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UK, EU take contrasting messages from May's Brexit speech

Wednesday, 18 January 2017, 12:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May's promise of a clean but friendly exit from the European Union drew strikingly different responses Wednesday: optimism in Britain, skepticism on the other side of...

Pound sags amid 'hard Brexit' signals ahead of May speech

Monday, 16 January 2017, 11:34 Last update: about 8 years ago

The British pound fell to a three-month low on Monday amid reports Prime Minister Theresa May is about to set the U.K. on the road to a clean break with the European Union, pushing the country into...

Lawmakers urge British PM May to clarify Brexit intentions

Saturday, 14 January 2017, 06:38 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A committee of British lawmakers is urging Prime Minister Theresa May to clarify her intentions on Brexit — particularly whether she intends to keep Britain in the European Union's large single...

As talks loom, 'hard Brexit' option raises fear of tariffs

Friday, 13 January 2017, 10:59 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Is it cod or haddock? That's the sort of question that will matter to Britain if it leaves the European Union's tariff-free single market and ends up operating under rules overseen by the World...

Oxford academics warning of Brexit 'disaster'

Thursday, 12 January 2017, 07:45 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A "hard Brexit" would be the "biggest disaster" to have hit the UK's universities for many years, a university head told MPs, according to a report in the BBC. Alistair Fitt, vice chancellor of...

UK considering £1,000 charge to hire EU workers after Brexit

Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 16:03 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The British government says it is considering charging employers 1,000 pounds ($1,200) a year for every skilled worker they recruit from the European Union after the U.K. leaves the...

Updated: UK's May denies her government 'muddled' about EU exit

Sunday, 8 January 2017, 13:16 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Theresa May says she will announce more details of Britain's European Union exit plans in the next few weeks, and denies a former diplomat's claim that the government is "muddled" about...

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