Paul McNamara , Reporter
Paul McNamara is the Business and Global Trade Correspondent for Channel 4 News, reporting on the UK’s changing relationship with the world.
Paul joined the Channel 4 News Investigations Team in 2015 and reported on the biggest stories in the UK. He has covered three General Elections for the programme, the last as Political Correspondent.
Prior to Channel 4 News Paul was the co-founder of a production company and news agency providing investigations for Channel 4 Dispatches, BBC Panorama, and every newspaper on Fleet Street.
His career started at The Bedford Times and Citizen, before joining national newspapers to cover defence and the war in Afghanistan extensively.
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Northern Ireland ambulance service warns it’s struggling to cope
Northern Ireland is facing a health crisis, too, with the highest daily number of deaths since the pandemic began.
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Northern Ireland’s R-rate falls – but first minister warns health service is under pressure
Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster has said the reproductive R-rate there has now fallen back below one in Northern Ireland, but warned that the health service remains under huge pressure.
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Johnson says he could suspend agreement with EU on goods shipped to Northern Ireland
The prime minister has said he would have no hesitation suspending the agreement reached with the EU over checks on food and goods shipped to Northern Ireland if delays to freight get worse.
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Northern Ireland ministers living through worst-case scenario
Ministers in Northern Ireland say they are now living through their worst-case scenario predicted at the start of the pandemic, @PGMcNamara is in Belfast
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Gove warns of ‘significant additional disruption’ at UK border
The Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has warned that there will be “significant additional disruption” at the country’s borders in the next few weeks.
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Lockdown support grants for businesses unveiled by Chancellor
Business leaders say that won’t be enough to cover immediate costs.
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Johnson hails ‘amazing moment’ for UK after end of Brexit transition period
In Dover so far freight and ferries have flowed smoothly.
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Brexit: UK prepares to leave EU trading rules at 11pm
Industry leaders have warned of administrative chaos.
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MPs approve EU-UK trade deal
MPs have voted to back the post-Brexit trade deal agreed between the UK and the European Union with just 73 votes against, as the Government tries to rush the bill through parliament in a single day.
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UK awaits Brexit deal announcement – as Farage says deal is ‘disappointing end’
Our business and global trade correspondent Paul McNamara is in Downing Street, where Boris Johnson is expected to emerge with a statement shortly.
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Hopes for UK-EU Brexit trade deal rise
Hopes for a Brexit deal are looking significantly higher this evening.
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Dover disruption: Hundreds of lorries backed up on motorway as France travel ban kicks in
Traffic to Dover had already been disrupted for more than a week, but the travel ban put in place by France last night has piled on the pressure in Kent.
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PM say no-deal Brexit deal is ‘very, very ’likely’ ahead of Sunday deadline
The prime minister has warned that a no-deal Brexit is now “very, very likely”.
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Brexit: ‘Grace period’ for supermarket food checks between GB and NI
New checks on goods travelling between Britain and Northern Ireland will be paused to ensure food supplies aren’t disrupted if there’s a no-deal Brexit.
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Businesses consider post-Brexit impact amid wait for new trade deal
For businesses, it’s all a waiting game. Meanwhile, the uncertainty continues.
