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- 1Migration crackdown misses the real problems, critics say●"The “legitimate concerns” were real, but the diagnosis was wrong - and instead of fixing housing, training, wages and p
A widely shared commentary argues that public concerns about housing, wages, training and public services are genuine, but that politicians have diagnosed them wrongly by blaming immigration. It says governments chose to crack down on migration because the far right framed it as the root cause, and compares this to the Brexit debate, warning the underlying issues will remain unsolved.
- 2Britain's Brexit-era warning labels set to disappear●Britain's "Brexit labels" are about to disappear
The UK government is set to scrap the distinctive Brexit-era warning labels that were required on products such as cars and electrical goods after leaving the European Union. The labelling, introduced when Britain split from EU rules, is being dropped as part of wider moves to diverge from EU regulation. Commentators are debating whether the change is a practical cut to red tape or a symbolic gesture.
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Reports say the European Union is pressing the United Kingdom to introduce higher tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles. The request touches on post-Brexit trade friction, as the UK sets its own trade policy and has so far not matched the EU's duties on Chinese cars. Commenters are debating whether the UK will align with Brussels or keep its market open to cheaper Chinese imports.