Brexit
May urged to halt implementation of Universal Credit scheme
A former top adviser to four Prime Ministers, including Theresa May, has urged the PM that if she insisted on moving ahead with her plan to implement her Universal Credit benefit scheme many Britons could be left homeless and destitute.
'Miracles' required to progress Brexit talks on to trade next month - Juncker
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said that there would have to be ‘miracles’ for Brexit talks to progress to trade issues in October.
UK's TUC, CBI make joint call on Brexit citizenship deal
The UK's main business and trade union groups made a rare joint statement on Thursday, calling for “urgent” action guaranteeing citizens' rights after Britain leaves the EU in march 2019.
Barnier warns of Brexit stalemate unless financial deal agreed
Brexit talks could still be deadlocked in months unless there was an agreement on the final settlement bill, said the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Thursday.
Labour divisions widen as Sadiq Khan appears to back second Brexit referendum
London mayor Sadiq Khan has put further doubt around the Brexit policy of the Labour party after suggesting that the party may back a second referendum on the EU’s departure.
Theresa May to meet with Donald Tusk to resolve Brexit stalemate
Prime Minister Theresa May is to meet with European Council president Donald Tusk on Tuesday in order to kickstart stalling Brexit discussions.
Theresa May calls for post-Brexit transition period, new security treaty
In a speech in Florence on Friday, Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed that she wanted a two-year "implementation period" post-Brexit and a new treaty with the European Union on security and justice.
Theresa May to propose two-year post-Brexit trade deal with EU
Theresa May was set to tell EU leaders that there was a shared responsibility between them to ensure that they could "smoothly" implement Brexit in an attempt to break the current stalemate in negotiations.
Barnier fires shot across May's bows ahead of Florence speech
Ahead of the UK Prime Minister's major Brexit speech on Friday, chief European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has warned Theresa May against trying to have her cake and eat it and stressing that if a transition period is requested it will first require a withdrawal agreement.
Theresa May preparing €20bn Brexit bill offer - reports
Theresa May is preparing to offer the EU €20bn to settle a post-Brexit divorce bill with the bloc, according to reports ahead of the Prime Minister's speech in Florence on Friday.
Music industry creates 23,000 new jobs in 2016
According to the 2017 Measuring Music report released by UK Music on Wednesday, almost every sector of the music industry grew in 2016, with live music revenue jumping up 14% to bring a total of £1bn to the sector over the year.
Verhofstadt to meet Northern Irish leaders to discuss borders
The European Parliament's Brexit spokesman Guy Verhofstadt arrived in Northern Ireland on Wednesday ahead of meetings with local political leaders at Stormont as part of a two-day visit to discuss the future of the island's border.
Boris Johnson denies reports he plans to resign within the week
On Tuesday afternoon, Boris Johnson denied that he had been preparing to resign by the end of the week as rumours circulated that a rift had formed between the Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister Theresa May over their Brexit strategies.
Brexit puts almost 10,000 finance jobs at risk
According to a new survey conducted by Reuters, almost 10,000 finance jobs could be relocated from the UK or created overseas in coming years in the event that Britain loses access to the European single market.
Brexit to be inflationary, BoE's Carney says
Brexit will be inflationary in the short-term, the head of the Bank of England said as he reiterated the Monetary Policy Committee's recently adopted stance that some withdrawal of accommodation is likely to be appropriate over the coming months.
UK Government proposes post-Brexit security agreement with EU
The UK government announced on Monday that it was looking to finalise a comprehensive new security, law enforcement and criminal justice partnership with the EU after Britain leaves the bloc in March 2019.
Boris Johnson accused of 'misuse of official statistics' by chief UK statistician
Boris Johnson has come under fire after a 4,000-word opus on a post-Brexit utopia penned by the Foreign Secretary was published on Friday evening, throwing him firmly back into the Brexit fray.
Theresa May flies to Canada eyeing post-Brexit trade deal
Prime Minister Theresa May has flown to Canada to discuss a post-Brexit trade deal with counterpart Justin Trudeau.
Burberry post-Brexit potential is "enormous", says its CEO
The chief creative officer of the quintessential British brand, Burberry, has described its potential as "enormous" in post-Brexit Britain.
UK may have to spend £800m on post-Brexit customs checks
Britain may have to spend an extra £800m to handle extra customs and border checks post-Brexit.