Brexit: Government plots rainbow tour of EU27 to talk future relationship before Michel Barnier can ‘whip them into line’ June 25, 2018 Theresa May is planning to go direct to key EU27 member states in a bid to get them onside with the UK’s position on the future relationship, City A.M. understands. While the Brexit white paper had been expected before this week’s European Council meeting, one source said the delay was now being viewed as a [...]
Trade secretary Liam Fox says extended Brexit transition would be acceptable June 24, 2018 International trade secretary Liam Fox today set himself on collision course with his fellow Brexit backers in the Conservative party by saying he would accept an extension to a period of transition from the EU. The Cabinet minister, one of the most prominent voices in favour of leaving the EU during the referendum campaign, said [...]
Brexit: Two years on, are we actually any closer to leaving? June 23, 2018 Two years after the EU referendum, and for many little seems to have changed. By and large, voters still hold the same view they did on 23 June 2016 – although a YouGov study published over the weekend shows a slight tipping in favour of Remain, with thousands of people marching in Londondemanding for a [...]
We deserve a Prime Minister who isn’t blind to the case for cannabis June 21, 2018 No one could follow the story of Billy Caldwell, the 12-year-old boy who suffers from debilitating, potentially fatal seizures, and fail to be outraged by a bureaucratic system that denies him the cannabis treatment he needs. No one, that is, except Theresa May. The latest this week is that the government is finally going to [...]
Chancellor Philip Hammond uses Mansion House speech to accuse EU of ‘land grab’ of the City June 21, 2018 Chancellor Philip Hammond tonight slammed the European Union for attempting a land-grab of the Square Mile, and promised to stand firm on the UK’s post-Brexit demands for the financial services sector. Hammond used his annual Mansion House address to rubbish the so-called enhanced equivalence regime proposed by Brussels. “These proposals have nothing to do with [...]
Brexiters slam Single Market for goods proposal June 21, 2018 Brexiters have slammed suggestions that Number 10 could be poised to push for a Single Market for goods, claiming it would bind the UK's hands on future trade deals. Reports this morning suggested the idea – put forward by think tanks including Open Europe and the Centre for European Reform – was gaining traction in [...]
EU Withdrawal Bill: Government secures narrow victory after Dominic Grieve backs down – for now June 20, 2018 A last minute addition to the government's Brexit bill secured a narrow victory for Theresa May this afternoon, after arch rebel Dominic Grieve backed down. Just minutes before the debate began, Brexit secretary David Davis published a written ministerial statement allowing the Speaker to have the final say on whether a motion can be amended [...]
Chancellor’s Mansion House speech: City to strike new partnerships with global financial hubs June 20, 2018 The chancellor is to tell the City of his plans to forge relationships with major financial centres around the world as he looks beyond Europe to cement the UK’s position as “the undisputed gateway to global markets”. Philip Hammond will use his Mansion House speech tomorrow night to set out plans for “ground-breaking financial partnerships” [...]
The City’s Brexit plans are “impossible” for the EU says former political head of the City of London Corporation June 20, 2018 The City of London’s Brexit plans are “impossible” and should be abandoned in favour of continued membership of the EU’s Single Market, according to the man who led the Square Mile’s top lobbying body in the run-up to the EU referendum. Mark Boleat, the policy director of the City of London Corporation until May last [...]
Single Market for goods, not services is only way to solve Brexit headaches, argues CER boss Charles Grant June 20, 2018 The only way to resolve the Irish border problem and prevent disruption of manufacturers' supply chains is for the UK to remain in the Single Market for goods, the head of a leading think tank has claimed. Writing for the Financial Times, Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform, claimed that "it is a [...]