Retail Reeling Amid Mounting Job Losses As The Economic Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic Begins To Take Its Toll
For millions emerging from furlough, it is most likely that they either cannot or are unwilling to spend the same amount of disposable income as in pre-pandemic times. The twin spectre of a second wave and a no-deal Brexit ensuring that fear and anxiety both remain deeply entrenched.
Andrew Busby, Contributor / Forbes | Wed, 1 Jul 2020 20:06:36
Johnson the Brexiter offers open door to people of Hong Kong
PM who pledged to end EU free movement outlines route to UK for almost 3m in ex-colony
FT | Wed, 1 Jul 2020 18:20:18
Boris Johnson will shy away from no-deal Brexit, predicts Peter Mandelson
The Labour peer, who has been approached about being Britain's candidate to be the next World Trade Organisation (WTO) director general, said the Government would realise that it cannot inflict a 'second whammy' on UK business in the wake of the Covid crisis
Ben Chu / The Independent | Wed, 1 Jul 2020 16:36:00
Companies warn 'huge gamble' on Brexit could add to Britain's growing jobs crisis
The United Kingdom has passed the point of no return. It has less than six months to reach a new trade deal with the European Union or risk heaping more pressure on companies that are already laying off tens of thousands of workers because of the coronavirus pandemic.
CNN | Wed, 1 Jul 2020 15:26:10
Boris Johnson will not bend on Brexit (because he can afford to be wrong)
Britain and the European Union entered a critical round of 'intensified negotiations' on June 29th. The UK's lead negotiator, David Frost, is now in Brussels for face-to-face meetings - the first since mid-March. There is a heightened sense of urgency due to the timeline and differences between the two sides. ...
Chris Burdett / Ideas on Europe | Wed, 1 Jul 2020 15:12:51
Merkel Kicks Off EU Presidency With Brexit Warning
The European Union must prepare for the possibility that talks with Britain on their post-Brexit relationship could fail, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Wednesday as Germany took the helm of the bloc's rotating presidency. After months of standstill because of the coronavirus, the two sides resumed negotiations this week on how ...
IBTimes | Wed, 1 Jul 2020 14:20:33
Angela Merkel says EU 'must prepare' for no-deal Brexit
German chancellor warned progress in talks between the UK and the EU has been very limited.
Hans von der Burchard / Politico | Wed, 1 Jul 2020 12:59:29
Brexit: EU must prepare for no-deal, Merkel warns
Little progress in talks so far
Jon Stone / The Independent | Wed, 1 Jul 2020 11:30:00