Brexit deal live: UK would vote to remain in EU in a second referendum January 17, 2019 Hello and welcome to our Brexit vote live blog. Stay tuned for reaction to Labour's no confidence vote yesterday, after Theresa May's Brexit deal slumped to a historic defeat in parliament on Tuesday night. Please manually refresh this page for the latest updates What you need to know: The Prime Minister’s deal was defeated by [...]
Form alliance with Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore to boost City after Brexit, Shanker Singham argues in new report May 4, 2018 The City should forge alliances with other major financial hubs to strengthen and boost its position in the post-Brexit world, a new report by influential trade wonk Shanker Singham argues. According to Singham and co-author Catherine McBride, both of whom left Legatum to join the Institute of Economic Affairs in March, the UK should use [...]
DEBATE: Should we subsidise farmers for providing ‘public goods’, like protecting the environment? January 8, 2018 Should we subsidise farmers for providing ‘public goods’, like protecting the environment? Warwick Lightfoot, director of economics at Policy Exchange and lead author of Farming Tomorrow, says YES. Brexit presents a big opportunity to improve the way we support farming and put the consumer at the heart of food policy. The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy [...]
Government to introduce deposit return scheme for drinks bottles in England to tackle waste and improve recycling March 28, 2018 The government today confirmed plans to roll out a deposit return scheme for plastic and glass bottles so shoppers in England will have to pay extra on drinks – but will get it back if they return the container. The rate could see consumers pay as much as 22p extra in an upfront deposit when [...]
Labour demands ‘full access’ to Single Market after Brexit through amendment to EU Withdrawal Bill June 6, 2018 Labour is to table a new amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill, demanding the government ensure “full access” to the Single Market after Brexit. The amendment, which is expected to be formally tabled tomorrow, calls on Theresa May to seek ongoing access with “no new impediments to trade and common rights, standards and protections as [...]
Leading Brexiteers Michael Gove and Dominic Raab have joined calls for Downing Street to protect EU nationals’ rights March 5, 2017 The pressure is growing on Prime Minister Theresa May to guarantee the rights of EU nationals after a cross-party group of MPs, including some heavy hitter Brexiteers, called on Downing Street to act. The House of Lords last week passed an amendment to the Article 50 Bill including a unilateral offer to protect Europeans resident [...]
Prime Minister backs down on customs backstop deadline to keep Brexit secretary David Davis from resigning June 7, 2018 David Davis has backed down from his threats to resign after the Prime Minister added a date to the Brexit backstop proposal. According to the document published this afternoon, the government is proposing a UK-wide temporary customs arrangement with the EU in which the two sides will continue to trade on the same basis as [...]
Prime Minister backs down on customs backstop deadline to keep Brexit secretary David Davis from resigning June 7, 2018 David Davis has backed down from his threats to resign after the Prime Minister added a date to the Brexit backstop proposal. According to the document published this afternoon, the government is proposing a UK-wide temporary customs arrangement with the EU in which the two sides will continue to trade on the same basis as [...]
Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers hash out Brexit position on UK’s economic partnership with the EU in eight-hour meeting February 22, 2018 Theresa May and her ministers were in crunch talks late into the night in a bid to nail down a final position on customs arrangements and details for the transition period of Britain’s departure from the EU. The Prime Minister is expected to set out the path Britain plans to take in a speech next [...]
Spring Statement: OBR reveals the UK will be paying Brexit divorce bill until 2064 March 13, 2018 The Office for Budget Responsibility estimates the UK will be paying its Brexit divorce bill until 2064. Published to coincide with Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement today, the OBR puts the final figure at £37.1bn – squarely in the middle of government estimates of £35bn-£39bn. The body estimates that for the years 2019 and 2020 the [...]