much to do, Braverman said in her resignation letter.

With the likely candidates to replace Truss being former prime minister Boris Johnson, his former right-hand man Rishi Sunak, and the Bill Gates-backed Penny Mordaunt, it is unlikely that the party will seek to fulfil the pledge anytime soon.

They may come to regret this, however, with figures such as Brexits Nigel Farage warning that aside from the political chaos, immigration could be the issue that sends the Tories back to the opposition.

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EXPLAINER: What you need to do in post-Brexit era to vote in Mays municipal elections in Spain  The Olive Press

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1. Brexit isnt to blame for our current problems; it is still an opportunity  The Guardian
2. The Guardian view on Brexit and the economy: time to face facts  The Guardian
3. Mark Carney Blames Brexit for Rising BOE Rates and Says He Was Right  Bloomberg
4. Brexit: 3 Reasons People Are (Reluctantly) Talking About This Again  HuffPost UK
5. Brexit isn't to blame for the economic collapse  The Spectator
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Yachting Monthly experts help you unravel what the new regulations post-Brexit mean for UK and EU sailors

What food can I legally take from the UK into the EU?

Following the recent Brexit news about lorry drivers having their sandwiches confiscated, a pertinent question arises.

Covid-permitting, many sailors are hoping to cross the Channel this coming summer.

Like any sensible sailor, we like to be well prepared for a trip and fully stocked with suitable food and drink for both the crossing and for regular staples.

It seems that this is going to be a significant problem as many items are currently restricted.

These hindrances might prove a complete barrier to planning such trips.

What, if any, information do you have that would either mitigate or remove these barriers?

Edward Vivian

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The RYAs Cruising Manager, Stuart Carruthers responds: It is becoming clear what the impact of taking back control actually means for recreational boaters, many of whom have known nothing else than the freedoms that life in the EU afforded them.

Nothing illustrated this more clearly than the seizure of ham sandwiches from lorry drivers arriving from the UK by Dutch officials at the Hook of Holland.

Although this is mildly amusing, there is no rule that singles out ham sandwiches per se, but the fact is that as the UK is now regarded by the EU as a third country, personal imports intothe EU of UK meat, milk and products containing them has been banned since the transition period ended on 31 December 2020.

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As Europe begins to open up again for cruising, Lu Heikell looks at the implications of Brexit on UK sailors

Yachting Monthly experts help you unravel what the new regulations post-Brexit mean for UK and EU sailors

Following confirmation that recreational sailors in England, Wales and Scotland can still use red diesel, what impact will that have

Following Brexit, sailors arriving in France from the UK were only allowed to enter through a Port of Entry. Now

It would appear that food being sold to passengers on ferries will not be exempted from this if taken ashore for personal consumption.

Stuart Carruthers joined the RYA in 2005 and is their cruising manager

The European Commission has provided information on the legal situation applicable to travel between the EU and the UK after the end of the transition period.

This states that Union law prohibits the introduction into the EU of certain products of animal origin where they form part of travellers luggage these prohibitions apply in relation to travel from Great Britain to the EU or Northern Ireland.

This would suggest that provided food is not actually landed in the EU, it will not form part of a travellers luggage and it will be fine to have food produced in GB on board.

It is also likely that checks will only be undertaken at the border, if at all.

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1. Brexit crisis pushes N Ireland to brink of new election  ABC News
2. Northern Ireland moves closer to fresh elections over post-Brexit impasse  EURACTIV
3. Northern Ireland Faces New Election to Break Brexit Impasse  Yahoo News
4. Northern Ireland: Why is there still no assembly and what does Brexit have to do with it?  Sky News
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