Tag: Brexit

Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 18:59 UTC
A no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic; “Conservatives playing Russian roulette with the economy”

A furious reaction to the first batch of no-deal Brexit preparation papers has come in from across the UK. The documents have shown up the UK’s no-deal plans as a bluff that was “fooling no-one”, said Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones. “The writing is on the wall,” he said.
Thursday, August 23rd 2018 - 08:40 UTC
Scotland urges London to rule out a “deeply damaging and disruptive” no deal Brexit

Scotland's Brexit secretary has urged the UK government to rule out a “no deal Brexit”, arguing that it would be “deeply damaging and disruptive”. Michael Russell was speaking ahead of a major speech by his UK government counterpart Dominic Raab.
Wednesday, August 22nd 2018 - 08:59 UTC
Jeremy Corbyn’s blunder may be the straw that breaks the camel’s back

It sounds like a tempest in a teapot, but it could bring down Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain’s Labour Party — and that could end up meaning that Britain doesn’t leave the European Union after all.
Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 05:42 UTC
Record unemployment in UK: 4%; the lowest for more than forty years

UK unemployment fell by 65,000 to 1.36 million in three months to June - the lowest for more than 40 years, official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. They also show a rise in productivity, but a slowdown in wage growth.
Friday, August 10th 2018 - 07:55 UTC
Insurance industry predicts a “nightmare scenario” in a no-deal Brexit

A no-deal Brexit would be a “nightmare scenario” for the insurance industry and must be avoided “at all costs” to safeguard the future of the sector, a new report has warned.The report by global law firm Kennedys said that slow progress in Brexit negotiations has forced many insurance companies to draw up – and in some cases implement – plans to move part of their business out of the UK, with Dublin a favored destination.
Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 07:46 UTC
Scotland challenges Mrs. May to set out a “Plan B” for Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May has been challenged to set out a “plan B” for Brexit during talks with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh. Mrs. May was in Scotland to mark the signing of a “city deal” investment package for the south east region.
Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 06:55 UTC
UK law enforcement agencies express concern over a “no-deal Brexit”

A no-deal Brexit poses a risk to the public because the UK would lose access to EU-wide security powers and databases, police leaders have warned. Police and crime commissioners say law enforcement agencies “face a significant loss of operational capacity” if the arrangements stop.
Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 09:50 UTC
UK farmers call to make food security a priority for a post Brexit scenario

British farmers have called on the government to make food security a top priority on the day the country’s cupboards would run bare if households relied only on British produce. A long-term decline in self-sufficiency that has stagnated at around 60% in recent years means around three quarters of the shortfall is imported from the rest of the European Union.
Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 06:00 UTC
“UK is and will remain a tier one military power”, after Brexit, Defense Secretary tells Washington

British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson insisted on Tuesday that Britain's military will not be diminished after it leaves the European Union next year. “Britain leaving the European Union has no impact in terms of the security and defense of Europe,” Mr Williamson said in a speech at the Atlantic Council in Washington.
Saturday, August 4th 2018 - 12:04 UTC
The possibility of a “no deal Brexit is uncomfortably high”, wars Carney

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Friday Britain faces an “uncomfortably high” risk of leaving the European Union with no deal, comments that drove sterling to an 11-day low against the dollar.