Politics

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 15:39 UTC

  London lobbied successfully in Brazil on behalf of British oil industry, claims The Guardian

  

  Britain successfully lobbied Brazil on behalf of BP and Shell to address the oil giants’ concerns over Brazilian taxation, environmental regulation and rules on using local firms, government documents reveal, according to a piece published in The Guardian.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 07:02 UTC

  Time and oxygen running out for Argentine missing submarine in the South Atlantic

  

  Ships and planes combed a wider area of the stormy South Atlantic on Tuesday in a fruitless hunt for signs of a missing Argentine submarine, adding to growing concerns about the vessel not heard from in six days. Argentine navy officials have worried that if the ARA San Juan was intact but disabled underwater, its crew of 44 might have only enough oxygen to last seven days.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 07:00 UTC

  German business leaders launch a “Battle of Britain” to keep UK in the EU

  

  A group of influential German business figures have launched a campaign to keep the UK in the European Union. The alliance, dubbed a New Deal for Britain, includes three ex-presidents of the Federation of German Industry.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 06:57 UTC

  UK warned to keep to the “European model” if it targets an ambitious deal with the EU

  

  Britain’s hopes of an advantageous free trade agreement with the EU could be dashed if it attempts to use Brexit as an opportunity to abandon the “European model” and transform itself into a low-tax, low-regulation economy, Brussels’ chief negotiator has warned.

• Tuesday, November 21st 2017 - 11:23 UTC

  Brazilian Federal Police has new chief who pledges “to leave aside vanity and thirst for power”

  

  A new boss took over Brazil's federal police on Monday despite criticism that he would block a probe into unpopular Brazilian President Michel Temer, who is being investigated by the force. Several Brazilian media outlets reported that Fernando Segovia's appointment was supported by government ministers also implicated in federal police investigations.

• Tuesday, November 21st 2017 - 09:55 UTC

  London looses European Banking Authority to Paris and European Medical Agency to Amsterdam

  

  Paris has won a battle to host the European Banking Authority (EBA), which will relocate from London after the UK leaves the European Union. The French capital's victory follows a win earlier for Amsterdam, which will host the London-based European Medicines Agency (EMA).

• Tuesday, November 21st 2017 - 09:22 UTC

  Goldman Sachs CEO on Brexit: “So much at stake, why not make sure consensus still there?”

  

  The chief executive of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, has suggested holding another referendum on Brexit and tweeted: “Here in UK, lots of hand-wringing from CEOs over #Brexit... So much at stake, why not make sure consensus still there?”

• Tuesday, November 21st 2017 - 08:26 UTC

  Hopes to find missing submarine ARA San Juan fading after five days

  

  Argentine submarine ARA San Juan reported an electrical problem and was headed back to base when it went missing last week in the South Atlantic, the navy said on Monday, while storms complicated efforts to find the vessel and its 44 crew members.

• Tuesday, November 21st 2017 - 08:20 UTC

  Britain sends special highly skilled unit SPAG, to help with the submarine search

  

  Britain has increased efforts to help find the missing Argentine submarine ARA San Juan in the vast stormy South Atlantic. HMS Protector, the Royal Navy's Ice Patrol ship, is now in the search area where the submarine last made contact on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, November 21st 2017 - 07:54 UTC

  Angela Merkel ready to fight a snap election if necessary to overcome political crisis

  

  German chancellor Angela Merkel has vowed to fight a snap election if necessary to secure a fourth term in office and end her country’s political crisis. Dr Merkel faces an uncertain future after coalition talks collapsed on Sunday evening after almost five weeks – two months after Germany’s federal election.