Jess Phillips suggests she might seek to rejoin the EU if Brexit fails
Backbench MP's stance separates her from other contenders for Labour party leadership
FT | Sun, 5 Jan 2020 18:38:26
Johnson to seek fast-track EU trade talks
Fears mount in Whitehall of another Brexit cliff-edge at the end of the year
FT | Sun, 5 Jan 2020 17:33:21
Labour leadership: Contenders set out stalls on leadership and Brexit
Keir Starmer and Lisa Nandy question manifesto choices as Jess Phillips does not rule out rejoining EU.
BBC | Sun, 5 Jan 2020 15:59:09
Another groundhog year of Brexit will usher in a decade of disruption | Richard Partington
Britain will be seeking to reboot productivity and redefine its place in a rapidly-changing world At the outset of the 2020s, the UK economy embarks on a new decade with little momentum. Growth has stalled, not least because Brexit uncertainty and a slowdown in the global economy has served as ...
Richard Partington Economics correspondent / Guardian | Sun, 5 Jan 2020 14:22:47
Despite the Trump impeachment and Brexit sagas, 2019 was a good year for democracy
The year 2019 will be remembered as the year of a resurgence of democracy – with a vengeance.Messy as democracy is, it still works. It is preferred by many around the world to all other political alternatives. Democracy’s supporters have, thus, proven wrong commentators who claim that it is in ...
Peter G. de Krassel / South China Morning Post | Sun, 5 Jan 2020 14:00:09
EU weighs plastics waste tax to plug 'Brexit gap' in budget
Brussels hopes to boost coffers with levy on non-recycled waste and revamp of carbon trading
FT | Sun, 5 Jan 2020 13:00:26
UK election result 'blew away' argument for second Brexit vote - Labour's Starmer
Britain's December election "blew away" the argument for a second Brexit referendum and the country must move on from its divide over whether or not to leave the European Union, the frontrunner to lead the opposition Labour Party said on Sunday.
Reuters | Sun, 5 Jan 2020 12:53:47
Jess Phillips says she could campaign to reverse Brexit and rejoin EU if she becomes Labour leader
'If our country is safer and more economically viable in the EU, then I will fight for that regardless of how difficult that argument is to make'
Rob Merrick / The Independent | Sun, 5 Jan 2020 12:22:34
Starmer enters Labour leadership race
Shadow Brexit secretary warns UK opposition party needs to 'rebuild fast'
FT | Sun, 5 Jan 2020 11:56:51