The Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has expressed worry over Britain’s imminent exit from the European Union (EU). “I’m worried about...
Theresa May has said the UK "cannot possibly" remain within the European single market, as staying in it would mean "not leaving the EU at all". But the prime minister promised to push for the...
The UK will not retain "partial" membership of the EU once it leaves, Theresa May will say in her much-anticipated Brexit speech. The PM will tell other European countries the UK wants to trade with...
The pound has hit its lowest level for more than three months on reports Britain was set to quit the EU single market as part of its Brexit plans. Sterling fell below the $1.20 level before...
The UK may be forced to change its "economic model" if it is locked out of the single market after Brexit, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said. Mr Hammond said the government would not "lie down" and...
Theresa May must spell out whether she wants the UK to remain in the single market and customs union, before Brexit talks begin, MPs have said. The Commons Brexit committee said the PM should...
A post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal might take 10 years to finalise and still fail, Britain’s ambassador to the EU has privately told the government. The BBC understands Sir Ivan Rogers warned ministers...
The UK faces higher food prices without continued access to EU workers, 30 food and drink associations have warned. In a letter published in the Guardian, they argue that EU workers play an important...
Allowing ministers to trigger Brexit was Parliament’s “clear expectation” when it agreed to an EU referendum, the Supreme Court has been told. Attorney General Jeremy Wright said the government...
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has resigned after suffering a heavy defeat in a referendum over his plan to reform the constitution. In a late-night statement, he said he took responsibility for...
Campaigners are urging the government not to "cherry pick" different parts of the economy for special trade agreements with the EU after Brexit. Three pro-EU MPs argue this approach risks creating...
EU leaders are not "bluffing" when they say the UK will be left without access to the single market when it leaves the bloc if there is no free movement of people, Malta's prime minister says. Joseph...
Philip Hammond opens his first Autumn Statement by looking at the UK economic figures. The UK economy is "resilient" despite forecasts that government finances will be £122bn worse off than...
The Silicon Valley company is set to expand its British engineering team and open a new London HQ in 2017. Facebook isn't batting an eyelid over Brexit -- it still sees the UK as a great place to...
The government has no overall Brexit plan and a strategy may not be agreed for six months, a leaked memo prepared for the Cabinet Office suggests. The memo – obtained by The Times and seen by the...
Nigel Farage has become the first British politician to meet Donald Trump since he became US president-elect. A UKIP spokesman said the interim party leader discussed "freedom and winning" with Mr...
The “Trump Train” (once a Twitter hashtag and then a successful metaphor of the assertive, and to date unstoppable, reform wind blown by Donald Trump) is finally arrived at the White House. But...
The European Union yesterday edged up its eurozone growth forecast for this year but trimmed it for 2017, warning that the economy faced new challenges due to Brexit and rising inequality. Brussels...
UK stocks have followed falls in Asian and European markets after Donald Trump won the US election. The FTSE 100 index was down about 0.5% to 6,812 in the first hour, although that was less steep...
Asian stocks have tumbled after early results from the US presidential polls suggested a victory for Donald Trump looked more plausible. All major markets in the region are now lower, with money...
