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- The Guardian
A victory won by Brexit lies does not make those lies true
A victory won by Brexit lies does not make those lies trueHow can we believe that a party wedded to deregulation and flirting with Trump’s America will ever govern for ‘one nation’?
- The Guardian
If the Brexit debate is over, the car industry’s problems are just beginning
If the Brexit debate is over, the car industry’s problems are just beginning. Political certainty in Westminster does little to ease the threat to big employers – many of which are in Tory seats
- The Guardian
Johnson's Brexit needs to deliver economic benefits … and fast
Johnson's Brexit needs to deliver economic benefits … and fast. There may be a short-term Brexit bounce but more austerity and deregulation won’t wash with PM’s new voters
- Sky News
Can Boris Johnson really 'get Brexit done' by end of 2020?
The election message was a pledge to "get Brexit done". Is it simply leaving the European Union, come what may, on the last day of the year, or is it about achieving a comprehensive trade deal? What sort of relationship does Mr Johnson want with Europe, and what sort of compromises is he
- Yahoo Finance UK
Why no-deal Brexit is still on the table despite Boris Johnson's election victory
Johnson's deal is just the start of post-Brexit trade talks, and he may want to look ready to walk away despite the economic damage of yet more uncertainty and a hard Brexit.
- Reuters
Euro zone bonds take a hit as trade, Brexit uncertainties clear
Germany's 10-year bond yield briefly hit a six-month high on Friday on the prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal and as a thumping election win for the Conservative Party cleared hurdles in the way of Britain's exit from the European Union. Progress towards resolving two key geopolitical risks
- PA Media: Money
City reaction to election: Businesses happy but Brexit warnings continue
Business leaders welcomed the certainty of the result but warned clarity on future trading relationships remain vital.
- The Guardian
UK property funds suffer worst week since Brexit referendum
UK property funds suffer worst week since Brexit referendumDemands for withdrawals from funds accelerate after M&G blocks redemptions
- Reuters - UK Focus
Milan and London Fashion Weeks join forces with anti-Brexit message
Italy's Fashion Chamber (CNMI) announced on Thursday a collaboration with the British Fashion Council which will bring part of London's Fashion week to Milan's men's fall-winter collections in January. On the day that UK citizens vote in an election that will either pave the way for
- Reuters - UK Focus
UPDATE 1-United Kingdom votes to decide the fate of Brexit, again
Voters went to the polls on Thursday in an election that will pave the way for Brexit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson or propel Britain towards another referendum that could ultimately reverse the decision to leave the European Union. After failing to deliver Brexit by an Oct. 31 deadline, Johnson
- Reuters - UK Focus
United Kingdom votes to decide the fate of Brexit, again
Voters go to the polls on Thursday in an election that will pave the way for Brexit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson or propel Britain towards another referendum that could ultimately reverse the decision to leave the European Union. After failing to deliver Brexit by an Oct. 31 deadline, Johnson
- Reuters - UK Focus
UPDATE 1-UK PM Johnson heads for Brexit election win in tightening race
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on course to win Thursday's election though the race has tightened markedly and he can no longer be sure of a majority, according to opinion polls published on the eve of the vote. The main opposition Labour Party promises a new referendum on Brexit as
- Reuters - UK Focus
Northern Irish nationalists eye historic gain as Brexit sends DUP reeling
In a part of Belfast where huge "peace walls" still keep some Catholic Irish nationalists and Protestant unionists apart, Thursday's UK general election could have far-reaching consequences in the decades-long battle for a united Ireland. John Finucane, son of one of the most high-profile
- Evening Standard
Comment: Bojo's Brexit will bring a wet nappy bounce
Nigel Farage accidentally got something right today.Interviewed on the BBC, he pointed out that Boris Johnson’s Brexit brings us none of the certainty he claims. Rather, he said, it will trigger years of wrangling over what our future relationship with Europe means.
- Sky News
UK economy: Flatlining growth blamed on Brexit and global slowdown
Brexit uncertainty and the global slowdown are being blamed for blighting growth, as the UK economy was stagnating in the last official check before the election. The latest figures, which cover the period leading up to the Halloween Brexit deadline - subsequently delayed - were published by the Office
- Reuters - UK Focus
UPDATE 1-UK economy flat-lines, hit by Brexit and global slowdown, as election nears
* UK economy shows zero growth in three months to October * In annual terms, economy grows at weakest rate since 2012 * Manufacturing, construction hit most by uncertainty (Adds economist reaction) By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Britain's economy grew at its slowest
UK economy fails to grow for third month in a row as Brexit effect takes hold
The UK economy has suffered its worst three months in more than a decade, after unexpectedly flatlining in October amid continued Brexit uncertainty and increasing global trade tensions.The economy registered zero growth in October after contracting in August and September. Not since the aftermath of
- Reuters
UK economy flat-lines, hit by Brexit and global slowdown, as election nears
Britain's economy grew at its slowest annual pace in nearly seven years in October, a weak backdrop to Thursday's national election, in which both leading parties are promising to boost growth. The approach of a Brexit deadline and the global economic slowdown hit Britain's factories and
- Reuters - UK Focus
UPDATE 2-Cboe buys EuroCCP to bolster Dutch EU base after Brexit
Cboe Global Markets said on Tuesday it would take full control of EuroCCP, Europe's largest clearing house for stock trades, to bolster its post-Brexit base in Amsterdam and diversify into derivatives. It is the latest deal in a rapidly consolidating market where the Swiss Exchange has bid for its
- Reuters
Cboe buys EuroCCP to bolster Dutch EU base after Brexit
Cboe Global Markets said on Tuesday it would take full control of EuroCCP, Europe's largest clearing house for stock trades, to bolster its post-Brexit base in Amsterdam and diversify into derivatives. It is the latest deal in a rapidly consolidating market where the Swiss Exchange has bid for
- Yahoo Finance UK
Trust sinks in politicians as Brexit chaos and election promises fuel voter despair
Voters in a Swindon marginal have little sense politics can solve issues like NHS pressures or struggling town centres, let alone trust in politicians themselves.
- Reuters - UK Focus
UPDATE 2-Johnson pledges transformative Brexit as nerves are rattled by UK polls
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was nervous about his narrowing lead in opinion polls ahead of Thursday's election but pledged to deliver a "transformative" Brexit that will allow lower immigration. The Dec. 12 election will decide the fate of Brexit and the world's fifth-largest
