Passengers arriving back to the UK pass through customs and immigration at Stansted airport, London
BORIS JOHNSON was unable to say today how many of his promised 50,000 customs agents would be in place when the Brexit transition period ends in just over three weeks’ time.
During Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused him of being ill-prepared for January 1.
He asked the PM how many new customs agents would be ready for that date.
TUC general secretary PAUL NOWAK tells Ben Chacko that Labour can win back disillusioned voters by delivering workplace reforms, rebuilding trust and challenging the far right’s growing influence
US tariffs have had Von der Leyen bowing in submission, while comments from the former European Central Bank leader call for more European political integration and less individual state sovereignty. All this adds up to more pain and austerity ahead, argues NICK WRIGHT