Brexit: Union RMT to campaign for a Brexit from “pro-austerity, anti-worker EU” June 25, 2015 The transport union RMT will campaign for a Brexit from “pro-austerity, anti-worker” European Union (EU) after a vote at its AGM. Read more: Treaty change may not come before EU membership referendum David Cameron admits The group has long been opposed to the UK’s membership of the EU, and says the vote merely reaffirms its [...]
Brexit: Treaty change may not come before EU membership referendum David Cameron admits June 25, 2015 David Cameron has said it may not be possible to achieve EU treaty change before the EU membership referendum. Read more: Cameron faces a hard sell at the European Council Instead, the Prime Minister is arguing the UK should accept “irreversible lock” and “legally binding” guarantees as to future treaty changes. This is a marked [...]
Queen warns over “divided” Europe as Gauck commits to “constructive dialogue” over EU reform June 25, 2015 The Queen has warned that “division in Europe is dangerous”, prompting suggestions that she was warning about a possible Brexit. The comments came as a speech during the UK monarch's four-day state visit to Germany, made in front of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister David Cameron. The Queen, who must remain [...]
French minister Emmanuel Macron warns David Cameron over EU treaty change June 24, 2015 Ahead of a trip to discuss his key priorities for renegotiation with fellow leaders, David Cameron has received yet another warning, this time from the French economy minister Emmanuel Macron, who told him he cannot create an “à la carte” European Union. "I don't understand how it's possible to say 'we, the UK, want to [...]
Twelve reasons why the campaign for Brexit is quickly gaining momentum June 23, 2015 It was not long after the Conservative general election victory that the campaign for the UK to stay in the European Union was launched – no matter how disappointing the results of David Cameron’s renegotiation might be. Even before the Referendum Bill was published and the wording of the question set, the creation of [...]
Standard & Poor’s: Brexit could “significantly dent” UK financial services and insurance sectors June 23, 2015 Any departure from the European Union could do significant harm to the UK's insurance and financial services sectors, ratings agency Standard & Poor's has suggested. Read more: Eurosceptic report sets the stage for Brexit In a report published today, the organisation pointed out that between them, the two sectors account for 30 per cent of [...]
Eurosceptic Business for Britain report sets the stage for Brexit June 22, 2015 A new report from business leaders is giving momentum to an increasingly well-organised group of Eurosceptics who stand to vote “no” - in favour of the UK leaving the European Union – in an in/out referendum. “Change, or go,” a new report from the Eurosceptic Business for Britain campaign group, argues that the UK “could prosper and [...]
Cameron must take control of EU reform negotiations before referendum says Conservative rebel Tim Loughton June 22, 2015 David Cameron has been told by Conservative rebels to grab EU referendum negotiations by the scruff of the neck. Read more: EU referendum could be held October 2016, according to government source The former children’s minister, Tim Loughton, said leaving the reform plan to civil servants would end up with negotiations turning to mush. Loughton rebelled [...]
Boris Johnson says City will thrive even if there’s a Brexit June 22, 2015 Boris Johnson has poured cold water on fears over the potentially damaging impact of a Brexit on the City, also saying that London will continue to thrive as long as it invests in infrastructure. The incumbent London mayor shrugged off some business leaders' concerns that exiting the European Union would be harmful to Britain, saying [...]
Top UK business figures Helena Morrissey and Mark Littlewood back calls for EU reform or Brexit June 22, 2015 Several top UK business leaders have backed a new report from Business for Britain (BfB) which states that if Britain cannot establish a new relationship within the EU, it should prosper outside it. Helena Morrissey, of Newton Investment Management and Mark Littlewood, director general of the Institute of Economic Affairs, are among the BfB members [...]