UK May Need A Second Vote On Brexit
The former Prime Minister said the U. K. should keep its "options open" over its decision to leave the European Union until it becomes clear what kind of deal it can get. "If it becomes clear that...
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Top Banks Preparing To Leave UK In 2017 Over Brexit, Says Banking Body
Banks have already said they are making contingency plans to move some of their operations. Big international banks are preparing to move some of their operations out of Britain in early 2017 due to...
Banks Planning To Relocate Out of UK Over Brexit
Large banks are getting ready to relocate out of the UK early next year over fears around Brexit, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) has warned. Writing in The Observer, its boss Anthony Browne...
Germany Hopes May Will Spell Out Brexit Vision At EU Summit
British Prime Minister Theresa May will inform European Union leaders on her thinking about Britain's exit from the bloc at a summit later this week and Germany hopes she will set out a Brexit...
Brexit Is Becoming A Big Fat Mess
The U. K. is still a member of the EU, and will be for at least another 30 months. It's been the week from hell for those trying to plot Britain's exit from the European Union. The U. K. economy sent...
Boris Johnson’s Secret ‘Remain’ Article Revealed
The contents of a newspaper column written by Boris Johnson urging Britain to stay in the EU have been revealed. According to a new book on the EU referendum campaign, he declared: "Britain is a...
Theresa May Dismisses Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit ‘shambles’ Claim
Theresa May has rejected a claim by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn that she is overseeing a "shambolic Tory Brexit". During Prime Minister's Questions she said she wanted "maximum possible access" for...
Theresa May Rules Out Brexit Vote For MPs
Theresa May has said MPs will not get a vote on Brexit because to "second guess" the British people would be "unacceptable". The Prime Minister's spokesman said it was "absolutely necessary" for the...
Flash Crash ‘triggered By Algorithm’ Drags Pound Lower
The pound has plunged in Asian trade, hitting a new 31-year low against the US dollar as traders speculate about a possible trigger. It fell more than 6% at one point to $1.1841 before recovering to...
PM To Trigger Article 50 By End of March
Brexit: PM to trigger Article 50 by end of March Theresa May will formally begin the Brexit process by the end of March 2017, she has told the BBC. The PM's announcement on triggering Article 50 of...
PM May Pledges Bill To Take UK Out of EU
Theresa May has said she is to introduce a "Great Repeal Bill" in the next Queen's Speech which will overturn the act which took the UK into the EU. It will remove the European Communities Act 1972...
EU States ‘could Veto Brexit Deal’
A group of Central European EU members known as the Visegrad Four is ready to veto any Brexit deal that would limit people's right to work in the UK, Slovakian PM Robert Fico says. In an interview...
EU Leaders ‘need Sober Look At Problems’
The European Council President Donald Tusk has called on EU leaders to take a "sober and brutally honest" look at the bloc's problems, in the wake of Britain's shock vote to leave the EU. As they...
Theresa May and Donald Tusk Holding Brexit Talks
Theresa May is meeting European Council President Donald Tusk for the first time since becoming UK prime minister later, with Brexit on the agenda. In talks at Downing Street, Mrs May will say the UK...
UK To Explore Free Trade Deal With Australia
The UK is to begin preliminary talks with Australia about the outline of a future free trade deal between them. Officials will meet twice a year to discuss the parameters of what both sides said they...
UK PM To Host Brexit Brainstorm
Theresa May is to chair a meeting of her cabinet at Chequers to discuss the UK's approach to leaving the EU and its objectives in future negotiations. The prime minister and senior ministers are...
German Minister Says Brexit ‘may End EU’
Germany's vice-chancellor has warned the future of the EU could be in doubt if the UK's exit is handled badly. Sigmar Gabriel said the EU would go "down the drain" if other states followed Britain's...
David Cameron Resigns: Prime Minister Announces He Will Step down after UK Votes for Brexit
David Cameron has announced he is quitting as Prime Minister after Britain voted to leave the European Union after a nearly half a century.
In a statement outside Downing Street, and with his wife by...