REUTERS BREXIT HEADLINES - 09 Oct - 15 Oct 2019

BREXIT HEADLINES

A question of trust: British pollsters battle to call looming election

British pollsters have a big problem to solve as the country heads towards an election: Brexit has scrambled traditional political allegiances and they say it is harder than ever to know whether voters are telling them the truth.

15 OCT 2019

Queen sets out PM Johnson's October 31 Brexit priority

Queen Elizabeth set out Prime Minister Boris Johnson's agenda for his government on Monday, including an Oct. 31 Brexit, a new deal with the European Union, and a host of domestic policies designed to win over voters ahead of an expected election.

14 OCT 2019

Brexit hangs in the balance as EU doubts a deal this week

A deal to smooth Britain's departure from the European Union hung in the balance on Monday after diplomats indicated the bloc wanted more concessions from Prime Minister Boris Johnson and said a full agreement was unlikely this week.

14 OCT 2019

Finnish PM says more time needed for Brexit negotiations

Finland's Prime Minister Antti Rinne said on Monday more time was needed for the Brexit negotiations and that they could continue even after a summit of European Union leaders set for Thursday and Friday.

14 OCT 2019

PM Johnson will not resign it parliament rejects government agenda - spokesman

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not resign if parliament rejects his government's programme as set out on Monday in the so-called Queen's Speech, his spokesman said.

14 OCT 2019

Factbox: UK government sets out priorities in Queen's speech

Britain's government set out its agenda in a Queen's Speech on Monday, reaffirming its commitment to leaving the European Union on Oct. 31 and boosting spending on police, education and health before a widely expected election.

14 OCT 2019

Brexit deal to lift UK gilt yields 20 bps, boost German, U.S. yields too: Goldman

Investment bank Goldman Sachs said on Monday that a near-term Brexit resolution could send British government bond yields at least 20 basis points higher and have a knock-on impact on other bond markets too.

14 OCT 2019

UK's Javid plans first post-Brexit budget on November 6

Finance minister Sajid Javid said on Monday he planned to deliver Britain's first post-Brexit budget statement on Nov. 6, less than a week after the country's deadline for leaving the European Union, if it exits with a deal.

14 OCT 2019

Brexit deal can be done, but work still to do - Coveney

A deal between Britain and the European Union is possible, perhaps even this week, but there are still a lot of details to be worked out, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Monday.

14 OCT 2019

Britain and EU say work remains to be done to reach Brexit deal

Britain and the European Union said on Sunday a lot more work would be needed to secure an agreement on Britain's departure form the bloc.

13 OCT 2019

EU: "A lot of work remains" on Brexit, talks to go on

The European Union's executive said on Sunday evening that "a lot of work" remained to be done on Brexit and that talks with British negotiators will continue on Monday.

13 OCT 2019

Significant work to do, but Brexit deal still possible, PM Johnson tells cabinet

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his cabinet on Sunday that a Brexit deal was still possible but that there was significant work to be done to reach one, a spokeswoman from his office said in a statement.

13 OCT 2019

Countdown to divorce: Meetings that will decide Brexit

The following events will determine whether Britain exits the European Union as planned on Oct. 31 or the three-year-old Brexit saga takes another twist.

13 OCT 2019

UK remains a long way from Brexit deal - Downing Street source

Britain remains a long way from agreeing a final Brexit deal and the next few days will be critical if it is to agree departure terms with the European Union, a Downing Street source said on Saturday.

13 OCT 2019

Liberal Democrats rule out backing opposition Labour Party

Britain' Liberal Democrat party leader Jo Swinson said on Sunday she would not back a government led by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.

13 OCT 2019

Cabinet to get Brexit talks update on Sunday

Britain's cabinet will be briefed on the current state of Brexit negotiations at 1145 GMT on Sunday, House of Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg told Sky News.

13 OCT 2019

Corbyn not likely to support deal between Johnson and EU - Sky News

UK opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he is unlikely to support a deal agreed between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union, Sky News reported http://bit.ly/2MedpE9 early on Sunday.

13 OCT 2019

Election likely before Christmas - Corbyn

UK opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Sunday said there was a strong possibility of a national election before Christmas.

13 OCT 2019

Johnson will speak to EU leaders on Brexit deal by end of Monday - Sunday Times

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker by the end of Monday to urge the leaders to support his Brexit deal, the Sunday Times reported http://bit.ly/2oBg1Tq.

13 OCT 2019

EU, Britain enter intense Brexit talks as UK departure date looms

The European Union agreed on Friday to enter intense talks with Britain to try to break the deadlock over Brexit, lifting financial markets with a sign that a deal could be done before the Halloween deadline.

12 OCT 2019

DUP's Dodds says North Ireland must stay in full UK customs union - Repubblica

A mooted eleventh-hour solution to the deadlock over Brexit cannot work because Northern Ireland must remain in a full United Kingdom customs union, the deputy leader of the province's key political party said on Saturday.

12 OCT 2019

PM Johnson will ask MPs to back any Brexit deal secured from EU - The Times

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will ask parliament to back any Brexit deal that he secures from the European Union within 24 hours of the European summit next week, the Times reported on Saturday.

12 OCT 2019

SNP to back Labour government only with Scottish independence vote - FT

The Scottish National Party (SNP) would only support a minority Labour UK government if it agrees to authorise a second independence referendum for Scotland, the Financial Times report on Friday.

11 OCT 2019

EU's Tusk says more tangible hopes for Brexit deal now than before

European Council head Donald Tusk said on Friday he felt slightly more hopeful the European Union and Britain will achieve a deal on the latter's withdrawal from the bloc following months of deadlock.

11 OCT 2019

Brexit no-deal 'would hamper UK/EU police co-operation'

British police would have less ability to cooperate on security with their counterparts in the European Union in a no-deal Brexit, a police chiefs' organisation said on Friday.

11 OCT 2019

Constitutional integrity of UK must be respected in Brexit deal - DUP

The small Northern Irish party supporting the British government insisted on Friday that no barriers to trade be erected between it and mainland Britain in any Brexit deal and that the United Kingdom must leave the European Union as one.

11 OCT 2019

Banks ramp up bets on Brexit deal as mood music improves

Major investment banks said on Friday they had become more optimistic on the prospects for a Brexit deal, following an upbeat meeting between British and Irish leaders that buoyed the pound.

11 OCT 2019

UK strikes ferry deals to ensure supply of medicines after Brexit

Britain said on Friday it had signed deals worth 86.6 million pounds ($109.50 million) with shipping firms to ensure the supply of vital medicines in the event of border chaos after the country leaves the European Union.

11 OCT 2019

Johnson declines to say whether Northern Ireland will stay in EU customs union after Brexit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he did not want to give a running commentary on Brexit talks when asked whether Northern Ireland would be leaving the EU customs union amid hopes an agreement can be found before an Oct. 31 deadline.

11 OCT 2019

EU's Barnier: 'Be patient, Brexit is like climbing a mountain'

The Europen Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he had had a "constructive" meeting with his British counterpart, Stephen Barclay earlier on Friday.

11 OCT 2019

Possible Brexit fix: keep Northern Ireland in UK customs but do checks in Irish sea - EU sources

The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told member states that Britain has changed its position to now accept that the proposed replacement to the backstop cannot erect a customs border on the island of Ireland, a diplomat and an official with the bloc said.

11 OCT 2019

France's Macron on possibility of Brexit deal: 'Let us wait for next few hours'

French President Emmanuel Macron hinted on Friday that the "next few hours" could be crucial regarding the possibility of a breakthrough on a Brexit deal.

11 OCT 2019

EU and UK to go into more intense Brexit negotiations - diplomats

The 27 European Union countries staying on together after Brexit authorised their negotiator Michel Barnier on Friday to go into another round of intense and secret negotiations with Britain in a bid to get a deal, two senior diplomatic sources said.

11 OCT 2019

UK says Brexit meeting in Brussels was 'constructive'

The British and European Union chief Brexit negotiators had "constructive" talks in Brussels on Friday, Britain said, as both sides seek to reach a deal before the Oct. 31 deadline.

11 OCT 2019

EU's Barnier and UK's Barclay had 'constructive' Brexit meeting - spokeswoman

The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier had a "constructive" meeting with his British counterpart Stephen Barclay on Friday, a spokeswoman for the bloc's executive, the European Commission, said.

11 OCT 2019

Irish finance minister hopeful of Brexit progress in Brussels

Ireland’s finance minister said he was hopeful talks between the chief Brexit negotiators of the European Union and Britain would yield a positive outcome on Friday.

11 OCT 2019

EU's Tusk: Brexit deal may be possible but no guarantee of success as time is 'practically up'

European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday the latest round of Brexit talks carried no guarantee of success and time was "practically up" - but that even the slightest chance must be used to try to get a deal before Oct. 31.

11 OCT 2019

Hard Brexit won't hit us, 60% of Germany's small and medium-sized firms say

Around 60% of Germany's Mittelstand, the small and medium-sized companies that form the backbone of Europe's biggest economy, see no impact on their business from a hard Brexit, a survey by Germany's KfW state development bank showed on Friday.

11 OCT 2019

French minister: no-deal Brexit likely if Britain does not seek compromise

A no-deal Brexit is likely if Britain does not seek compromise, French Minister for European Affairs Amelie de Montchalin said on Friday.

11 OCT 2019

UK needs to see EU shift in Brexit talks - minister

Britain needs to see the European Union compromise on Brexit and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is prepared to walk away from negotiations, education minister Gavin Williamson said on Friday amid hope that a deal can be struck by the Oct. 31 deadline.

11 OCT 2019

Brexit deal can be done by October 31, Ireland says after 'positive' Johnson meeting

A Brexit deal could be clinched by the end of October to allow the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in an orderly fashion, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said after what he called a very positive meeting with Boris Johnson.

11 OCT 2019

UK proposes 'pared-down' free trade agreement to end Brexit stalemate - Sky news

The UK is proposing a "pared-down" free trade agreement to make a deal done by the end of October, Sky news reported on Thursday, citing sources.

11 OCT 2019

No Northern Ireland party will have veto on Brexit deal - UK minister

No single party in Northern Ireland will be given a veto in any Brexit deal that is now "a distinct possibility" following a positive meeting between the Irish and British leaders on Thursday, Britain's Northern Ireland minister said.

10 OCT 2019

Irish foreign minister says there is Brexit optimism but 'not there yet'

Ireland's foreign minister Simon Coveney said there was cause for optimism after positive Brexit talks between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart but said there was still some way to go before they had got an agreement.

10 OCT 2019

UK Brexit planning minister Gove delighted by Johnson, Varadkar talks

Michael Gove, the British minister in charge of the government's preparations for Brexit, said talks between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart on Thursday had been constructive and he was delighted they had reported progress.

10 OCT 2019

UK economy to dodge pre-Brexit recession but outlook weak

Britain's economy looks to have dodged recession in the run-up to its deadline for leaving the European Union this month but the pace of growth has sagged as exporters felt the impact of the slowing world economy, official data showed on Thursday.

10 OCT 2019

Britain and Ireland see pathway to possible Brexit deal

A Brexit deal remains possible, Britain and Ireland said on Thursday in a statement issued following talks between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar.

10 OCT 2019

Macron: Britain will have to pay price over any unacceptable Brexit move

Britain will have to pay the price should it decide to proceed with a position over Brexit that is unacceptable for the other 27 European Union countries, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.

10 OCT 2019

Irish PM says in UK to see if any Brexit progress can be made

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he was meeting his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, on Thursday to see if they could make any progress in Britain's negotiations with the European Union to leave the bloc.

10 OCT 2019

Merkel: We want to minimise negative impact of Brexit if it is disorderly

Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Germany wanted to minimise the negative impact of Brexit in both Britain and Germany if Britain were to leave the European Union in a disorderly manner.

10 OCT 2019

Getting lettuce into Britain - Spanish farmers baulk at no-deal Brexit

At this time of year, Juan Colomina is preparing for the start of the harvest of thousands of tonnes of fruit and vegetables grown under plastic in southern Spain and exported to the world.

10 OCT 2019

UK can meet winter energy demand if Brexit happens - National Grid

Britain will be able to meet energy demand this winter even if it leaves the European Union, but could need regular supplies of liquefied natural gas, National Grid said on Thursday.

10 OCT 2019

EU tells Britain - Make more concessions if you want a Brexit deal

The European Union told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson he must make significant concessions if he wants to strike a last-minute Brexit deal.

10 OCT 2019

Countdown to divorce - the meetings that will decide Brexit

The following events over the next three weeks will determine whether Britain exits the European Union as planned on Oct. 31 or the three-year-old Brexit saga takes another twist.

10 OCT 2019

Labour's Corbyn to accuse PM Johnson of using Queen for political gain

Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will on Thursday promise Britain a radical new political agenda and accuse Prime Minister Boris Johnson of dragging Queen Elizabeth into the country's looming general election.

10 OCT 2019

Fewest UK homes being put on sale since 2016 as Brexit nears - RICS

Britons are holding off from trying to sell their homes due to uncertainty about when and how Britain will leave the European Union, according to a survey published on Thursday which adds to signs of a slowdown in the housing market.

10 OCT 2019

Top adviser to PM Johnson going on maternity leave within days - Sun

Nikki da Costa, a top adviser to Boris Johnson, will be leaving on maternity leave in a few days, the Sun newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing a Downing Street source.

09 OCT 2019

EU's Barnier says sealing Brexit deal would be 'very difficult'

The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said sealing a Brexit deal with Britain ahead of Oct. 31 would be "very difficult" and that the bloc cannot accept the latest proposal from London.

09 OCT 2019

EU says Brexit deal 'very difficult' if not entirely impossible

The European Union said on Wednesday it was not shutting the door to a Brexit deal but stressed that London needed to change its stance considerably to secure an agreement.

09 OCT 2019

Labour to back November 26 election if Brexit not delivered in October - Sun

Britain's opposition Labour Party will back a general election on Nov. 26 if Prime Minister Boris Johnson fails in his bid to deliver Brexit by the end of this month, the Sun newspaper said on Wednesday, without citing any sources.

09 OCT 2019

EU-UK Brexit negotiators meeting pushed back to Friday

A meeting of the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier with his British counterpart Stephen Barclay has been pushed back to Friday from Thursday, an official close to the talks said.

09 OCT 2019

EU parliament head says Britain now faces choice of Brexit delay or no deal

European Parliament head David Sassoli said on Wednesday that "not much progress" has been made in Brexit talks and that Britain must now ask for a delay to its Oct. 31 departure date or crash out without a divorce agreement.

09 OCT 2019

No-deal Brexit 'dangerously realistic scenario' - Finnish minister

The European Union is "prepared to face" a no-deal Brexit, which is a "dangerously realistic scenario", Finnish Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen told the bloc's lawmakers.

09 OCT 2019

UK and Irish leaders to meet in England on Thursday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar will meet on Thursday in the northwest of England, the Irish government said.

09 OCT 2019

Explainer: How the British courts may decide the fate of Brexit

Scotland's highest court on Wednesday said it would wait before deciding whether to take action to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask for a Brexit delay if he has failed to secure a divorce deal with the European Union by Oct. 19.

09 OCT 2019

Bankers brace for no-deal Brexit markets mayhem 10 days early

Financial markets could go into a Brexit tailspin about 10 days earlier than expected if a potentially chaotic no-deal departure at the end of the month looks inevitable, bankers say.

09 OCT 2019

France says we'll only extend Brexit if British politics shift

France could discuss giving London an extension on its deadline for leaving the European Union if there was a political shift in Britain allowing a different type of dialogue on Brexit, a French government minister said on Wednesday.

09 OCT 2019

British PM Johnson 'still cautiously optimistic' on Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that he was still cautiously optimistic about a Brexit deal.

09 OCT 2019

Johnson faces cabinet revolt over no-deal Brexit - media

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a fresh rebellion in his cabinet, with a group of ministers poised to resign due to concerns that he is leading the country towards a no-deal Brexit, The Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.

09 OCT 2019

Ireland remains open to a 'fair' Brexit deal - Coveney

Ireland's foreign minister said on Tuesday European Council President Donald Tusk was reflecting EU-wide frustration when he accused Britain of playing a "stupid blame game" over Brexit.

09 OCT 2019

Germany's position on Brexit has not changed, government spokesman says

Germany's position on Brexit has not changed, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, declining to comment on the content of a telephone conversation between Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday.

09 OCT 2019

Anti-Brexit campaigners claim victory as Scottish court delays decision on extension law

Anti-Brexit campaigners claimed victory after Scotland's highest court decided on Wednesday to wait before ruling whether to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay to Britain's EU divorce date if he has not struck a deal in the next 10 days.

09 OCT 2019

Irish minister: if there's a Brexit solution, we want to find it

Ireland still wants to work with Britain to find solutions to solve the Brexit impasse because the stakes are so high that constructive engagement is the only choice, Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Wednesday.

09 OCT 2019

Ireland open to workable Northern Ireland assembly role in Brexit deal

Ireland is absolutely open to proposals that would give Northern Ireland's devolved assembly a say over Brexit but any mechanism must be workable and be one voters in the British-run region would support, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday.

09 OCT 2019

EU ready to make 'major concession' on Brexit deal: The Times newspaper

The European Union is ready to make a "major concession" on a Brexit deal by offering a mechanism for the Northern Irish assembly to leave a new so-called backstop after a number of years, The Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.

09 OCT 2019

EU has no breakthrough Brexit offer, sources say after Times report

European Union officials denied on Wednesday that Brussels was preparing a major concession to Britain to secure a Brexit deal.

09 OCT 2019

UK-bound trucks risk being sent away at Rotterdam port after Brexit - Dutch transport association

Almost a third of companies who ship goods to Britain through the Netherlands have failed to complete the necessary paperwork for their trucks to embark on ferries after Brexit, the Dutch transport association TLN said on Wednesday.

09 OCT 2019

Brexit minister to have Brexit lunch with EU's Barnier on Thursday

Britain's Brexit minister will have lunch with the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, on Thursday, EU sources said.

09 OCT 2019

EU's Barnier says Brexit deal 'very difficult but possible'

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Wednesday he believed that reaching an exit deal with Britain was "very difficult but possible".

09 OCT 2019

EU's Oettinger rejects time limit to backstop, veto by Northern Ireland

The backstop in Ireland cannot be subject to a time limit or be at risk of being vetoed by a third party, which Northern Ireland would be from the EU's point of view after Brexit, the bloc's top budget Commissioner Guenter Oettinger said.

09 OCT 2019

EU's Oettinger says British Brexit proposal 'not satisfactory'

The European Union executive agreed on Wednesday with the assessment of the bloc's Brexit negotiator that the latest British offer did "not represent a satisfactory solution", the bloc's top budget official, Guenther Oettinger, said.

09 OCT 2019

Brexit is tragedy, should be as soft as possible - Dutch finance minister

Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra said on Wednesday that Brexit was a "tragedy" for Britain and the European Union, and should be agreed under the softest possible terms.

09 OCT 2019

DUP would oppose reported EU Brexit offer over Northern Ireland veto

The small Northern Irish party supporting the British government would emphatically oppose any scheme to give the devolved assembly in Belfast a way out of a Brexit backstop after a number of years, a senior member of the party said.

09 OCT 2019

Brexit group apologises for casting Germany's Merkel as a 'kraut'

A Brexit campaign group apologised on Wednesday for describing German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a "kraut" who was bossing Britain about in negotiations over its exit from the European Union.

09 OCT 2019

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