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BREXIT HEADLINES

Johnson says will keep no-deal Brexit preparations in place

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he wanted to keep in place preparations the government has made for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.

29 NOV 2019

Data firm broke Canadian privacy laws with involvement in Brexit, U.S. campaigns - probe

Canadian data firm AggregateIQ broke privacy laws with some of the work it did for a leading pro-Brexit group in Britain and a number of U.S. political campaigns, according to a report of an official probe released on Tuesday.

27 NOV 2019

Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier to prioritise UK trade deal post-Brexit - Financial Times

The European Union's Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has told EU politicians he will make Britain's new trade deal with the EU a priority after Brexit, the Financial Times reported https://www.ft.com/content/93bc9ae2-108b-11ea-a7e6-62bf4f9e548a, citing people briefed on a closed-door meeting in Strasbourg on Tuesday.

26 NOV 2019

France and Germany propose EU overhaul after Brexit upheaval

France and Germany put aside bilateral tensions on Tuesday to call for an overhaul of the EU, which has been buffeted over the past decade by a euro zone debt crisis, an influx of migrants and refugees, rising eurosceptic populism and Brexit.

26 NOV 2019

How Britain could still face a cliff-edge Brexit

"Get Brexit Done", British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's election campaign catchphrase that promises a clean departure from the European Union, is much easier said than done.

25 NOV 2019

Johnson offers up new Brexit promise for Christmas

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised on Sunday "to get Brexit done", with his Conservative Party making an election pledge to bring his deal to leave the European Union back to parliament before Christmas.

25 NOV 2019

Labour promises millions of women pension compensation

Britain's main opposition Labour Party has promised to hand more than three million women compensation for the loss of years of state pension payments when their retirement age was raised if it wins power at a Dec. 12 election.

25 NOV 2019

Johnson promises 'sensible' tax cuts and spending plans

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, facing a Dec. 12 election, promised 23.5 billion pounds of "sensible" tax cuts and extra day-to-day spending which he sought to contrast with the opposition Labour Party's much more radical plans.

25 NOV 2019

Factbox - Johnson's election plan: Brexit, nurses and no more tax rises

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched his Conservative Party's election manifesto on Sunday, vowing to employ another 50,000 nurses, prevent tax rises and complete Britain's departure from the European Union.

24 NOV 2019

Johnson's Conservatives on 41%, Labour 30% in Survation poll

Support for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party narrowed by three points in a Survation poll reported by a journalist on Sunday, with 41% of respondents saying they would vote Conservative compared with 30% for Labour.

24 NOV 2019

Opinium says conservatives have highest share of vote since 2017 general election

The British Conservative Party's lead over the opposition Labour Party has grown to its widest since 2017 with less than three weeks to go before the Dec. 12 election, a poll by Opinium for the Observer newspaper showed on Saturday.

24 NOV 2019

No further Brexit delay, says Gove

British minister Michael Gove ruled out on Sunday asking the European Union for another Brexit delay to secure a new trading relationship with the bloc.

24 NOV 2019

Johnson to get Brexit done and unleash 'tidal wave' of investment

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised on Sunday to get Brexit done to restore business confidence and unleash what he said would be a tidal wave of investment.

24 NOV 2019

Britain's Conservatives says they will not extend Brexit implementation period

Britain's governing Conservative Party will not extend the Brexit implementation period beyond December 2020, it said in its election manifesto on Sunday, reiterating Prime Minister Boris Johnson's vow to "get Brexit done".

24 NOV 2019

Johnson says: I have a 'radical agenda' for UK

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday his election manifesto was a radical agenda for the United Kingdom.

24 NOV 2019

Johnson: I will not cut the armed forces

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would not cut the armed forces.

24 NOV 2019

Johnson says: I haven't lost my 'tax-cutting zeal'

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he had not lost his tax cutting zeal but that Britain needed to maintain fiscal discipline.

24 NOV 2019

Corbyn - I would stay neutral in a second Brexit referendum

The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said on Friday he would remain neutral in any second Brexit referendum, so he could credibly carry out the result of the vote and unite the country.

23 NOV 2019

Brexit Party leader Farage promises to continue campaigning

The leader of Britain's Brexit Party, Nigel Farage said on Friday he would go on campaigning for years to come, setting out an agenda beyond securing an exit from the European Union, focused on reforming the country's political system.

22 NOV 2019

Spain set for tourism record as U.S. visitors counter Brexit blues

Spain is on track for a record year of tourist arrivals, the seventh straight year of new highs, with U.S. and Asian visitors countering the disruption of Brexit and collapse of tour operator Thomas Cook, the industry minister said on Wednesday.

20 NOV 2019

UK home prices to lag inflation on Brexit uncertainty - Reuters poll

Annual home price rises in Britain won't keep pace with already-low inflation until 2021, a Reuters poll found, and will fall in the capital London this year as uncertainty around the country's departure from the European Union continues to deter buyers.

20 NOV 2019

In testy leadership debate, PM Johnson promises quick Brexit

Prime Minister Boris Johnson doubled down on his Brexit promises on Tuesday, saying only he could take Britain out of the European Union quickly in a testy leadership debate with opposition Labour's Jeremy Corbyn.

20 NOV 2019

Johnson and Corbyn shake hands, agree to improve tone of political debate

Prime Minister Boris Johnson shook hands with his rival, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, during a live television debate on Tuesday as both men agreed to improve the tone of Britain's political debate.

20 NOV 2019

PM Johnson's Conservatives criticised for 'factcheck' Twitter handle switch

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party was criticised by fact checkers and the opposition Labour Party on Tuesday for changing the name of one of its Twitter accounts to make it look like a fact checking service during a televised election debate.

19 NOV 2019

Poll shows 'dead heat' after UK election leaders' debate

A snap poll released immediately after a pre-election debate between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn showed a "dead heat", YouGov said on Tuesday.

19 NOV 2019

PM Johnson will probably win this uninspiring election, Farage says

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will probably win the Dec. 12 election with a small majority but the campaign has so far been uninspiring with a host of unrealistic promises on both sides, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said on Tuesday.

19 NOV 2019

Northern Ireland's DUP will not support a Corbyn-led government

Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party will not consider supporting a government led by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, as it would be "hugely detrimental" to the United Kingdom, DUP leader Arlene Foster said on Tuesday.

19 NOV 2019

Manufacturers see orders rise after no-deal Brexit avoided - CBI

British manufacturers saw a pick-up in orders in November albeit from near decade-low levels, helped by the avoidance of a no-deal Brexit at the end of October, a survey by the Confederation of British Industry showed on Tuesday.

19 NOV 2019

Johnson drops corporate tax cut plan in bid to woo voters

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he was putting on hold further cuts in corporation tax and told voters he would use the money for spending on health and other priorities.

19 NOV 2019

Prince Andrew sex claim scandal overshadows UK election campaign

A sex claim scandal involving Prince Andrew overshadowed Britain's election campaign on Monday when Queen Elizabeth's second son faced a backlash after a rambling denial of accusations he had sex with a teenage girl.

18 NOV 2019

Danger on both left and right, warns UK business group CBI

There is a threat to British business from both the left and the right of politics, the country's biggest business lobby group the CBI warned on Monday, a month before voters head to the polls to elect a new government.

18 NOV 2019

Johnson sets out immigration plans as Conservatives hit two-year poll high

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out plans on Sunday to end preferential treatment for European Union migrants, as opinion polls showed his Conservative Party has the highest level of support since 2017 ahead of next month's election.

17 NOV 2019

Raab - not 'remotely likely' Britain leaves EU without trade deal

Foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday it was not "remotely likely" that Britain would leave the European Union without agreeing a free trade deal at the end of a post-Brexit transition period.

17 NOV 2019

Conservatives - No more preferential treatment for EU migrants after Brexit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives said on Sunday they would end preferential treatment for European Union migrants from January 2021 if they win an election next month.

17 NOV 2019

Corbyn - We will not do coalition deal after Dec. 12 election

British oppposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party would not form a coalition government if it fails to secure a majority in parliament at a Dec. 12 election.

17 NOV 2019

Johnson - All Conservative election candidates pledge to back my Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that all Conservative Party candidates in the Dec. 12 election have pledged to back his Brexit deal, opening the door to getting the agreement passed through parliament if the party were to win a majority.

17 NOV 2019

Brexit Secretary Barclay - EU elites' sympathies lie with a Corbyn government

Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay has accused the European Union 'elites' of preferring a British government led by current opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn after the upcoming UK elections.

17 NOV 2019

Britons are EU leavers or remainers more than party supporters - poll

Britons define themselves more in terms of whether they are supporters or opponents of Brexit than backers of a particular political party, according to a poll on Thursday.

15 NOV 2019

No more surrender for Brexit Party's Farage in election

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage on Thursday rejected demands to further help British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in next month's general election by pulling out of contests with the opposition Labour Party, saying he aimed to win enough seats to hold Johnson to account.

14 NOV 2019

Farage says Brexit Party candidates under massive pressure to quit election

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said on Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party was using an array of "disgraceful" tactics to try to prevent his candidates from standing in the Dec. 12 election.

14 NOV 2019

Factbox: What to watch in Britain's December 12 election

Britain heads to the polls on Dec. 12 for an election Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes will return his Conservatives with a majority in parliament so he can deliver the country's exit from the European Union. The outcome is highly unpredictable.

14 NOV 2019

Johnson says he is not complacent in face of Labour challenge

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was not complacent about the outcome of the Dec. 12 election, because any vote for smaller parties could strip him of a majority and lead to a Labour-led coalition in power.

14 NOV 2019

EU citizens warned over missing Brexit residency deadline

Britain is threatening to deport European Union citizens if they fail to apply on time for a new immigration status after Brexit and will only grant leniency in exceptional circumstances, according to people briefed on the plans.

14 NOV 2019

Johnson promises to end 'unbearable' uncertainty around Brexit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday promised he would end the "unbearable" uncertainty around Brexit if he wins a Dec. 12 election, saying that political paralysis was affecting investment decisions in the country.

14 NOV 2019

Brexit Party's Farage says will stand down no more candidates

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said he would stand down no more candidates beyond the 317 Conservative seats his party has already withdrawn from.

14 NOV 2019

Britain to become "second rate" in the world after Brexit - EU's Tusk

Britain will lose influence in international affairs and become a "second-rate player" after it leaves the European Union, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.

13 NOV 2019

No Scottish referendum in first term if Labour wins - Corbyn

A Labour government would not grant a referendum on Scottish independence in the first term if it is elected, leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Wednesday.

13 NOV 2019

Chances of no-deal Brexit fall as PM Johnson's hopes rise - Reuters poll

The chances of a no-deal Brexit fell in the last month because UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set to win a Dec. 12 election and secure the backing in parliament he needs to get his new Withdrawal Agreement passed, a Reuters poll found.

13 NOV 2019

Prime Minister Johnson to declare Britain can end 'the groundhoggery of Brexit'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday declare that the UK can "end the groundhoggery of Brexit" if he wins next month's election, saying the rest of the world was wondering why so much time has been spent agonising over whether to leave the European Union.

12 NOV 2019

Brexit donor Arron Banks urges Farage to stand down in Labour marginal seats

Arron Banks, one of the biggest financiers behind the campaign for Britain to leave the EU, said Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage should stand down candidates in opposition Labour marginal seats to secure Britain's exit from the European Union.

12 NOV 2019

EU pushes Brexit Britain to name new commissioner

The European Union pressed Britain on Tuesday to name a representative for the new executive European Commission despite the country's planned departure for the bloc.

12 NOV 2019

Merkel expects British parliament to approve Brexit deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that she expected Britain's parliament to approve British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's divorce deal with the European Union.

12 NOV 2019

Election gift for PM Johnson: Brexit Party stands down in Conservative seats

Prime Minister Boris Johnson won the most significant boost of the British election campaign to date when Nigel Farage's Brexit Party pulled out of 317 Conservative-held seats in a bid to prevent opponents of Brexit controlling the next parliament.

11 NOV 2019

Conservatives' lead over Labour widens slightly - ICM poll

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has edged a bit further ahead of the opposition Labour Party during the past week, an opinion poll by ICM for Reuters showed on Monday, ahead of a Dec. 12 election.

11 NOV 2019

Factbox: How will Britain's Dec. 12 'Brexit election' work?

Britain will hold a general election on Dec. 12, electing 650 new members of parliament, from which a government will be formed. Their first task will likely be to decide how, when and if the country will leave the European Union.

11 NOV 2019

UK plans fast-track visas for migrants working in health service

Britain said on Friday it would make it easier for migrants to move to the United Kingdom to work in the National Health Service (NHS), helping to offset a possible fall in numbers caused by the exit from the European Union.

08 NOV 2019

Former Labour MP urges voters to back Johnson instead

A British lawmaker who quit the opposition Labour Party earlier this year saying it had been taken over by extremists and anti-Semites urged voters on Thursday to back Prime Minister Boris Johnson over Labour's Jeremy Corbyn in next month's election.

07 NOV 2019

After Brexit, let's formalise the 'E3' European security trio - German minister

The "E3" group of major West European countries that cooperated on Iran policy should be formalised after Britain's planned departure from the European Union, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Thursday.

07 NOV 2019

Brexit impasse takes its toll on British business investment

As uncertainty over Brexit spills into its fourth year, Swiftool Precision Engineering has taken a tough investment decision: it will press ahead with a plan to spend 250,000 pounds on a 3D printer but a new workshop roof will have to wait.

07 NOV 2019

PM's election campaign launch marred by gaffe, resignation, doctored video

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to fire up supporters with a Brexit rallying cry on Wednesday after the first day of his election campaign was marred by a ministerial resignation, a gaffe about a deadly tower blaze and a doctored video advert.

06 NOV 2019

British Labour party deputy leader Watson to stand down at election

Tom Watson, deputy leader of Britain's Labour Party, said on Wednesday he would stand down as a lawmaker at December's election, citing personal reasons and playing down his political differences with party chief Jeremy Corbyn.

06 NOV 2019

Johnson: We will get Brexit done in January

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday promised to take Britain out of the European Union in January, speaking at a campaign rally he used to frame the country's Dec. 12 general election as the most important in a generation.

06 NOV 2019

European vets learning Dutch in no-deal Brexit push

No-deal Brexit preparations were largely put on hold in the Netherlands this week but a group of veterinarians from across Europe remained hard at work in a classroom, with just six months to learn advanced Dutch.

06 NOV 2019

Johnson: Let's get Brexit done or face "horror show" of Corbyn

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged voters to back his Conservatives in a Dec. 12 election or face the "horror show" of two referendums next year if Labour's Jeremy Corbyn was elected.

06 NOV 2019

PM Johnson's party under fire for doctoring Brexit video clip of rival

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's election campaign launch got off to a poor start on Wednesday, when his party chairman was forced to defend distributing a doctored video clip of a rival Labour Party politician.

06 NOV 2019

UK small manufacturers gloomiest since Brexit referendum - CBI

Small British manufacturing firms are their most pessimistic since just after the Brexit referendum in 2016 as they face political uncertainty at home and trade wars abroad, according to a survey published on Wednesday.

06 NOV 2019

Labour's Corbyn brands PM Johnson's Brexit plans "Thatcherism on steroids"

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday of seeking to hijack Brexit to unleash a Thatcherite bonfire of regulation that would usher in what he cast as a much harsher brand of American-style capitalism.

05 NOV 2019

Liberal Democrats will not make Corbyn British prime minister - Swinson

Britain's pro-EU Liberal Democrats will not help Labour's Jeremy Corbyn become prime minister after next month's election, leader Jo Swinson said on Tuesday.

05 NOV 2019

Brexit prompts Northern Ireland electoral pacts that could shake DUP grip

Division among Northern Ireland's pro-British and pro-Irish parties over Brexit has prompted tactical electoral moves that put at risk some of the seats that had given the province's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) the balance of power in London.

05 NOV 2019

Zero tariff, zero quotas 'not enough', EU's Barnier tells UK

The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Tuesday predicted "difficult and demanding" negotiations with Britain on a future trading relationship, saying the bloc would not accept any "unfair competitive advantage" for London.

05 NOV 2019

Labour's Corbyn declines to say if he will stop Brexit to form a coalition

Britain's opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday declined to say if his party would stop the Brexit process to form a coalition if no party won a majority in December's election.

05 NOV 2019

Labour's Corbyn says PM Johnson seeking to "unleash Thatcherism on steroids"

Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday said Prime Minister Boris Johnson was seeking to hijack Brexit to "unleash Thatcherism on steroids" by slashing regulations and moving the United Kingdom towards an American economic model.

05 NOV 2019

'Order!' - UK parliament elects new Speaker for Brexit hot seat

British lawmakers elected Labour's Lindsay Hoyle as Speaker on Monday to take on the role of refereeing the next parliamentary instalment of the protracted struggle over Brexit.

04 NOV 2019

Parliament elects Labour lawmaker Hoyle as Speaker

Opposition Labour lawmaker Lindsay Hoyle was elected speaker of Britain's House of Commons on Monday and will take on the role of refereeing the next parliamentary instalment of the country's exit from the European Union.

04 NOV 2019

Brexit 'hubs' face EU markets watchdog checks in 2020

New European Union hubs opened by British-based financial firms to avoid Brexit disruption will be scrutinised next year by the bloc's markets watchdog to check whether they are gaming licensing requirements.

04 NOV 2019

We could be kingmakers in likely hung parliament - Farage

The British election is likely to result in a hung parliament and the Brexit Party's lawmakers could be kingmakers, leader Nigel Farage said on Monday.

04 NOV 2019

UK will not extend Brexit transition period - Johnson spokesman

The British government will not extend the transition period that follows a Brexit withdrawal agreement, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.

04 NOV 2019

UK accountants gloomiest in a decade on Brexit and slow growth

Confidence among British accountants in the economic outlook is falling at the fastest rate since the depths of the financial crisis more than a decade ago due to worries about Brexit and sluggish growth, a survey showed on Monday.

04 NOV 2019

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage will not run in UK election

Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's upstart Brexit Party, said on Sunday he would not stand in next month's election, choosing instead to campaign countrywide against Prime Minister Boris Johnson's EU divorce deal.

03 NOV 2019

PM Johnson rejects calls for no-deal Brexit in election pitch

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson drew an angry backlash from Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage on Saturday after he rejected calls to drop his Brexit deal and embrace a clean break from the European Union, potentially splitting the eurosceptic vote.

02 NOV 2019

Farage's Brexit Party to fight every seat in poll battle with Johnson

Hardline Brexit advocate Nigel Farage opened his UK election campaign on Friday by telling Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson that his Brexit Party will contest every seat unless Johnson drops his EU divorce deal and agrees an election pact.

02 NOV 2019

Voting for Nigel Farage will not get Brexit done - Conservative Party

Britain's ruling Conservatives warned on Friday that voting for the rival Brexit Party could prevent Britain from leaving the EU and could put left-wing Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn into power at an upcoming election.

02 NOV 2019

British election campaign kicks off on no-Brexit day

On the day Britain was supposed to have left the European Union, voters instead faced the start of an election campaign, with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pledging to overthrow a "rigged system" he said was run by billionaires and tax dodgers.

01 NOV 2019

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