Tag: Philip Hammond

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 22:08 UTC

  British PM expected in BA Thursday evening

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May is arriving Thursday evening at the Ezeiza Airport to participate in the G20 Leaders Summit hosted by Argentina, during which she will hold a series of bilateral meetings with some of her peers, including President Mauricio Macri.

• Monday, November 26th 2018 - 06:44 UTC

  Potential losses from EU Brexit deal could reach £100bn a year worse off by 2030

  

  The government's Brexit deal would leave the UK £100bn a year worse off by 2030, analysis by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has claimed. The study commissioned by the People's Vote, which wants a second referendum, said GDP would shrink by 3.9% annually.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 06:05 UTC

  UK's economy best third quarter in two years: warm weather and the World Cup

  

  A spike in consumer spending driven by warm weather and England's surprise run to the semifinals of the soccer World Cup helped the British economy post its best growth in nearly two years during the third quarter, official figures showed on Friday.

• Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:18 UTC

  Brussels and London play down speculation about a breakthrough in Brexit talks

  

  Brussels and Downing Street have played down speculation about a breakthrough in Brexit talks. Reports that a Brexit deal could safeguard the City’s access to European Union markets led to an increase in the value of sterling.

• Tuesday, October 30th 2018 - 08:40 UTC

  UK Budget time: “Austerity coming to an end” announces Chancellor Hammond

  

  Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has said the “era of austerity is finally coming to an end”, in his last Budget before Brexit. He spent a windfall from better public finances on more money for universal credit and bringing forward planned income tax cuts by a year.

• Saturday, October 27th 2018 - 08:39 UTC

  A no Brexit deal will slow sharply UK economic growth, says think tank

  

  A no-deal Brexit could slam the brakes on the UK’s economic growth, wiping out Chancellor Philip Hammond’s hopes of boosting public spending, a think tank has said. If the UK fails to reach a withdrawal deal with the EU and moves on to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules next March, GDP growth can be expected to slow sharply from 1.4% this year to 0.3% in both 2019 and 2020, said the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr).

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  “Tories will also be the party of business”, Hammond tells Conservative conference

  

  Conservatives cannot afford to look like the party of “no change”, British Chancellor Philip Hammond has warned colleagues. Mr Hammond said the Tories could not “outspend” Jeremy Corbyn's Labour with “short-term gimmicks”. Instead he said they urgently needed to make the case for capitalism and “take our people with us”.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:51 UTC

  IMF's Lagarde: A no-deal Brexit would entail substantial costs for the UK economy

  

  The International Monetary Fund has warned that a “no-deal” Brexit on World Trade Organization terms would entail “substantial costs” for the UK economy. IMF said that all likely Brexit scenarios would “entail costs”, but a disorderly departure could lead to “a significantly worse outcome”.

• Wednesday, September 12th 2018 - 08:49 UTC

  Mark Carney will steer BoE during the Brexit process; parliament and financial markets approval

  

  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will stay at the central bank an extra seven months until the end of January 2020 to help smooth Britain's departure from the European Union next year, finance minister Philip Hammond told parliament on Tuesday.

• Monday, August 27th 2018 - 08:36 UTC

  A no-deal Brexit poses an “existential threat” for the UK, says ex head of the European Council

  

  A no-deal Brexit could lead to the break-up of the UK, the ex-president of the European Council has warned. Herman Van Rompuy told The Observer leaving the EU without a deal posed an “existential threat” to the UK. He added a no-deal scenario would have a “big impact” on “regions such as Scotland”.