What’s the future of the UK in the wake of Brexit?
8 years, 9 months ago

What’s the future of the UK in the wake of Brexit?

Al Jazeera  

A majority of British voters have opted to leave the European Union. The United Kingdom has decided to become the first major economy to leave the 28-member state of the European Union. But it is also the result of years of scepticism about the EU in the UK, where Brussels and EU officials are often perceived as unaccountable political elite, who have too much power over the lives of British people. But this vote was as much about emotion and disillusionment with the status quo, as it was about Britain’s future in the EU. Presenter: Richelle Carey Guests: John Hilary – executive director of War on Want Jonathan Portes – principal research fellow at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research Charlie Wells – European features editor for The Wall Street Journal

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BORIS JOHNSON: Brexit means nothing if you don't have a government that truly believes in it. And Britain will never truly succeed until our ruling class finally share the pride and self-confidence of
2 months ago

BORIS JOHNSON: Brexit means nothing if you don't have a government that truly believes in it. And Britain will never truly succeed until our ruling class finally share the pride and self-confidence of

Daily Mail  

It is five years since that glorious moment when I stood in the pillared room in Downing Street as a cheering crowd counted down the seconds to midnight – and BONG! They held up two fingers to all those who told them Britain was too feeble to leave the EU, and five years ago – obedient to their mandate – …

5 Years After The U.K. Left The EU, The Full Impact Of Brexit Is Still Emerging
2 months ago

5 Years After The U.K. Left The EU, The Full Impact Of Brexit Is Still Emerging

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — Five years ago Friday, two crowds of people gathered near Britain’s Parliament — some with Union Jacks and cheers, others European Union flags and tears. “We’ve seen a new division around Brexit becoming part of electoral politics.” A decision that split the nation An island nation with a robust sense of its historical importance, Britain …

Will the Brexit headache ever end? Join our exclusive panel as we discuss five years of Britain outside the EU
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Will the Brexit headache ever end? Join our exclusive panel as we discuss five years of Britain outside the EU

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Five years after Brexit, the UK must restore its relationship with the EU
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Five years after Brexit, the UK must restore its relationship with the EU

The Independent  

Five years ago this month, Brexit was “done” and the United Kingdom ceased to be a member of the European Union. We reluctantly accepted, however, that the majority of the British people took a different view, and that the government of Mr Johnson, the leader of the Leave campaign, was entitled to restrict immigration after Brexit. The considered view after …

UK Economy to Outperform Europe in Next 15 Years, Says CEBR
3 months, 1 week ago

UK Economy to Outperform Europe in Next 15 Years, Says CEBR

Live Mint  

-- The UK will outperform its struggling European peers in the next 15 years, helping it to cling onto its place among the world’s biggest economies, according to long-term projections. “While this outlook is markedly better than key European peers like France and Germany, both of whom are expected to slip, this reflects a relatively poorer outlook for Eurozone economies …

Ahead Of The 2024 General Election, UK Voters Weigh Economic Concerns
9 months ago

Ahead Of The 2024 General Election, UK Voters Weigh Economic Concerns

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 02, 2024 18:20 IST - 5 MINS READ Ahead of the UK general election, polls point to one, clear outcome: near wipe-out for the ruling Conservative Party. “Confidence is returning to the economy and the country.” The UK economy came out of recession in the first quarter of 2024, with a better-than-expected growth of 0.7 per cent. …

Are we heading for ANOTHER EU referendum? Polling guru Sir John Curtice says Britain could face a fresh showdown by 2040 with Labour's voters 'very anti-Brexit'
11 months, 1 week ago

Are we heading for ANOTHER EU referendum? Polling guru Sir John Curtice says Britain could face a fresh showdown by 2040 with Labour's voters 'very anti-Brexit'

Daily Mail  

Britain is on track for another referendum on whether to be in the EU, according to a polling guru. Professor Sir John Curtice pointed to the overwhelmingly anti-Brexit views of Labour voters and younger generations as he argued the issue has not been settled. However, speaking at an event organised by the UK in a Changing Europe think-tank, Sir John …

The Brexit bill: £100bn hit to UK exports as toy, medical kit and jewellery sales slump
1 year, 1 month ago

The Brexit bill: £100bn hit to UK exports as toy, medical kit and jewellery sales slump

The Independent  

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Brexit will leave UK £300bn worse off by 2035, say economists
1 year, 2 months ago

Brexit will leave UK £300bn worse off by 2035, say economists

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Brexit has been bad for the UK economy, majority of Britons believe
1 year, 3 months ago

Brexit has been bad for the UK economy, majority of Britons believe

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No more delusions – chaos at the Port of Dover shows it’s time to face the harsh realities of Brexit
1 year, 11 months ago

No more delusions – chaos at the Port of Dover shows it’s time to face the harsh realities of Brexit

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Five big Brexit promises – and what we got instead
2 years, 1 month ago

Five big Brexit promises – and what we got instead

The Independent  

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Brexit poll: Two years on, two-thirds of Britons support a future referendum on rejoining the EU
2 years, 3 months ago

Brexit poll: Two years on, two-thirds of Britons support a future referendum on rejoining the EU

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Beyond Brexit: Britain will be closer to the EU in future, come what may
2 years, 3 months ago

Beyond Brexit: Britain will be closer to the EU in future, come what may

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Brexit has left ‘enduring scars’ on EU nationals living in UK, research finds
2 years, 9 months ago

Brexit has left ‘enduring scars’ on EU nationals living in UK, research finds

The Independent  

Six years on from the EU referendum, Brexit has left “enduring scars” on European nationals living in the UK, according to a new study. Two-thirds of UK-resident EU and EEA citizens taking part in the survey said Brexit had “significantly – and mostly negatively – affected their feelings about Britain”, said researchers from the University of Birmingham and Lancaster University. …

Brexiteers claims UK’s EU departure ‘comparable to the end of the Stuart dynasty’
4 years, 3 months ago

Brexiteers claims UK’s EU departure ‘comparable to the end of the Stuart dynasty’

The Independent  

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With Little Ado, Divided United Kingdom Casts Off Into the Brexit Unknown
4 years, 3 months ago

With Little Ado, Divided United Kingdom Casts Off Into the Brexit Unknown

News 18  

The United Kingdom left the European Union’s orbit on Thursday, turning its back on a tempestuous 48-year liaison with the European project for an uncertain post-Brexit future in its most significant geopolitical shift since the loss of empire. For five years, the frenzied gyrations of the Brexit crisis dominated European affairs, haunted the sterling markets and tarnished the United Kingdom’s …

United Kingdom Completes Its Exit From The European Union
4 years, 3 months ago

United Kingdom Completes Its Exit From The European Union

NPR  

United Kingdom Completes Its Exit From The European Union Britain is now well and truly out of the European Union, and the border between the U.K. and its former partners in the EU will be very different, LEILA FADEL, HOST: Europe rang in the new year by wrapping up one of the world's biggest divorces. LANGFITT: Leila, what's really amazing …

New year, new era as UK begins post-Brexit future
4 years, 3 months ago

New year, new era as UK begins post-Brexit future

Al Jazeera  

As Brexit was completed, chaos was avoided at UK borders, but critical divisions unleashed by the historic divorce remain. The UK left the EU’s vast single market for people, goods and services at 23:00 GMT, midnight in Brussels, on Thursday, New Year’s Eve, as the Brexit transition period expired 11 months after the country formally left the bloc on January …

What will change with Brexit from 1 January 2021?
4 years, 3 months ago

What will change with Brexit from 1 January 2021?

The Independent  

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Auld lang syne: New Year brings final UK-EU Brexit split
4 years, 3 months ago

Auld lang syne: New Year brings final UK-EU Brexit split

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Four years after divisive Brexit vote, UK formally leaves the EU
4 years, 3 months ago

Four years after divisive Brexit vote, UK formally leaves the EU

Al Jazeera  

The UK has left the European Union’s single market and customs union as the Brexit saga enters a new chapter. The United Kingdom has left the European Union’s economic and political orbit in an historic departure that has split Britons politically and marked the country’s greatest shift on the global stage in modern times. As the clock struck 11pm in …

Labour will back this underwhelming Brexit deal but that does not mean we welcome it
4 years, 3 months ago

Labour will back this underwhelming Brexit deal but that does not mean we welcome it

The Independent  

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Can the UK move on from Brexit? As a European, I find that very hard to believe
4 years, 3 months ago

Can the UK move on from Brexit? As a European, I find that very hard to believe

The Independent  

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After Brexit, what’s now for British businesses?
4 years, 3 months ago

After Brexit, what’s now for British businesses?

Live Mint  

Business breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after the UK and European Union announced a post-Brexit trade deal, but called for greater clarity over services, and for the move to a new regime as smooth as possible. However, a feared "no-deal" would have compounded that, given it would have meant World Trade Organization rules, with high customs duties, quotas …

Timeline of events in Britain’s exit from the European Union
4 years, 3 months ago

Timeline of events in Britain’s exit from the European Union

Associated Press  

LONDON — A timeline of key events related to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union: Jan. 23, 2013: British Prime Minister David Cameron promises a referendum on Britain’s membership in the EU if the Conservative Party wins the next general election. July 23: Boris Johnson elected new Conservative Party leader July 24: Johnson takes office as prime minister, insisting …

Brexit: No deal with EU worse for UK economy than Covid-19, says Bank of England governor
4 years, 4 months ago

Brexit: No deal with EU worse for UK economy than Covid-19, says Bank of England governor

CNN  

London CNN Business — Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that failing to secure a new trade deal with the European Union would do more damage to the UK economy over the long run than the coronavirus pandemic. “I think the long-term effects … would be larger than the long-term effects of Covid,” Bailey said Monday in response …

UK warns EU on Brexit: We won’t blink first
4 years, 6 months ago

UK warns EU on Brexit: We won’t blink first

Live Mint  

Britain will not blink first in Brexit trade negotiations with the European Union and is not scared of a no-deal exit at the end of the year, the country's top Brexit negotiator warned the bloc on Sunday. Britain left the EU on Jan 31 but talks have so far made little headway on agreeing a new trade deal for when …

Brexit is a battle over the type of country we want to become. Labour can't just give up the fight
4 years, 9 months ago

Brexit is a battle over the type of country we want to become. Labour can't just give up the fight

The Independent  

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Brexit and me: ‘The EU has been incredibly successful… but populism is rising’
4 years, 11 months ago

Brexit and me: ‘The EU has been incredibly successful… but populism is rising’

Dutch News  

How are British nationals in the Netherlands coping with Brexit? He is concerned about rising xenophobia in the UK and Brexit’s impact on his ability to teach at business schools around Europe. Insurance policy I’ve thought about taking Dutch citizenship, but I’d have to give up my British passport and that could present problems in the future if I want …

Brexit and me: ‘The EU has been incredibly successful… but populism is rising’
4 years, 11 months ago

Brexit and me: ‘The EU has been incredibly successful… but populism is rising’

Dutch News  

How are British nationals in the Netherlands coping with Brexit? He is concerned about rising xenophobia in the UK and Brexit’s impact on his ability to teach at business schools around Europe. Insurance policy I’ve thought about taking Dutch citizenship, but I’d have to give up my British passport and that could present problems in the future if I want …

Brexit just happened. Britain and the EU are already fighting about what comes next
5 years, 2 months ago

Brexit just happened. Britain and the EU are already fighting about what comes next

CNN  

London CNN Business — Britain and the European Union have taken their first steps toward negotiating a new free trade deal, staking out sharply divergent positions Monday that point to more fraught negotiations and another year of uncertainty for businesses. Speaking less than three days after Britain left the European Union, the bloc’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, told reporters …

Brexit: UK finally leaves EU, immediate aftermath and future implications
5 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: UK finally leaves EU, immediate aftermath and future implications

Op India  

The United Kingdom formally left the European Union at 11:00 pm on Friday. Johnson’s address to the Nation In an address to the nation, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “For many people, this is an astonishing moment of hope, a moment they thought would never come. Driving licences, pet passports and European Health Insurance Cards issued in the UK …

British companies want to make the most of Brexit – investing in growth is how the government can help
5 years, 2 months ago

British companies want to make the most of Brexit – investing in growth is how the government can help

The Independent  

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Joy and sadness: how the world reacted on Brexit Day
5 years, 2 months ago

Joy and sadness: how the world reacted on Brexit Day

The Hindu  

The United Kingdom left the European Union on Friday, ending its 47-year membership of the world's biggest trading bloc. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson “Our job as the government my job is to bring this country together and take us forward,” Johnson said in a statement. To build with more determination a European Union that is powerful, effective, which you …

Brexit: UK Officially Leaves EU, Ending 47-Year-Long Membership
5 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: UK Officially Leaves EU, Ending 47-Year-Long Membership

ABP News  

London: Britain has officially left the European Union, marking a historic end to its 47-year-long membership of the world's largest trading bloc. While celebrations to mark "Brexit day" saw EU flags being burned on the streets of London, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson marked the historic moment with his team at his Downing Street office, celebrating with English sparkling wine …

Brexit: UK officially leaves the European Union
5 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: UK officially leaves the European Union

Al Jazeera  

More than three years after the UK’s in/out referendum, the country’s membership of the EU ends. What are the rights of EU citizens living here and of UK citizens living in Europe?” Trade expert David Henig, the UK director of the European Centre for International Political Economy think-tank, agreed Johnson has a difficult task ahead of him. “The UK government, …

Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown
5 years, 2 months ago

Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown

Associated Press  

LONDON — So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. In a message from nearby 10 Downing St., Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Britain’s departure “a moment of real national renewal and change.” But many Britons mourned the loss of their EU identity, and some marked the passing with tearful vigils. Johnson insisted post-Brexit Britain would be “simultaneously a great European power …

The Latest: History arrives: UK leaves EU after 47 years
5 years, 2 months ago

The Latest: History arrives: UK leaves EU after 47 years

Associated Press  

LONDON — The Latest on Britain’s departure Friday night from the European Union: 11:15 p.m. Britain has left the European Union after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to the bloc. ___ 10 p.m. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Brexit is a chance to make Britain a better place, “whatever the …

Let’s move on: EU wants to keep big role after Brexit
5 years, 2 months ago

Let’s move on: EU wants to keep big role after Brexit

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — As the United Kingdom prepared to bring to an end its 47-year EU membership, the bloc’s top officials on Friday pledged to continue playing a prominent role “in the ever-louder cacophony of the world,” despite the loss of a powerful affiliate. In a text published by several European media outlets, EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Parliament …

Brexit: Britain is leaving the European Union today. Then the hard part begins
5 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: Britain is leaving the European Union today. Then the hard part begins

CNN  

London CNN — After three-and-a-half years, three prime ministers and seemingly endless votes in Parliament since the 2016 Brexit referendum, Britain finally becomes the first ever country to leave the European Union at 11:01 p.m. GMT on Friday. ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP/Getty Images Trade-off on trade The bulk of these negotiations will focus on the UK and the EU’s future trading relationship. …

I couldn't bring myself to vote for the EU's Brexit bill – Remainers like us cannot give up the fight for Europe
5 years, 2 months ago

I couldn't bring myself to vote for the EU's Brexit bill – Remainers like us cannot give up the fight for Europe

The Independent  

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David Sassoli, European Parliament President, says Brexit is a ‘wound’
5 years, 2 months ago

David Sassoli, European Parliament President, says Brexit is a ‘wound’

CNN  

CNN — A top European official has warned that reaching a “good agreement” on the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union will take time. European Parliament President David Sassoli told CNN he was concerned about the UK government’s decision to rule out an extension to the Brexit transition period, which starts on Friday and ends in …

Britain’s EU Journey: When Blair’s EU aspirations faded away
5 years, 2 months ago

Britain’s EU Journey: When Blair’s EU aspirations faded away

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Britain, he insisted, would be at the “heart of Europe.” Euro-enthusiasts like Blair thought, and still do, that Britain is just too small to prosper economically outside the European Union so Britain’s national …

Britain’s EU Journey: When Churchill urged European unity
5 years, 2 months ago

Britain’s EU Journey: When Churchill urged European unity

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Maybe it’s just to do with the fact there is a strip of water separating the country from what is often referred to as “the continent.” Britain has always been wary of the …

UK announces plan to mark the Brexit moment on Jan. 31
5 years, 2 months ago

UK announces plan to mark the Brexit moment on Jan. 31

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government has announced plans for gala events on the night of Jan. 31 when the country officially leaves the European Union after a prolonged political stalemate. Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to make a speech that night to mark the occasion after holding a special Cabinet session in the north of England to emphasize his government’s …

Brexit Could Spell the End of Globalisation and Global Prosperity
5 years, 2 months ago

Brexit Could Spell the End of Globalisation and Global Prosperity

The Quint  

The UK House of Commons has finally voted for Brexit. If the plan passes the House of Lords without much delay, the UK will leave the European Union several years after a 2016 referendum set it down this path. More than merely tossing aside the EU, this vote represents a rejection of globalisation and the implicit trade-off of some democratic …

Brexit: UK public wants to remain in EU, new poll finds weeks before withdrawal date
5 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: UK public wants to remain in EU, new poll finds weeks before withdrawal date

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ten per cent …

EU relief as UK polls signal Brexit may soon be done
5 years, 3 months ago

EU relief as UK polls signal Brexit may soon be done

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders on Friday congratulated British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his sweeping election victory amid optimism that his clear majority should finally allow him to push the long-stalled Brexit divorce deal through a reluctant parliament and end years of political wrangling. If there is no regulatory convergence, we will not be able to conclude an ambitious …

UK businesses fear a nightmare Brexit hasn’t gone away
5 years, 3 months ago

UK businesses fear a nightmare Brexit hasn’t gone away

CNN  

London CNN Business — Prime Minister Boris Johnson now has a clear path to take Britain out of the European Union. At that point, however, UK goods shipped to the country’s biggest export market will be subjected to taxes unless Johnson has secured a deal that sets new terms of trade with the European Union. “We suspect that if Johnson …

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