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Ireland must not be pushed or shoved into agreeing a future EU-UK relationship without securing a Brexit deal for a frictionless border, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has warned.

The risk of Britain crashing out of the EU without a trade agreement has this week dragged sterling to its lowest in almost a year, and the prospect of a no deal Brexit has also infected the UK government bond market in recent months.

The response of other trade blocs to America’s move will hurt, writes John Whelan.

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The UK could be required to follow new rules implemented by the European Union during a Brexit transition period according to leaked plans reportedly drawn up by Brussels' chief negotiator.

Jeremy Corbyn claimed it was "Groundhog Day" over Brexit before warning Theresa May her biggest battle is with the "warring" Tory factions rather than the EU.

The number of profit warnings issued by British companies jumped to 75 in the third quarter, the biggest quarterly rise in almost six years as economic pressures weighed on retailers and support service companies, business services group EY has said writes Paul Sandle, Andy Bruce and Elizabeth Piper.

The Taoiseach has expressed frustration at the length of time the powersharing crisis has lasted in Northern Ireland, pointing out that many pregnancies are shorter.

DUP MP Ian Paisley has said he will refer himself to the UK's Parliamentary Standards Commissioner over a report that he did not declare trips paid for by the Sri Lankan government.

Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May, is dithering over the exit payment to be made to the EU and over the terms of an interim separation before the final ‘divorce’, says Clive Crook            

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has strongly rejected British government claims that the UK is being “blackmailed” by Ireland and the other EU countries in ongoing Brexit talks.

THOUGH it’s almost 15 months since Britain voted 48/52 to leave the European Union, the stridency and deliberate dishonesty of the campaign seems as fresh as ever. How could it be otherwise?

Labour is committing itself to continued UK membership of the EU single market and customs union during a transition period following the official Brexit date of March 2019.

Britain has set out proposals to ensure that trade in goods and services can continue with Europe after the point at which the UK leaves the European Union.

Theresa May is expected to be back in Downing Street this week as ministers prepare to flesh out their negotiating position on Brexit.

Free movement from the European Union will end in March 2019, Downing Street insisted as Theresa May sought to contain a Cabinet row over Brexit.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has dismissed reports of splits in the Cabinet over Brexit, saying senior ministers are united on delivering a global Britain after its departure from the European Union.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is offering a "tougher line" on free movement than the Government, Nigel Farage has said, as he claimed the Tories had "sold out" their supporters.

The BBC is wilfully ignoring positive Brexit stories and shows a clear pattern of unbalanced reporting, the International Trade Secretary has claimed.

The UK "can of course survive" without securing a trade deal with the European Union after Brexit, Cabinet minister Liam Fox said.

Exports of goods to the UK have increased despite the headwinds facing firms from the slump in the value of sterling, new figures suggest, but detailed figures reveal that goods typically made by Irish firms have not fared so well.

Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has said his country wants to seal a free trade agreement with the UK "as soon as possible" after Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.

Attempts by cybercriminals to sell password credentials of British MPs is a timely reminder that ‘password hygiene’ is the safest way to protect yourself online, a leading cybersecurity expert has warned.

If Britain’s Theresa May concedes too much to those right-wing Brexiteers and Euroskeptics, she could make it impossible to reach a final agreement with Europe, writes Robert Harvey

British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to pursue 12 negotiating priorities in Brexit talks with the European Union.

It could take the UK “many years” to establish fresh trade deals with fellow members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) once it has left the EU, the chief economist of the Geneva-based body said.

An inquiry into the fate of the Irish border as Britain prepares to leave the European Union has been launched by a parliamentary watchdog at Westminster.

Britons may have to apply for visas to travel throughout continental Europe once the UK leaves the EU, it has been reported.

With views in Britain divided over what form departure from the EU should take, Robert Harvey looks at the possibilities available to the UK, and finds they may satisfy nobody

Earlier this week, for the first time in my life, I took a call from a journalist with a Chilean newspaper seeking to understand Ireland’s economic growth rate of 26.3% last year.

Theresa May insisted she does not want a “coronation” as Conservative leader after emerging as overwhelming frontrunner in the race to succeed David Cameron.

Michael Gove has declared himself “the candidate for change” as he set out his pitch to become Britain’s Conservative leader and prime minister.

Theresa May now favourite to be UK’s next prime minister

Boris Johnson’s decision to rule himself out as the next British Prime Minister has catapulted current Home Secretary Theresa May to the front of the race to be the next occupant of 10 Downing Street.