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Scottish judge temporarily denies request to halt parliament suspension
A Scottish judge on Friday temporarily denied a request to stop prime minister Boris Johnson from suspending parliament.
UK has offered 'nothing credible' on Brexit backstop - Irish deputy PM
The UK had still not put forward any “credible” proposals on replacing the Brexit backstop, Ireland's deputy taoiseach said on Friday as Britain said it wanted to “step up the tempo” on talks with the European Union.
ECB's Lautenschlager argues against restarting QE
Sabine Lautenschlager became the third member in as many days at the end of the week to argue against the European Central Bank restarting its quantitative easing programme, saying that there were no signs yet of deflation and warning of the risk of 'moral hazard' by setting the wrong incentives for governments.
UK inflation expectations hit six-year high in August, poll shows
Britons' inflation expectations hit a six-year high in the likely run-up to the UK's exit from the European Union, the results of a widely-followed survey showed.
House prices grow less than 1% for ninth month in a row
Annual house price growth across the UK remained below 1% for a ninth consecutive month in August as political and economic uncertainties weighed on potential buyers.
Scottish Tory leader Davidson quits citing Brexit 'conflict', family pressures
Scottish Conservative Party leader Ruth Davidson quit on Thursday, citing personal “conflict” over Brexit as campaigners prepared to fight the looming suspension of parliament.
Pound slumps as UK confirms Queen's Speech for Oct 14
Sterling plunged as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed he would suspend parliament and hold a Queen's Speech on October 14, just a few weeks before the October 31 Brexit deadline.
No confidence vote and early UK elections still most likely scenario, ING says
Westminster's decision to to suspend Parliament meant the withdrawal process would go down to the wire, raising the odds of the UK crashing out of the European Union without a deal "slightly", but a no-confidence vote that led to another Article 50 extension and new elections remained the most likely outcome - but only "narrowly" - analysts at ING said.
Berenberg keeps On the Beach at 'buy', slashes target price
Analysts at Berenberg reiterated their 'buy' rating on shares of package holiday group On the Beach on Tuesday but slashed their target price following the firm's recent profit warning.
UK MPs agree on need for legislation to halt no-deal Brexit
Opposition MPs met on Tuesday seeking a consensus on how to stop the no-deal Brexit threatened by prime minister Boris Johnson.
Johnson says Brexit deal unlikely and UK can easily cope with disorderly exit
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the likelihood of an exit deal was “touch and go” but said that country could easily cope with no-deal Brexit.
Pound snaps higher as Macron backs month of Brexit talks
The pound snapped higher on Thursday afternoon after France's President, Emmanuel Macron, added his weight to proposals from the day before to try and find a solution to the Irish Backstop question over the next month and avoid the UK falling out of the European Union without a withdrawal agreement.
Bank to cut rates by 50 basis points after 'no deal' Brexit, Barclays says
The Bank of England would most likely be forced to cut rates again before the middle of next year after Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, leading to a jump in prices that would wallop the economy.
Johnson calls for Irish Brexit backstop to be scrapped
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeated his call to scrap the backstop plan for the Irish border, describing it as "anti-democratic" in a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk.
Boris Johnson plans information campaign ahead of no-deal Brexit
The UK government will kick-off an information campaign in September aimed at preparing the British public for a no-deal Brexit.
Lib Dems prepared to talk with Labour on stopping no-deal Brexit
Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said she was prepared to work with the Labour party to stop a no-deal Brexit, although she still felt Jeremy Corbyn would not have enough support to lead a unity government.
Corbyn, Lib Dems at odds over 'caretaker' prime minister
UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called on the leaders of opposition parties to appoint him as a caretaker leader to stop a no-deal Brexit.
JP Morgan stays cautious on Kingfisher heading into Brexit deadline
Analysts at JP Morgan retained a "cautious" view on shares of white goods retailer Kingfisher, reiterating their 'underweight' recommendation and lowering their target price from 200. 0p to 190. 0p.
Pelosi says trade deal with UK not possible if Good Friday accord compromised
House speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that a trade deal between the US and the UK will not happen if the Good Friday accord is compromised.
Johnson accuses MPs, EU of 'terrible collaboration' on Brexit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday accused MPs and the European Union of a “terrible collaboration” in trying to block Brexit .