Rising protectionism has the potential to have major negative effects on many European companies, yet firms have been largely absent from the public conversation. Why?
From Brexit and Labour’s future to Britain’s new political battlegrounds, here’s the expert lowdown on what Boris Johnson’s predicted landslide win means.
Economically speaking, Brexit is bad news.
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Boris Johnson’s attitude to Brexit and business has traders on high alert.
Boris Johnson is one of the leading candidates to succeed Theresa May as prime minster. He has none of the required qualities to make a success of Brexit.
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If Boris Johnson becomes PM, the most likely outcome is a no-deal Brexit leavened with the rhetoric of past and future glories of the UK. There are better candidates for the job.
Members of the European Research Group are right to compare themselves to ancient Spartan warriors. Behind their combative stance, they seem to have no plan for when the Brexit war is over.
These are the five options for Brexit: Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement, staying in the customs union, staying in the single market, the so-called Common Market 2.0 idea or a no-deal Brexit.
A ‘hard Brexit’ appears increasingly likely.
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American companies still face enormous uncertainty about how they’ll be doing business in the UK and EU in the coming years, particularly as the April 12 Brexit deadline draws closer.
Keir Starmer, Jeremy Corbyn and Rebecca Long-Bailey prepare for Brexit talks.
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After the initial relief that the party leaders were working together comes the realisation that they both risk splitting their parties if they strike a deal.
After the resignation of David Davis, Dominic Raab has a tough job ahead of him at the Department for Exiting the European Union. Here are some lessons he could learn from his predcessor.
Brexit planning at Chequers.
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Two years after the Brexit referendum, Cabinet members apparently agreed on the country’s vision for its future relationship with the EU. But it has already led to a flurry of resignations.
The costs of Brexit – hard or soft – are increasingly apparent.
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