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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.
| UPDATED: 22:04, Tue, Jan 26, 2021
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Last month, Boris Johnson secured a Brexit trade deal with the European Union just days before the end of the transition period on December 31. But businesses have argued the disruption and costs triggered by the non-tariff barriers have exposed shortcomings.