Brexit cost UK economy £29bn with investment ‘stopped in its tracks', Bank of England policymaker says Jonathan Haskel said UK was an 'extreme outlier' when it comes to facing a slowdown in productivity Insider UK · Feb 13, 2023
What exactly was Michael Gove doing at a secret Brexit summit? Levelling up secretary will have one eye on his post-political career The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023
Brexit hit UK growth by £29bn, says Bank of England rate setter Investment in the country since the referendum has ‘stopped in its tracks’, according to a study led by Jonathan Haskel The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023
Brexit is costing UK £1,000 per household, says Bank of England official Business investment ‘stopped in its tracks’ by exit from EU, says central bank expert The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
Sunak focuses on Brexit benefits after ‘secret’ summit on fixing EU departure Leading Brexiteers including Lord Frost reacted angrily to the conference. The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
The decision to ditch the UK's Department for International Trade is testament to the failure of Brexit The move to merge the UK government’s departments of trade and business has been likened by one journalist to rearranging the deckchairs on a sinking ship. But it is in fact a significant moment in the country’s foreign and economic policy – and a tacit acknowledgement that attempts to seize… The Conversation · Feb 13, 2023
Brexit cost UK economy £29bn as investment ‘plateaued’, Bank policymaker says Jonathan Haskel, an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, said a wave of investment was ‘stopped in its tracks’ in 2016. The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
Sunak was unaware of Gove attendance at Brexit discussion, No 10 says Spokesperson stops short of criticising minister, while Tory source dismisses David Frost ‘plot’ claim as ‘pathetic’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023
Four Seasons in a Day review – playful amble along Ireland’s post-Brexit borderland Annabel Verbeke’s amiable film peregrinates around the question of cultural identity on the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023
Lord warns of ‘secret’ plot to undermine Brexit Lord Frost speaks out following a cross-party gathering on foreign affairs in Oxfordshire Wales Online · Feb 13, 2023
Post-Brexit rules leave British woman with Alzheimer’s facing removal from Sweden Bed-bound Kathleen Poole, 74, who lives in a dementia care home, has been unable to complete required paperwork The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023
Rishi Sunak ‘unaware’ of Michael Gove attending ‘Brexit plot’ meeting Meeting on foreign affairs was branded ‘plot’ to undermine Brexit by former negotiator Lord Frost The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
Brexiters claim ‘sellout’ after Tories discuss rapprochement with EU Nigel Farage, John Redwood and Lord Frost rail against news of senior Tories joining cross-party summit to tackle failings of Brexit The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023
The starry-eyed search for a Brexit silver lining Letters: Neil Kinnock and Simon Price respond to an article by Larry Elliott which argued that a benefit of Brexit is that UK firms will have to invest in machinery to boost productivity The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023 UK ready to snub key EU science research scheme if Brexit row not resolved Amid stalemate over UK joining Horizon Europe due to Northern Ireland protocol, Michelle Donelan looks to allies outside bloc
Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2023 Brexit 'failings' discussed at secret cross-party talks with top Tory Michael Gove The summit was held at Ditchley Park country house and was attended by both Leave and Remain figures and Labour's shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy, reports say
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023 ‘Disaster’ is right: Brexit is a self-inflicted wound that cuts dangerously deep Quitting the EU has stalled business investment, making us reliant on workers who are now scarce. Hence rising wages, high inflation and increased interest rates. Result? A looming recession
The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023 UK ready to snub EU’s £88bn science scheme over Brexit row Britain ‘ready to go it alone’, claims new science secretary Michelle Donelan
The National (Scotland) · Feb 12, 2023 'Brexit radicalised me': Scots business owner forced to cut staff in half JUST a few short years ago, Elizabeth Carnahan’s business was doing well. She had a growing customer base, a turnover of more than £1 million and…
The National (Scotland) · Feb 12, 2023 Cambridge academics argue Scotland has right to hold indyref2 without Westminster SCOTLAND does have the right to hold a referendum without the agreement of Westminster under a “people power” concept established at the time of…
The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023 Tories and Labour ‘meet for secret talks on Brexit failures’ Leading Brexiteer Michael Gove ‘honest’ about UK’s struggle outside the EU in confidential meeting
The National (Scotland) · Feb 11, 2023 Michael Gove 'joined secret cross-party talks on tackling Brexit failures' MICHAEL Gove joined secret cross-party talks to address the failings of Brexit, according to reports.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2023 Revealed: secret cross-party summit held to confront failings of Brexit Leading Brexiters and remainers, including Michael Gove and David Lammy, met for two-day ‘private discussion’ with diplomats and business leaders
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2023 Generations of Tories have hoped for growth. They never plan for it Kept aloft by North Sea oil or privatisations, the economy under the Conservatives never got the long-term vision it needed
Radio France Internationale · Feb 11, 2023 UK court dismisses appeal against post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol The UK Supreme Court has ruled that a Brexit protocol between Brussels and London is lawful, blocking a bid to scrap the controversial arrangement which governs trade in Northern Ireland.