Explainer: The Brexit bonfire of EU laws turns into dust April 28, 2023 Rishi Sunak has smothered the “Brexit bonfire” of EU laws – and hard-line Brexiteers are fuming with rage. But the prime minister smartly refused to be the face of this u-turn, putting business secretary Kemi Badenoch on the front stage herself. This week, Badenoch had to tell Brexiteers in her party that the majority of [...]
Toyota considers investment in Derbyshire as automakers back post Brexit Britain December 4, 2023 Toyota is mooting two new investments in the UK, involving new models at its Derbyshire plant and the mass manufacture of hydrogen fuel cells.
‘Brexit’s biggest rewards’: New data bill makes way through parliament September 5, 2022 New data reforms, which digital secretary Nadine Dorries reckons will be “one of Brexit’s biggest rewards”, is set to be debated in parliament today. Under the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, firms will be given the flexibility to protect personal data in more proportionate ways rather than forcing them to follow the same processes [...]
Regulator to clamp down on post-Brexit credit and debit card fees December 13, 2023 An “unduly high” surge in credit and debit card interchange fees has cost UK businesses an extra £150m to £200m in the past year, the Payment System Regulator (PSR) has found. As a result, the regulator has proposed a price cap to protect UK businesses from overpaying, as it believes a significant raise in fees [...]
EU set to recommend delay to post-Brexit electric car tariffs December 5, 2023 A three-year delay in the introduction of tariffs on new electric cars is reportedly expected to be recommended by the European Commission.
Bankers’ bonuses are back and the long 2010s dominated by Brexit are over November 2, 2023 There’s a political vibe shift, and the Conservatives are on the losing end of it is Brexit finally exits stage right.
Bailey: Brexit has created ‘opportunities’ – but policymakers must tread carefully October 4, 2023 Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, warned that policymakers should take no chances with financial stability despite the "opportunities" that Brexit had created for the UK.
Brexit ‘unpicked’? Starmer defends approach to EU as Tories go on the attack September 22, 2023 The Labour leader insisted there was no case for rejoining the EU, its single market or customs union after the Tories seized on comments suggesting he would not “diverge” from Brussels’ rules.
JCB billionaire and Brexit champion Lord Bamford retires from House of Lords April 9, 2024 Lord Bamford, the billionaire executive chairman of JCB and major Brexit backer, has retired from the House of Lords.
Theresa May: Former Prime Minister at centre of Brexit talks to quit as MP March 8, 2024 Former prime minister said she will quit as an MP and dedicate herself to causes, including launching a Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.