Reuters•5 hours agoSiemens UK boss - Give us clarity on how post-Brexit trade will work
The United Kingdom needs to urgently clarify how trade with the European Union will work after Brexit, and the world's fifth-largest economy should remain in the customs union unless there is a proper alternative, the boss of Siemens UK said. With only nine months left until the United Kingdom is
Sky News•6 hours agoCity firms row over Brexit demands to PM
A powerful panel of business leaders representing some of Britain’s biggest employers is embroiled in a row over assurances they are demanding from Theresa May about the terms of the UK’s departure from the EU. Sources said that some members of the PBSC had expressed disquiet over the tone and content
- Reuters - UK Focus•5 hours ago
UK PM May defeats pro-EU rebels, wins lawmakers' approval for Brexit plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday won approval for her plan on how much say lawmakers should get over Brexit, defeating a attempt by pro-European Union rebels to give parliament more influence. ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•6 hours ago
Siemens UK boss: Give us clarity on how post-Brexit trade will work
The United Kingdom needs to urgently clarify how trade with the European Union will work after Brexit, and the world's fifth-largest economy should remain in the customs union unless there is a proper alternative, the boss of Siemens UK said. With (Other OTC: WWTH - news) only nine months left
- Reuters - UK Focus•6 hours ago
Leading pro-EU rebel lawmaker backs down, will support government on Brexit laws
The pro-European Union lawmaker leading a group of rebels threatening to vote against Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit law said on Wednesday that he had accepted assurances from minister and would now ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•7 hours ago
Siemens boss tells UK: Give us clarity on how post-Brexit trade will work
The United Kingdom needs to urgently give clarity on how trade with the European Union will work after Brexit and the world's fifth largest economy should remain in the customs union unless there is a proper alternative, the boss of Siemens UK said. With (Other OTC: WWTH - news) nine months until
- Business Insider UK•7 hours ago
British government moves to calm fears over Brexit bill
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government moved to calm fears in parliament over its proposal for a "meaningful vote" on any Brexit deal on Wednesday, saying lawmakers may be able to change ministers' plans in the event of a no deal with the European Union.
- Reuters - UK Focus•7 hours ago
British government moves to calm fears over Brexit bill
Britain's government moved to calm fears in parliament over its proposal for a "meaningful vote" on any Brexit deal on Wednesday, saying lawmakers may be able to change ministers' plans in the event of a no deal with the European Union. In a statement, Brexit minister David Davis said
Reuters•8 hours agoFormer UK financial district leader sees 75,000 Brexit job losses
A former leader of London's financial district believes Britain is unlikely to get generous access to the European Union financial market after Brexit, resulting in a loss of 75,000 jobs and 10 billion pounds ($13.2 billion) in tax revenue. Mark Boleat, political leader of the City of London until
- Reuters•8 hours ago
Brexit impact on primary dealers a major concern - Irish, Finnish debt agencies
Britain's withdrawal from the European Union and its impact on primary dealers in government bond markets is a big concern for euro zone governments, officials from the Irish and Finnish debt management agencies said on Wednesday. The numbers of primary dealers -- banks that are appointed by governments
- Reuters - UK Focus•8 hours ago
Former UK financial district leader sees 75,000 Brexit job losses
A former leader of London's financial district believes Britain is unlikely to get generous access to the European Union financial market after Brexit, resulting in a loss of 75,000 jobs and 10 billion pounds ($13.2 billion) in tax revenue. Mark Boleat, political leader of the City of London (LSE
- The Independent•9 hours ago
Brexit: City warns millions at financial risk from contract crisis
Hardly a week goes by without yet another unforeseen Brexit complication rearing its head and pointing to things potentially getting very ugly in Britain as its clueless government lurches from crisis to crisis. The latest to be filed under the heading “issues not being addressed” has been raised by
- Evening Standard•9 hours ago
Sterling slides amid fears Theresa May will be ousted over Brexit
The pound hit a seven-month low against the dollar earlier as the Prime Minister faced another nail-biting parliamentary clash in her attempt to steer Brexit legislation through the House of Commons.
- Reuters - UK Focus•10 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Brexit: Two years after, the UK is already missing out
* European shares rebound * May faces Brexit showdown in Parliament * U.S. futures rise June 20 - Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of European equity markets brought to you by Reuters stocks ...
- Business Insider UK•12 hours ago
UK's upper chamber to debate Brexit laws later on Wednesday
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- Reuters - UK Focus•12 hours ago
UK's upper chamber to debate Brexit laws later on Wednesday
Britain's upper house of parliament will consider any changes made to proposed Brexit laws on Wednesday evening, shortly after they have been voted upon by the lower house of parliament, the opposition Labour Party said. Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with rebels in her Conservative
- Reuters - UK Focus•12 hours ago
Sterling pinned at 7-month lows before parliament Brexit vote
Sterling slid to a fresh seven-month low against the dollar on Wednesday as concerns over the latest round of Brexit negotiations sapped demand for the British currency before a central bank meeting on Thursday. Prime Minister Theresa May will ask the lower House of Commons to pass her Brexit blueprint
- Reuters - UK Focus•13 hours ago
MORNING BID EUROPE-UK's May faces Brexit rebels
After France's Emmanuel Macron signalled after talks with Angela Merkel yesterday that Europe needed to think again about how it manages the issue, those pushing for an altogether tougher approach have arranged a series of huddles ahead of next week's European Union summit. Austrian Chancellor
- The Independent•21 hours ago
Millions in the UK and EU at financial risk because of Brexit contract problem, new study shows
Millions of people in the UK and across the rest of Europe are at financial risk because of Brexit, new research from financial services industry body TheCityUK has revealed. The risk arises from questions around what will happen to millions of cross-border contracts when the UK leaves the EU. According
- Yahoo Finance UK•yesterday
EU steps up preparation for cliff edge Brexit amid stalemate on Irish border
The EU is stepping-up preparations for the possibility of a ‘no deal’ Brexit over concerns about the lack of progress being made in talks over the Irish border issue.
- Business Insider UK•yesterday
EU's Barnier says progress in Brexit talks, but divergences remain on Ireland
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