Brexit
03 May
Tories and Labour suffer local election losses, pound jumps
The Conservative and Labour parties both lost ground at local elections on Friday, with smaller parties and independent candidates hoovering up more seats as voters expressed their frustration over Brexit deadlock.
03 May
Numis blames political uncertainty for dive in profits
Numis Corporation on Friday reported a plunge in interim profits and revenues as domestic political uncertainty precipitated a period of weak UK investor sentiment.
01 May
Corbyn rebuffs attempts to endorse second Brexit vote
Efforts by Labour MPs to back a second referendum on EU membership in the European election campaign were repelled by party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday.