The Brexit Party leader warned Leave voters the UK will not truly be free if Britain and Brussels finally agree to a deal by the end of this year. Writing for the Daily Express, he warned Brexiteers Brexit would not be the true freedom that they have fought for decades. He warned the UK would still have financial liabilities through the European Investment Bank and would never be free in areas such as state aid. Mr Farage said: My own guess is that a deal will be reached in the coming months but one in which we have continued financial liabilities through the European Investment Bank and one in which we will not truly be free in areas such as state aid.

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The year 2020 will be remembered in history as the year we finally left the European Union, but the final shape of our withdrawal looks unlikely to be the true freedom that many of us had fought for decades.

Speaking about Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Brexit deal in October, he said it was no better than the agreement reached by his predecessor Theresa May.

He added: I sat for hours that morning with my lawyer in Brussels and went through the document line-by-line, even memorising some of the articles.

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It was clear that this deal was little better than Mrs Mays.Not only was Northern Ireland to become a different entity, but the European Court of Justice would have a continued say in British public life.

"There were also clever legal wordings that would keep us within the common fisheries policy and commitments to continued regulatory alignment. In short, I felt it was not Brexit."

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5.30am update: Europeanchallenger bank leaves UK

Finnish challengerHolviannounced plans to exitthe UK market on 31 October 2020, mirroringUKsinitialdeparturedatefrom the EU.

Speaking to Finance Forward,Antti-Jussi Suominen,CEO ofHolvi said:Great Britain is a challenging market - and we were ready to rise to this challenge."

However, the speed with which market conditions are rewritten has changed.We are reacting to the new realities by strengthening our core business in Europe, investing in our product and leaving the UK market. "

2.30am update:New Zealand's Deputy PM says British negotiators are 'not match fit' for negotiations

New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister,Winston Peters,said Britain is not 'match fit' to thrash outinternational agreements.

According to the Telegraph, Mr PetersblamedBoris Johnsonand his team for the slow advance towards post-Brexit deals.

0.30am update:Taoiseach to meet Boris Johnson today

Michel Martin will have his first in-person meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson since becoming Taoiseach during a visit to Northern Ireland today.

They are expected to discuss theUK's post-Brexit trade talks with the EU and the pandemic crisis, as well as developing a sustainable economic recovery strategy.

In a statement, the Department of the Taoiseach said:"Today's meeting will be an opportunity to discussa number ofissues of mutual concern.

"Covid-19 will top the agenda and the two leaders are expected to discuss their respective experiences of managing the virus and dealing with its economic and societal impact.

"They will also discuss Brexit, including the continuing negotiations between the UK and the EU, with less than six months to the end of the transition period."

10.34pm update: Theresa May criticised for lack of progress on UK-New Zealand deal

Speaking today, the country's Deputy Prime Minister stated Mrs May's Government had allowed "inertia" to set in while focusing on Brexit.

Winston Peters said: Where you have a decision to leave the EU and you dont have leading the exiting party, a prime minister committed to the departure its somewhat predictable that inertia would set in.

And thats what weve been witnessing from our part of the world until Boris turned up.

9.26pm update: 60 percent of Britons fear rise in grocery prices

Boris Johnson is under more pressure to secure a free trade agreement, as a new poll has shown 60 percent of Britons believe the cost of shopping goods will rise if no deal is agreed between the UK and EU.

A YouGov poll commissioned by pro-EU group Best for Britain, stated 59 percent believe grocery prices will rise.

Just three percent said prices will drop.

This comes amid concern the new Global Tariff system in place after the transition period would put taxes on EU imports if there is a no deal Brexit.

7.52pm update: Using Royal Nay in the Channel "an act of war"

The mayor of Calais, Natacha Bouchart told France 3 that the use of the Royal Navy in the Channel to deal with migrant crossings, was "an act of war".

She also called on Priti Patel's French counterpart, to press the issue with the UK.

The Navy has been used as migrants crossed the Channel for the ninth day in a row.

5.50pm update: Express reader comment

Express.co.uk has launched its own reader comment section.

Christopher Smithers has written one of the first pieces.

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5.21pm update:Nicola Sturgeons attempts to keep Scotland linked to Brussels post-Brexit in tatters

An SNP bid to keep Scotland linked with the EU after Brexit will not work, the Holyrood Government has admitted.

Constitution Secretary Mike Russell MSP said the new Bill will mean, on devolved matters, Scottish law can keep in line with those in Europe "when appropriate and practicable to do so".

But the Scottish Governments Chief Constitution Manager admitted she could struggle to see how the published legislation would work.

Emma Lopinska, the Scottish Governments Constitutional Policy Manager at Holyroods Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee said: "The power to align is a discretionary power so its not about maintaining absolute alignment with the EU on every subject.

We couldnt really do that because some of the legislation that comes out of the EU is in reserved areas so the Scottish Parliament cannot legislate.

We have to recognise theres a lot of EU legislation that only makes sense if you are an EU member state.

4.39pm update:80% of UK fishing taken by EU, we need to RECLAIM it to beat recession says JUNE MUMMERY

Former Brexit Party MEP, June Mummery has written a common piece for Express.co.uk on the UK's need to reclaim our waters.

You can read it here.

4.28pm update: Ireland heading for worst recesssion in history due to Brexit and COVID-19

TheIrish Fiscal Advisory Council has warned Ireland's economy may have contracted by 21 percent in April.

Due to the impact of Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic, the council has warned the contraction could be worse than the UK's 20 percent.

3.06pm update: UK confirms US trade deal talks suffer fresh delay

Follwoing the postponement of trade talks between the UK and US, the Department for International Trade (DIT) has confirmed talks in Boston will be delayed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Negotiations had been delayed due to tariffs on whisky while both sides have now also agreed to postpone talks until next year amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

A statement from the DIT has insisted the UK's position on whisky is clear while also pledging to continue talks throughout the autumn.

It read: "She was clear that the UK considers these tariffs to be unacceptable and continued to push for their immediate removal.

In terms of the timeline of negotiations, it was agreed that they should continue at pace throughout the Autumn.

"We hope to rearrange in Spring 2021."

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2.44pm update:Brexit sparks surge in support for collapse of UK says Sinn Fin

Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU are exacerbating demands for a United Ireland in Northern Ireland, claimed deputy first minister Sinn Fin's Michelle O'Neill.

Speaking to The Guardian's Politics Weekly series with Jonathan Freedland, the Northern Ireland deputy first minister claimed both Brexit and coronavirus are pushing people from all sides of the political spectrum to have healthy conversations about the collapse of the UK and the possibility of a United Ireland. The Sinn Fin chief argued that even those who identify as unionists are now engaging in such conversations.

She warned: "Brexit is the clearest demonstration of the blatant disregard that the British Government have for the people here.

"There isn't anything good for us here in terms of Brexit. We voted to reject Brexit.

2.23pm update:MP urges ban on supertrawlers plundering UK waters

Supertrawlers which enter British waters to plunder the UK's fish stocks have been branded "hoovers" by an MP who has backed a comprehensive ban to stop them from entering designated Marine Protected Areas aimed at protecting the marine environment.

Sir Roger Gale, Tory MP for North Thanet, has signed a letter coordinated by environmental pressure group Greenpeace, calling for a comprehensive ban which would prevent the massive ships from fishing in any of the conservation areas which surround the UK.

He told Express.co.uk: "We have this absurd situation where we have these protected zones around our coast but we are not protecting them from the predations of supertrawlers.

"It's as simple as that - there is no point having protected zones if you don't protect them.

"These things are huge, massive - they are hoovers.

"I thing we need to start taking a firm grip on this now, irrespective of any agreement which might be reached on fishing.

1.52pm update: New Zealand 'frustrated' at slow pace of Brexit talks

New Zealand has complained about the lack of progress in trade talks with the UK, claiming the Government was not "match fit" for the negotiations.

Winston Peters, New Zealand's deputy prime minister, said he was "very frustrated" with the progress made on a post-Brexit deal.

He said the UK's membership of the European Union - which dealt with trade policy - meant it was not ready to engage properly in negotiations once it was able to pursue independent agreements.

He said: "We've had to look offshore for a long time and so we are seriously match fit when it comes to that, in a way that I don't believe that the UK is, because the UK has been locked up in the EU all these years.

"And in terms of their trading skills and finesse and their firepower - without being critical - they've never had an outing lately.

"They've never had a test, so to speak. It's like coming into an Ashes contest when you haven't played for 30 years - it's the same thing in the UK when it comes to this."

12.40pm update:Britian must take back waters and not capitulate to EU bullying

Jane Mummery, former Brexit Party MEP, wrote for Express.co.uk: "Taking back full control of our waters has never been so important than today, with the announcement of the deepest recession on record.

"Not only is fish a valuable and healthy food source, the industry is a lifeline for coastal communities that are deprived and in desperate need of employment. Today's announcement of the arrival of Britain's deepest recession on record only deepens the need fordramatic and far-reaching action in our fishing industrywhich will help rejuvenate the nation. The fishing industry has the potential to create 100,000 skilled coastal community jobs - worth up to 6.6billion to the exchequer annually.

"This is why we must re-establish the economic link between the fishing industry and coastal communities."

11.55am update:Sturgeons attempts to keep Scotland linked to Brussels post-Brexit in tatters

An SNP bid to keep Scotland linked with the EU after Brexit will not work, the Holyrood Government has admitted.

Constitution Secretary Mike Russell MSP said the new Bill will mean, on devolved matters, Scottish law can keep in line with those in Europe "when appropriate and practicable to do so". But the Scottish Governments Chief Constitution Manager admitted she could struggle to see how the published legislation would work.

11.28am update: EU poll says Brexiteer tribes are fracturing

The Brexit voter tribes that were created during the 2016 EU referendum, and that culminated in Boris Johnsons general election victory last December, are already fading, according toa new poll.

Research by the European Council on Foreign Relations saidthe coronavirus has changed Britons attitudes to the world, Europe, and the state.

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