Davis set to savage Chequers as May awaits EU verdict on key proposals September 20, 2018 Theresa May last night urged EU leaders to stop trying to break up the UK as she warned there were just two months left to strike a Brexit deal. Speaking directly to her counterparts at a dinner in Salzburg last night, the Prime Minister made it clear that if an agreement were not reached by [...]
Theresa May rejects Michel Barnier’s Irish border plan September 19, 2018 Theresa May is set to shoot down Brussels' attempt to diffuse the Northern Ireland border row amid claims the EU's plan would still divide the UK. The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has been seeking to "de-dramatise" the issue of how to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland if no trade deal [...]
Theresa May rejects Michel Barnier’s Irish border plan September 19, 2018 Theresa May is set to shoot down Brussels' attempt to diffuse the Northern Ireland border row amid claims the EU's plan would still divide the UK. The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has been seeking to "de-dramatise" the issue of how to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland if no trade deal [...]
David Davis: Theresa May’s Brexit plan is undemocratic September 19, 2018 David Davis is set to brand the government's Brexit plan as "devoid of democracy" in another stinging attack on Theresa May. The former Brexit secretary will use a speech in Germany tomorrow to lambast the so-called Chequers plan as a "non-starter" – claiming it goes back on promises the Conservatives made in their 2017 General Election [...]
David Davis: Theresa May’s Brexit plan is undemocratic September 19, 2018 David Davis is set to brand the government's Brexit plan as "devoid of democracy" in another stinging attack on Theresa May. The former Brexit secretary will use a speech in Germany tomorrow to lambast the so-called Chequers plan as a "non-starter" – claiming it goes back on promises the Conservatives made in their 2017 General Election [...]
‘Wild West’ world of cryptocurrencies needs to be regulated, MPs warn Philip Hammond September 19, 2018 The "Wild West" world of cryptocurrencies needs to be independently regulated to protect customers and prevent money-laundering, a powerful group of MPs today demanded. A report from the Treasury Select Committee warns the current system of self-regulation is not fit for purpose, and adverts promoting digital currencies are often misleading. Among the problems facing cryptocurrency [...]
‘Wild West’ world of cryptocurrencies needs to be regulated, MPs warn Philip Hammond September 19, 2018 The "Wild West" world of cryptocurrencies needs to be independently regulated to protect customers and prevent money-laundering, a powerful group of MPs today demanded. A report from the Treasury Select Committee warns the current system of self-regulation is not fit for purpose, and adverts promoting digital currencies are often misleading. Among the problems facing cryptocurrency [...]
Sir Vince Cable’s ‘erotic spasm’ gaffe overshadows his Lib Dem conference speech September 18, 2018 Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable overshadowed his own conference speech by stumbling over his words during a key attack on Brexit. In a much-trailed line, the former Business Secretary was due to describe the vote to leave the EU as an "erotic spasm". However, the 75-year-old failed to rise to the occasion at the [...]
Sir Vince Cable’s ‘erotic spasm’ gaffe overshadows his Lib Dem conference speech September 18, 2018 Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable overshadowed his own conference speech by stumbling over his words during a key attack on Brexit. In a much-trailed line, the former Business Secretary was due to describe the vote to leave the EU as an "erotic spasm". However, the 75-year-old failed to rise to the occasion at the [...]
UK and US should have mutual recognition of financial sectors on ‘day one’ of a post-Brexit trade deal, says new report September 18, 2018 The UK and US should seek an immediate system of mutual recognition to deepen trade in financial and professional services, according to a new report produced by policy experts from both sides of the Atlantic. The proposal is one of a range of suggestions put forward by a group of 11 think tanks in a [...]
