Labour unlikely to secure major rewrite of Brexit deal as EU has ‘moved on’, report says June 18, 2024 Labour will face difficulties in securing major changes to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal because the European Union (EU) has "moved on" from Brexit, a new report suggests.
Is it time to admit Brussels just isn’t that into us anymore? June 18, 2024 For any Brit, a trip to Brussels should be a straightforward affair: two hours on the Eurostar, and off the train into a city that is perhaps unfairly maligned. Surprisingly cultural, a unique blend of architecture, and – yes – beer, frites, and the European institutions. It is to there that Rachel Reeves, the presumptive [...]
Labour will seek ‘improved’ post-Brexit trading terms with EU, Reeves says June 17, 2024 Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that a new Labour government will seek to renegotiate aspects of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.
General election: ‘I’m ultimately responsible’ for poll deficit, Sunak says June 16, 2024 "I’m ultimately responsible for what I’m doing and no one else is. It rests on my shoulders," Sunak said.
Election campaigns are ignoring the B-word: Brexit June 15, 2024 Politicians have paid lip service to ‘global Britain’ but the reality is that Brexit has made international trade harder for businesses, says Simon Massey If you’re a business leader that’s been scouring the party manifestos this week for a detailed plan on how either Rachel Reeves or Jeremy Hunt are looking to turbocharge growth, you [...]
Election 2024: Could the Blue Wall be about to crumble in Sevenoaks? June 12, 2024 Throughout the election campaign, political reporter Jessica Frank-Keyes is visiting the City’s commuter hotspots. First up, it’s Sevenoaks...
How has Brexit impacted migration? June 11, 2024 Its probably fair to assume that for most Brexit voters, 'taking back control' was not a vote to increase migration significantly.
Election 2024: Lib Dems would seek to rejoin EU single market June 10, 2024 The Liberal Democrats would seek to rejoin the EU’s single market, they revealed at their manifesto launch today.
Defeated Tories must not abandon the rule of law June 10, 2024 Conservatives in opposition must resist populist disdain for the institutions which make this country internationally competitive – chief among them the rule of law, says Eliot Wilson Nothing is written, of course, as Peter O’Toole tells us in Lawrence of Arabia, but given given Rishi Sunak made a mistake almost as epic as the 1962 [...]
Next government should seek ‘wide-ranging’ review of Brexit agreement says City group June 7, 2024 It argued that the next government should lobby EU member states to seek to improve the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) in a "mutually beneficial way".