Latest Uk Headlines
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Prospect of Brexit Deal Is ‘Touch and Go,’ Acknowledges PM Johnson
Aug 26 2019 // U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged Sunday that the prospect of a Brexit deal was “touch and go,” as other European Union capitals grasp the problems Britain has with the withdrawal...
Key Irish Businesses Said Unprepared for Brexit, Face Supply Chain Risk
Aug 22 2019 // Some of the Irish businesses most exposed to the risk of Britain crashing out of the European Union in 10 weeks are not very well prepared, Ireland’s government warned on Thursday. The Irish economy is considered the...
Deadlock Continues as EU Rebuffs Johnson Bid to Reopen Brexit Deal
Aug 21 2019 // The European Union poured cold water on Boris Johnson’s attempt to renegotiate the Brexit deal, saying the so-called backstop to prevent a hard Irish border — which the British prime minister wants scrapped...
Parade of Probes Underway to Pin Blame for Britain’s Blackout
Aug 20 2019 // The lightning strike that triggered Britain’s biggest blackout in more than a decade has also spawned a flurry of investigations by groups ranging from the government to railway operators. National Grid Plc’s...
U.K.’s RSA Group Makes Market Move Despite Its Safety from No-Deal Brexit
Aug 20 2019 // RSA Insurance Group Plc is issuing sterling debt well ahead of an October 31 Brexit deadline, even though the U.K. insurer will likely fare better in a disorderly exit than many of its less-diversified peers. The company...
Leaked Document Warned of Fuel, Food, Medicine Shortages If No-Deal Brexit
Aug 19 2019 // Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, according to leaked official documents reported by the Sunday Times whose interpretation was immediately...
British PM Johnson Targeted by Opposition Campaigns to Block No-Deal Brexit
Aug 15 2019 // Opposition parties launched rival campaigns to topple Prime Minister Boris Johnson and stop him taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal, illustrating fractures in the anti-Brexit movement that make neither...
Britain Will Spend ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Prepare for No-Deal Brexit
Aug 9 2019 // Britain will spend “whatever it takes” before its departure date from the European Union to prepare for the possibility of leaving without a divorce deal, the minister responsible for planning for a no-deal...
UK’s Aviva Reports 1% Rise in 1st Half Operating Profit, Reviews Asia Business
Aug 8 2019 // Britain’s second largest insurer Aviva reported a forecast-beating 1% rise in first-half operating profit on Thursday, helped by a strong performance in its general business and announced a review of its Asian...
UK and EU Continue to Trade Blame over Failure to Negotiate New Exit Deal
Aug 7 2019 // Michael Gove, the minister in charge of planning for a no-deal Brexit, blamed the European Union for failing to engage on a new agreement, deepening the diplomatic standoff between the two sides less than three months...
UK Markets Regulator Warns of Dangers of Unregulated Cryptocurrencies
Aug 1 2019 // Britain’s markets watchdog said on Wednesday that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value and offer consumers few protections, but added that such coins fall outside the scope of its powers. The...
UK Aims to Renegotiate a Brexit Deal – with Resistant EU
Jul 30 2019 // UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will spend the next few weeks pressing the European Union to negotiate a better Brexit deal, his office said, while preparing the country to leave the bloc in case he fails. A messy no-deal...
EU Lags Behind Britain in Preparations for No-Deal Brexit: CBI
Jul 29 2019 // The European Union is less prepared for a no-deal Brexit than Britain, potentially leaving British firms at a disadvantage if there is no transition agreement and weakening London’s hand in future trade talks, a...
No-Deal EU Exit ‘Now a Very Real Prospect’, Says Head of Newly Formed Brexit Cabinet
Jul 29 2019 // UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s high-level Brexit cabinet holds its first meeting Monday, and will gather every day to ensure the country leaves the European Union on Oct. 31. Michael Gove, named to a job that...
Risk of No-Deal Brexit Rises as EU Rejects PM Johnson’s Demands for Better Exit Deal
Jul 26 2019 // The scale of the challenge facing Boris Johnson to break Britain’s political deadlock was laid bare in his first days as prime minister, as the European Union immediately rejected his demands for a better Brexit...
UK Lawyers Could Be Forced Out of EU Courts with No-Deal Brexit
Jul 23 2019 // UK lawyers with lucrative careers in European Union law are fighting to save their jobs after the bloc’s top courts warned that a no-deal Brexit would forbid them from representing clients. In an April letter, a...
Britain Reviews How to Improve Financial Services Regulation After Brexit
Jul 23 2019 // Britain has kicked off a review of how regulation of finance could be improved after Brexit, saying it would not tweak the existing set-up of watchdogs introduced in the aftermath of the financial crisis a decade ago. The...
Germany’s Merkel Says UK Should Be Given More Time for Brexit If Needed
Jul 19 2019 // German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the U.K. should be given more time to leave the European Union if it needs it, as she pointed to a way out of the Brexit impasse that falls far short of what the U.K.’s next prime...
U.K. Networks Could Become Less Secure if Huawei Is Banned, MPs Say
Jul 19 2019 // Barring Huawei Technologies Co. from operating in the U.K. could lower security standards and make networks less resilient to malicious attacks, according to Parliament’s intelligence and security committee, which...
No-Deal Brexit Could Push UK Economy into Recession, Says Fiscal Watchdog
Jul 18 2019 // A no-deal Brexit could plunge the British economy into recession, hammer the pound and drive up government borrowing, according to the U.K fiscal watchdog. The analysis from the Office for Budget Responsibility is based on...
