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  • Tuesday, July 18th 2017 - 05:32 UTC

    UK/Gibraltar will establish a consultation mechanism on trade agreements

    “It’s been a real, collegiate and substantive engagement on issues that matter,” CM Picardo said. “We’re in the detail now and that’s where we need to be.”

    UK and Gibraltar will establish a mechanism to ensure Gibraltar is consulted on any trade agreements negotiated by Britain outside the EU, both governments said in a joint statement.

  • Monday, July 17th 2017 - 05:26 UTC

    Tony Blair does not rule out a Jeremy Corbyn win on a “far Left program”

    “There's been so many political upsets, it's possible Jeremy Corbyn could become prime minister and Labour could win on that program” ex PM Tony Blair said

    Tony Blair says he now accepts Jeremy Corbyn could become prime minister. The ex-PM told BBC Newsnight that a year ago he would have said it was impossible for the left-wing Labour leader to win. But he added: “There's been so many political upsets, it's possible Jeremy Corbyn could become prime minister and Labour could win on that program.”

  • Monday, July 17th 2017 - 04:59 UTC

    Falklands' demining operations since 2009 have cost London £16.6 million

    Experts mostly from Zimbabwe, working close to Stanley. So far this season 3.000 antipersonnel and 150 anti tank have been recovered from 30 minefields

    The British government has spent £ 16.604.385 in demining operations in the Falkland Islands since 2009. The information was confirmed by the Foreign Office following a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

  • Monday, July 17th 2017 - 04:49 UTC

    Hammond admits Brexit is holding back investments in UK

    “It is absolutely clear businesses where they have discretion over investment, where they can hold off, are doing so - you can understand why”, said Hammond

    Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that businesses are holding off from investing in the UK because of uncertainty about Brexit. The interview came a day before the second round of negotiations which take place this Monday in Brussels.

  • Monday, July 17th 2017 - 04:35 UTC

    Tory MP reaffirms UK commitment to stand by Gibraltar after Brexit

    “There is no question mark over Gibraltar’s continued British sovereignty”, UK will remain staunchly by the Overseas Territory, said the ex Attorney General.

    Spain’s “eccentric” enclaves in north Africa make its position on Gibraltar “incomprehensible”, said Tory MP Dominic Grieve reaffirming UK’s commitment to stand by Gibraltar after Brexit. Speaking during a visit to Gibraltar, MP Grieve said any future Brexit deal struck by the UK with the EU must also include the Rock.

  • Monday, July 17th 2017 - 04:29 UTC

    Britain is in for a rough ride, unless cabinet ministers stop squabbling

    “There is no chance all the details will be hammered out in 20 months” warned the former head of the civil service Lord O'Donnell

    Britain is in for “a rough ride” unless cabinet ministers stop squabbling over Brexit, the former head of the civil service has warned. Writing in the Observer, Lord O’Donnell called for cabinet ministers to unite in backing a lengthy transition deal and “start being honest about the complexity of the challenge”. “There is no chance all the details will be hammered out in 20 months,” he warned.

  • Monday, July 17th 2017 - 04:12 UTC

    France seeking to disrupt and degrade UK's financial sector, claims City of London

    In a memorandum leaked to The Mail On Sunday, Browne said his talks in Paris have been “the worst I have had anywhere in the EU”

    France is actively seeking to exploit Brexit to disrupt and degrade Britain’s lucrative financial sector, a senior City representative has warned. Former foreign office minister Jeremy Browne, who acts as the City of London’s envoy on Brexit, said the French see the British as “adversaries” in the forthcoming withdrawal negotiations.

  • Saturday, July 15th 2017 - 08:25 UTC

    Wales, Scotland warn of a “constitutional crisis” if changes are not made to Brexit bill

    Nicola Sturgeon and Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones branded the repeal bill, published on Thursday, a “naked power grab”

    High-level Brexit talks between the UK government and devolved administrations are stalled because of the political crisis in Northern Ireland, it has been claimed. Meetings of the joint ministerial committee (JMC), the forum intended to bring together the administrations in Westminster, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, are understood to be on hold because of the lack of a power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland.

  • Saturday, July 15th 2017 - 07:57 UTC

    Big banks moving out of London to Dublin, Frankfort, Paris

    Barclays said Ireland provided a “natural base” for the bank as it has operated there for 40 years already. “In the absence of certainty around... an agreement...”

    Barclays is in talks with Irish regulators about expanding its presence in Dublin in the run up to Brexit. It is the latest financial company to indicate how it is repositioning to cope with the UK's exit from the EU.

  • Saturday, July 15th 2017 - 07:42 UTC

    Blair argues Brussels leaders willing to compromise to avoid UK leaving Europe

    “The only reason the debate is not on the table is because the Tories fear old internal wounds would be reopened if Brexit does not happen”, said Tony Blair

    Tony Blair believes European leaders would be willing to tighten up the free movement of people as a way to avoid Britain leaving the EU. The UK former prime minister suggested the “will of the people” may be changing as the difficulties of Brexit negotiations become apparent and called for a “proper debate” over the different options, including remaining in a reformed EU.