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Montevideo, April 20th 2024 - 12:33 UTC

Tag: commons

  • Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

    Forty UK trade agreements at risk in the event of a no deal Brexit, warns CBI

    CBI said there were “hugely damaging implications” for the UK if it had to leave trade deals it has through its membership of the European Union.

    The UK risks “crashing out” of 40 trade agreements spanning five continents in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a business organization has warned. The Confederation of British Industry, CBI, said there were “hugely damaging implications” for the UK if it had to leave trade deals it has through its membership of the European Union.

  • Friday, January 18th 2019 - 08:45 UTC

    Speaker of UK Parliament John Bercow, next Brexit victim?

    Ministers are furious at what they see as John Bercow's “bias” during Commons debates on Brexit, and would block a peerage for him

    Such is the anger with the Speaker of the UK Parliament at senior levels of government, it has been suggested he could be blocked from getting a peerage when he retires. Ministers are furious at what they see as John Bercow's “bias” during Commons debates on Brexit.