Plans to celebrate UK’s exit from the EU with Big Ben chimes divide country
With Brexit just days away, Britons are fighting over the chimes of Big Ben. And the White Cliffs of Dover are a battleground.As the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union on Friday, people are divided over how to mark a historic moment that some are relishing but others ...
Associated Press / South China Morning Post | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 22:56:04
Fast-track 'global talent visa' to be launched days after Brexit
Boris Johnson's scheme to attract scientists dismissed by Lib Dems as 'gimmick' The government has announced it will launch a "global talent visa" on 20 February to encourage scientists, researchers and mathematicians to come to the UK, with no limit on how many people can be accepted. In addition, Boris ...
Rowena Mason Deputy political editor / Guardian | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 22:30:35
Week ahead: Coronavirus, Fed, tech earnings and Brexit
FT | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 22:00:26
EU asks partners to treat UK as bloc member after Brexit
Brussels seeks to navigate ambiguous 11-month transition period
FT | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:05:58
Brexit, Fed and BoE set rates, Apple results
Start every week on the front foot with a preview of what's on the global agenda
FT | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 18:53:27
Putin's invite is an early test for post-Brexit UK
Boris Johnson needs to start shaping an independent foreign policy
FT | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 18:00:09
Brexit, bears, luxury: catch up on our 5 best weekend reads
A holiday with grizzlies, justifying Leave, living in a branded residence and more
FT | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:00:26
Britain unveils 50 pence coin minted to mark Brexit
Britain unveiled on Sunday a new 50 pence coin minted to mark the country's departure from the European Union, which bears the inscription "Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations" and the Brexit date of 31 January 2020.
Reuters | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 16:21:56
EU warns Boris Johnson that trying to use threat of US trade deal in 'bidding war' after Brexit will fail
Michel Barnier also suggests UK will never earn the same 'respect' from US and China outside EU
Rob Merrick / The Independent | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 15:31:06
Priti Patel vows tough immigration rules ahead of government commissioned review
Home secretary encourages UK businesses to 'invest more in the British public' ahead of publication of Migration Advisory Committee's report into proposals for Australian points system
May Bulman / The Independent | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 15:21:17
Barclay: UK will publish post-Brexit EU trade objectives next month
'Objective is to have a zero tariff, zero quota, broadly ambitious trade policy,' says UK Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay.
Saim Saeed / Politico | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 14:32:35
Brexit: Zero tariff, zero quota aim for trade talks, says Barclay
The prime minister will set out trade talk details in a speech next month, says the Brexit secretary.
BBC | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 14:21:33
Brexit Question Of The Day: Why Does Barnier Still Have A Job?
Brexit Question Of The Day: Why Does Barnier Still Have A Job? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, The alleged masterful Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, failed his primary mission. Yet he's still the EU's negotiator. Barnier Flashback Revealing words from Michel Barnier in 2016, quoted in @LePoint. "I would have ...
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 14:20:00
After Brexit-settling election, firms see business bounce
At Bruderer UK, a small firm selling metal-stamping machines from an industrial estate just north of London, business kicked into high gear right after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's big election win last month.
Reuters | Sun, 26 Jan 2020 13:44:23