Since 1 January 2021 the European Union has not stood still. It continues to offer new opportunities and benefits to its citizens and businesses that we in the UK are no longer entitled to.

So far the UK has missed out on 24 opportunities to make our lives better

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In October 2016, David Davis, the then Brexit secretary, told the House of Commons that “there will be no downside to Brexit at all, and considerable upsides”.

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EU and UK hold ‘productive’ talks on Northern Ireland crisis

Brexit minister David Frost says momentum has been established in efforts to ease tensions

Talks between the EU and UK to ease tensions in Northern Ireland have been described as “productive” and “constructive” with momentum now established to achieve a solution to the crisis, the Brexit minister, David Frost, has said.

But the EU used the first face-to-face meeting since lockdown between Lord Frost and the European commission vice-president, Maroš Šefčovič, to warn that the outcome needed to be jointly agreed.

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16/04/2021 - www.theguardian.com

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Baroness Shirley Williams 1930–2021

Obituary for Baroness Shirley Williams, who defined democracy for the UK. Her work and wisdom inspired generations to question the way politics worked.

Yorkshire Bylines Local News: Baroness Shirley Williams 1930–2021

16/04/2021 - yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Exclusive: MP Criticises “Frankly Insulting” University Hardship Funding As English Students Get Less Support Than Devolved Nations

Paul Blomfield, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Students, has told ministers he has “serious concerns” about levels of hardship funding on offer to students in England.

16/04/2021 - www.politicshome.com

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Lord Digby Jones told Andrew Neil before the referendum that there would not be a single job lost because of Brexit.

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According to the Bank of England voting to leave the European Union has cost Britain more than £440 million a week in lost growth since the referendum.

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