Brexit
Barnier says 'no decisive progress' on key Brexit issues after latest talks
There had been "no decisive progress" on the key issues between the UK and European Union over Brexit in the latest round of talks, said chief EU negotiators Michel Barnier.
Brexit expected to have 'little direct impact' on Chesnara after Dutch acquisition
Life insurance and pension management firm, Chesnara said its recent acquisition of Legal and General Nederland for £137. 5m earlier this year was the cause of its soaring earnings in the first half.
EU's Verhofstadt talks state of Brexit discussions with European Parliament
Guy Verhofstadt, the EU's Brexit negotiator said the UK was drawing out Brexit negotiations, saying the process needed to move to actual, meaningful negotiations as he expected no breakthroughs in negotiations later this week, and that sufficient progress by October would be difficult.
May calls on China to do more over NKorea as she seeks post Brexit Japan deal
UK Prime Minister Theresa May demanded China do more to rein in North Korea over its missile programme as she arrived in Japan to drum up investment opportunities post Brexit.
BRC warns of food shortages if no Brexit customs deal agreed
Britain could suffer food shortages if customs procedures are not resolved before Brexit, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said.
EU's Juncker says UK Brexit position papers unsatisfactory
The UK's approach so far to Brexit negotiations was unsatisfactory, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday.
Manufacturers warn of potential shortage of skilled workers post-Brexit
UK manufacturers have called for urgent clarity from the government over their concerns about an impending recruitment crunch due to an exodus of European Union workers.
Tories Brexit strategy challenged by Labour's u-turn on single market
Prime Minister Teresa May is under pressure from her own party after the Labour party changed its mind and announced it would be campaigning for the UK to remain within the EU single market.
UK's Johnson admits UK will have to pay Brexit "divorce bill"
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Friday conceded that Britain would have to pay a “divorce bill” to the European Union as part of the Brexit process.
UK calls for maintained data co-operation in latest Brexit paper
Theresa May’s government has called on the EU to agree to a shared approach to the protection of data when the UK leaves the bloc in April 2019.
ONS finds no evidence of major overstaying by foreign students in UK
The Office for National Statistics has found that it has been far over-estimating the numbers of foreign students who have overstayed in the country after their visa ran out.
Food industry warns of worker shortage as Brexit bites
The UK food and drink industry has warned of a shortage of workers in the sector due to EU nationals relocating to the continent as a result of Brexit.
'Creep' Trump made my skin crawl, Hillary Clinton says
Defeated US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said that Donald Trump made her 'skin crawl' during a televised debate in last year’s election campaign.
UK threatens Brexit negotiations with trade proposals
An Oxford Economics research briefing released on Wednesday said that recent events had reduced the likelihood that the UK and the EU would come to a mutual agreement on their divorce as Britain appears to have made little effort to progress the separation talks.
Downing Street confident Brexit talks will advance to second phase by October
Prime Minister Theresa May is confident Brexit negotiations have made sufficient progress and will move to a second phase in the autumn, contrary to reports last week that talks will be delayed until the end of the year.
Leaving EU without trade deal would not hurt UK - Thinktank
Leaving the European Union without a trade deal in place would not be a disaster for the British economy, a right-wing think tank claimed on Friday.
Brexit talks' second stage to be pushed back to December - reports
The second stage of negotiations between Britain and the European Union over the terms of Brexit could be pushed back to the end of the year as not enough progress was being made in the initial talks, media reports suggested overnight.
UK govt forced to defend Brexit customs union plan as critics deride 'fantasy' proposals
The British government on Wednesday was forced to defend its policy on its customs plans post-Brexit after they were described as “fantasy” by a key EU official.
Irish hard border will not return, UK Brexit paper says
A UK government positioning paper has said that ensuring there is no hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will be a top priority as Brexit negotiations continue.
Britain proposes temporary customs union post Brexit
The UK government has suggested a temporary customs union with the European Union after Brexit as it published a position paper on Tuesday.