City passporting rights deal “unachievable” in Brexit negotiations, warns top EU financial lawyer November 2, 2016 The UK is unlikely to be able to secure passporting rights during Brexit negotiations, a top EU financial lawyer has warned in a report. In its Blueprint for Brexit paper, think tank Politeia said preserving so-called passporting rights for financial services at all costs should not be prioritised by UK negotiators as it is not achievable. Passporting allows financial services [...]
Ireland is launching a charm offensive on the UK’s financial services market after Brexit November 2, 2016 The Irish government has embarked on a charm offensive in a bid to lure parts of the UK's financial services market to Dublin in the aftermath of Brexit. Financial services minister Eoghan Murphy is meeting firms in the capital this week to discuss the merits of the Ireland as a gateway to Europe. Just days after [...]
German government told: Best outcome from Brexit negotiations is no Brexit November 2, 2016 The German government has been advised that the best outcome from Brexit negotiations will be no Brexit. The Council of Economic Experts told Angela Merkel’s government that a UK exit from the EU would “not only mean an economic loss, but above all a bigger political mess”. The report said: “The best outcome of the [...]
The age of deglobalisation is here: Now we must face up to its implications November 2, 2016 Politics is never certain. Yet from Brexit and wider Eurozone disquiet, to the isolationist rhetoric permeating the US elections, one thing is clear: the former mantras of globalisation and deregulation are facing increasing opposition. Voters across the developed world are expressing the view that the benefits of operating at an international scale have been offset by [...]
UK signs landmark trade deals with Colombia including £20m bio research programme November 2, 2016 The UK has marked the first state visit from a Colombian president with a pair of landmark trade deals set to back both exports and research in the Latin American Country. The government yesterday revealed plans for £1bn in export finance to encourage investment in healthcare and energy, and the department for Business, Energy and [...]
Tommorrow judges will rule whether the government can trigger Article 50 without parliament’s approval November 2, 2016 Judges will tomorrow give their verdict on whether Theresa May must consult gain MPs consent to trigger Article 50 and begin the process of exiting the European Union. Campaigners argue that May cannot do so without the support of the House of Commons, and argue that the summer's European referendum alone does not confer power [...]
CBI boss Carolyn Fairbairn is having her first face-to-face meeting with Theresa May ahead of the Autumn Statement November 2, 2016 CBI boss Carolyn Fairbairn is set to meet Theresa May for the first time later this month as the business lobby seeks to warm relations with Downing Street ahead of the Autumn Statement. Fairbairn will have her first face-to-face with the Prime Minister since May took on the role in the Summer. It comes after [...]
Theresa May blasts Fifa over football body’s “utterly outrageous” poppy ban November 2, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a stinging rebuke to Fifa chiefs over the football world governing body’s reluctance to allow the Home Nations to sport poppies on their shirts. Both the English and Scottish football associations have lobbied Fifa for their teams to be allowed to wear embroidered poppies when they play each other [...]
Brexit will test the UK’s constitutional framework to the limits, a new think tank report says November 2, 2016 Brexit will test the UK's constitutional and legal frameworks to the limit as the public have unleashed "a process as complex as it is unpredictable", a think tank has said. A report out from The UK in a Changing Europe, commissioned by the Political Studies Association, says British politics is "being reshaped" and "our institutions tested" as it [...]
The ballot box pen/pencil argument has reared its ugly head yet again November 2, 2016 Voters could be able to cast their ballot with a pen in future after fears that pencils could lead to fraud. The Electoral Commission received around 200 calls from worried voters about the issue around the time of the EU referendum in June. Many Twitter users posted online that they were using pens because of [...]