An aggregate of some of the most important Brexit-related stories from around the UK Media February 5 2020, by George Hamilton.
Foreign Office staff have been banned from using certain words and phrases in discussing Brexit – including “implementation period”, “no deal”, “special partnership” and even Brexit itself unless in certain narrow circumstances.
The directive underlines the degree to which Downing Street is determined that everyone in the department follows its ideological lead in using language that frames Britain’s departure from the European Union as a clean break.
The memo’s opening sentence says “Brexit is completed. So do not use the term ‘Brexit’, save as a historical event that took place on 31 January 2020”. It then advises “use ‘transition period’ not ‘implementation period’.”
Guardian 5 Feb
Foreign minister to visit Australia, Japan in post-Brexit trade drive
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister will visit Australia, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia over the next few days as part of efforts to secure free trade deals now that the country has left the European Union.
Dominic Raab will hold meetings with his counterpart and business executives in Australia on Thursday and Friday before heading to Japan on Saturday and ending his trip in Singapore and Malaysia, the Foreign Office said.
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Reuter’s 5 Feb
