Covid-19

Conservative voters are overwhelmingly opposed to any extension of the transition period leading to Britain’s final break with the European Union at the end of the year, according to the first opinion poll to explore in detail public attitudes to Brexit in the wake of the coronavirus emergency.

An extension of British membership of the European Union beyond the end of this year would be an act of madness that would cost the country up to £1 trillion and torpedo efforts to recover from the Covid-19 emergency, according to a major new report from a newly formed cross-party think-tank.

Almost half of Britons believe extending the transition period would lead to further delays, according to a poll, as Downing Street warned that Michel Barnier’s mandate was “totally unnegotiable” on the issues that stalled post-Brexit trade talks last week.

Matthew Patten explains that leaving the Transition Period as scheduled on time at the end of the year is the surest means of securing a good deal with the EU.

Britain faces a bill of £380billion if Brexit is delayed, a report says. A delay of just two years would cost the extra billions, ten times the original divorce bill.

Brexit Delayed is Brexit Denied.

Nick Wood examines how Covid-19 has emboldened die-hard Remainers who still refuse to accept that the UK is leaving the European Union.

CBP Fellow Barnabas Reynolds is interviewed by the Express on how Brexit cannot be delayed by Covid-19 if the government does not wish it to be.

John Longworth argues that Brexit must not be delayed, especially as European Union regulations would restrict the UK’s ability to recover from the pandemic.

Angus Dalgleish explains how the recent resignation exposes deep-rooted flaws in the EU’s approach to scientific research, particularly medical research.