Brexit vote five years on: We would take UK back, say Europeans June 25, 2021 More than five years after the UK voted to end its membership of the European Union, most Europeans would happily support a ‘Breturn’. If the UK were to change its mind, millions of Europeans would take Britain back, according to a poll by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, with Spaniards being the most welcoming and the [...]
Scottish govt: Brexit is damaging business, migration and devolution in Scotland June 24, 2021 Many of the “negative impacts which were envisaged” at the time of the vote in June 2016 are “only now “starting to crystallise”, the Scottish Government has said five years on from the Brexit referendum. Determining the “real impact” of the Brexit vote to leave the European Union will take many years, according to a [...]
EU citizens told to apply to post-Brexit scheme within 28 days to stay in UK June 23, 2021 EU citizens who have not already applied to the EU Settlement Scheme will be given a 28-day period to apply to remain. While the scheme closes in a week, the Home Office has said it will allow EU citizens indefinite time to complete their application if they have a reasonable excuse. The government was previously [...]
Never Gonna Give EU Up: Radiohead and Bob Geldof plead for support to continue Euro tours June 23, 2021 Over 200 artists have backed a campaign pushing the government to act on Brexit-related red tape around touring in the EU. The #LetTheMusicMove campaign, launched today, was set up by the Featured Artists’ Coalition (FAC). It is calling for a “transitional support package” to cover new costs placed on UK artists and music businesses after [...]
No Brexit hit: London remains world’s most important fintech hub outside the US June 23, 2021 A newly-published report has shown that London remains the second most active city in the world for fintech, behind San Francisco, but that the fintech space in the rest of the UK is expanding rapidly. London’s fintech space is primarily powered by its thriving ‘challenger bank’ sector, with Brexit and the pandemic having little impact [...]
Haulier shortage putting construction work ‘under enormous pressure’ June 23, 2021 A shortage of hauliers due to the UK’s departure from the EU and Covid testing rules is becoming a “critical nationwide problem” for the construction industry, which is already battling disrupted supply chains. Government advisory body the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) today said that a lack of drivers was now causing construction delays and pushing [...]
Race to identify EU nationals who have yet to apply for post-Brexit papers as cut-off date is next week June 21, 2021 The Government said today it is working hard to identify tens of thousands of Europeans living in the UK who have yet to apply for a new post-Brexit residency scheme ahead next week’s cut-off date. Downing Street said only a “small minority” of those eligible for the settled status scheme – which closes at the [...]
France targets City of London firms in post-Brexit ‘Choose France’ push June 20, 2021 French President Emmanuel Macron has began a new push to bring City of London firms to Paris post-Brexit. JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon have been invited to Macron’s “Choose France” event at the Palace of Versailles on 28 June, where the President will try to make the case for investment in [...]
UK-EU food and drink exports halve in first quarter June 18, 2021 The UK exported more food and drink to countries outside the EU than to the bloc in the first three months after Brexit, a first for the sector. However, that is because exports to the EU dropped by nearly half – 47 per cent – compared to the first quarter of 2020. Exports to non-EU [...]
Tesco grapples with Brexit-driven lorry driver shortage June 18, 2021 Tesco is “working hard” to address a shortage of HGV drivers, the supermarket’s boss revealed in a call today following its quarterly results. “In terms of labour availability, we’ve seen some shortage specifically in HGV drivers, but we’re working really hard to address that,” Ken Murphy said in the post-results phone call this morning. “We’ve [...]