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EU gives UK two-week deadline on Brexit divorce bill
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has set the British government a deadline of two weeks to give “vital” clarification on...
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RCS Ottawa
- Nov 13, 2017
May faces defeat by MPs demanding meaningful vote on final Brexit deal
Theresa May faces a devastating Commons defeat over Brexit within weeks if she continues to deny parliament a meaningful vote on the...
RCS Ottawa
- Oct 26, 2017
U.K. Growth Surprise Clears Path for Bank of England Rate Rise
The U.K. economy’s surprise acceleration has paved the way for the Bank of England to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade...
RCS Ottawa
- Oct 10, 2017
Lord Howell on the unique suitability of the modern Commonwealth to trade in the network age
Brexit, March’s Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting and the upcoming Commonwealth Business Forum and Summit in 2018 have led to a...
RCS Ottawa
- Oct 10, 2017
UK PM May tells business chiefs: two-year Brexit transition is assured - source
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May told business leaders that they should treat a two-year transition period after Brexit as...
RCS Ottawa
- Sep 19, 2017
Boris Johnson Heading for Showdown With May in New York
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is again the focus in British politics after his challenge of Prime Minister Theresa May sparked...
RCS Ottawa
- Aug 29, 2017
Japan urges predictable, transparent Brexit ahead of visit by PM May
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan wants Britain’s exit from the European Union to be predictable and transparent so that Japanese companies can...
RCS Ottawa
- Aug 27, 2017
David Davis to avoid putting Brexit payment on table in Brussels
David Davis will refuse to reveal any details about what Britain could pay towards a Brexit bill when European Union exit talks resume...
RCS Ottawa
- Jul 31, 2017
EU citizens will now lose free access to the UK in 2019
Citizens of the European Union (EU) have the right to live, work, and study across the bloc. But that right—known as freedom of...
RCS Ottawa
- Jul 17, 2017
U.K. Retailers to Get Inflation Reprieve as Sun Comes Out: Chart
Rising prices have been eating into the purchasing power of U.K. households, darkening the outlook for retail sales. Data on Tuesday is...
RCS Ottawa
- Jul 17, 2017
David Davis warns Brussels: You can't pick referee for legal disputes after Brexit
David Davis will tell the European Union this week it cannot “pick the referee” for legal disputes after Brexit as a new round of talks...
RCS Ottawa
- Jul 13, 2017
Britain Welcomes Spanish King, Tries Not to Mention the Armada
British diplomats are brushing over a century of conflict and one attempted invasion as they seek to bolster ties with Spain in the midst...
RCS Ottawa
- Jun 19, 2017
Brexit Talks Set to Begin amid Chaos in London
Shortly after Prime Minister Theresa May's election debacle, a man who had been largely forgotten saw fit to comment. At an economic...
RCS Ottawa
- Jun 9, 2017
How Theresa May blew a 20-point lead and saddled the UK with a hung parliament
In mid-April, in the aftermath of the vote for Brexit that pushed her into power, British prime minister Theresa May and her Conservative...
RCS Ottawa
- Jun 4, 2017
Commonwealth trade post-Brexit: ‘Everything is to play for’
High commissioners from Australia, Canada and India joined Secretary-General Patricia Scotland at a financial services conference in...
RCS Ottawa
- May 26, 2017
Commonwealth trade post-Brexit: ‘Everything is to play for’
High commissioners from Australia, Canada and India joined Secretary-General Patricia Scotland at a financial services conference in...
RCS Ottawa
- May 10, 2017
Countering Brexit with growth
Ultra-accommodative policies by central banks have helped support growth and inflation dynamics both in the UK following the shock EU...
RCS Ottawa
- Apr 18, 2017
The UK’s snap general election is an opportunity to argue about Brexit all over again
British prime minster Theresa May is fed up with a bickering parliament. To put her opponents in their place, today she announced a...
RCS Ottawa
- Apr 18, 2017
UK leader seeks snap June 8 election to bolster Brexit hand
LONDON (AP) — Delivering the latest jolt in Britain's year of political shocks, Prime Minister Theresa May called Tuesday for a snap June...
RCS Ottawa
- Apr 2, 2017
U.K.-Spain tensions over Gibraltar flare
Senior British politicians stoked a war of words with Spain over Gibraltar, as a former leader of the U.K. Conservative Party suggested...
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