Tag: customs union

• Friday, February 8th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  Theresa May and Juncker issue joint statement and agree to further meetings

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May came away from a day in an increasingly impatient Brussels on Thursday with a pledge of renewed talks that held out some hope for a new Brexit deal, if no sign of compromise yet. Ms May is scheduled to fly to Dublin this Friday.

• Monday, June 25th 2018 - 07:44 UTC

  UK government reacts to Brexit threats from business: “completely inappropriate” at negotiations critical moment

  

  Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that “threats” by business over Brexit are “completely inappropriate”. He was responding to warnings by Airbus and BMW that investments in the UK could be jeopardized by Brexit uncertainty.

• Thursday, June 21st 2018 - 07:46 UTC

  Siemens UK claims current Brexit scenario “very difficult...we don't know what we are planning for”

  

  United Kingdom should remain in the customs union after Brexit unless there is a proper alternative, the boss of Siemens UK has said. Jürgen Maier, chief executive of the German firm's UK operations, told Reuters contingency planning for Brexit was “very difficult” as “we don't know... what we are planning for”.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 - 08:36 UTC

  No peace for PM May: Brexiteer MPs deliver an ultimatum on customs union

  

  Senior Brexiteer MPs have delivered an “ultimatum” demanding Prime Minister Theresa May drops one of the government's preferred post-Brexit customs options. A 30-page document passed to the BBC says a “customs partnership” would make meaningful trade deals “impossible” and render the International Trade Department “obsolete”.