Tag: Brexit

Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 08:50 UTC
Labour's Starner on tour to polish his international standing, hosted by Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted the leader of UK's opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, at Elysee Palace in Paris on Tuesday. The meeting comes as Starmer — increasingly confident that he can oust the ruling Conservatives and bring Labour back into government for the first time in well over a decade — has been making a number of appearances on the world stage.
Monday, July 17th 2023 - 11:41 UTC
UK signs trade treaty to join Trans Pacific partnership, 'the world's fastest growing region'

The United Kingdom on Sunday formally signed a treaty to join a major Indo/Pacific block, in what is described as the biggest trade deal since the country left the European Union, (Brexit) at the beginning of 2020.
Wednesday, May 17th 2023 - 10:51 UTC
Brexit aftermath, UK Parliament takes initiative as to how and when scrapping EU legislation

The British government has suffered defeats in the House of Lords over plans to scrap certain EU laws by the end of the year, reports BBC. Peers backed an amendment which would give Parliament greater scrutiny over which rules should be ditched and also voted to give devolved governments, rather than Westminster ministers, the final say on whether EU rights should be kept.
Wednesday, April 26th 2023 - 03:45 UTC
Debate in UK Parliament on impacts of Brexit; request for a public inquest

Brexit and its consequences is not a closed issue and remains very much alive. Not only did Scotland, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar reject Brexit, but other Overseas Territories such as the Falkland Islands have suffered from the 2016 initiative.
Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 10:16 UTC
UK economy, Brexit and the productivity slowdown controversy

Jonathan Haskel, an external member of the Bank of England monetary policy committee, said a wave of investment “stopped in its tracks” in 2016 following the Brexit vote.
Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 10:35 UTC
“Bregret”, the new word to express regret for voting Britain lo leave the EU

Like Brexit a few years ago, popular vocabulary in UK has incorporated “Bregret”, basically meaning “regretting the decision to vote for Britain leaving the European Union”. And one of the latest opinion polls indicates a dramatic shift in the UK as to such a momentous vote. The poll, by Focaldata and taking in 10,000 people across the country, asked respondents whether they agreed or disagreed with the statement, “Britain was wrong to leave the EU”.
Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 07:00 UTC
Increase in food costs for the average UK household because of Brexit, LSE paper Brexit a

Brexit added £210 to the average British household food bill in the two years to the end of 2021, according to a new academic paper from the London School of Economics (LSE), with price rises hitting the poorest families.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Brazil encouraged with UK larger quota for chicken meat and sugar

Brazil is forecasted to gain a 19.3% larger quota of chicken meat exports to the UK in accordance with the bilateral agreement signed last November 17 at the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to information from the financial press agency Valor.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 08:31 UTC
PM Sunak committed to “no turning back on Brexit”, and rejects CBI appeal for closer trade links with EU

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rejected calls from the strongest business lobby, the Confederation of British Industry, CBI, for closer ties with the European Union to address damaging trade barriers born out of Brexit, and also ruled out softer immigration rules to help with labor shortages.
Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Ex BoE governor blames much of UK's economic challenges on Brexit

Former Bank of England governor, Mark Carney said that the fall in the pound and shrinking economy after the UK left the European Union, Brexit, had added to “inflationary pressure”.