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After Brexit: the UK and EU risk a state of ‘permanent alert’
After Brexit: the UK and EU risk a state of ‘permanent alert’
Disputes over issues such as Northern Ireland and trade leave London and Brussels unsure of their future relationship
World Economy News
18 Feb 2021
• 9 min read
Six weeks after Brexit became a reality, Britain’s new relationship with the EU has already run into trouble. Trade has been disrupted, border tensions have flared in Northern Ireland, City of London business has leached across the North Sea to Amsterdam and the two sides are locked in a stand-off after Britain refused to grant full diplomatic status to the EU embassy in London.