Updated: Theresa May seeks to convince business UK won't close doors
Thursday, 19 January 2017, 11:23
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
British Prime Minister Theresa May has sought to convince business leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum that the country remains committed to free trade and globalization. May said...
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...