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"I have three priorities for our economy: growth, growth and growth." / Yet several reports say one significant factor to have impacted negatively on Britain's growth and economy — also creating a barrier to future performance — is Brexit itself.
"Project Fear is Project Fact". How do Brexit and Truss's economics affect the North East?
With its economy in tatters, England is not having its finest hour. It is a time of transition for the United Kingdom... /
The pound’s latest collapse is a symptom, but Britain’s decline has been going on for years
30/09/2022
The spectacular collapse of the pound against the US dollar has shattered the illusion that Britain is entitled in perpetuity to special status among the world elite.
Bruno Le Maire is the French opposite number to chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.
Brexit Britain wants to come back
29/09/2022
Times must be hard in London: Brexit Britain wants to rejoin Europe’s political community.
PM and chancellor say they will not publish projections until late November despite them being ready next week.
What is Kwasi Kwarteng really up to? One answer: this is a reckless gamble to shrink the state
27/09/2022
In the US they call it ‘starving the beast’ – cut taxes and, as revenue decreases, you create irresistible pressure for austerity.
Truss can’t hide from the crisis she created
28/09/2022
Rejecting expertise and skill in favour of loyalty was always going to lead to this.
Death Throes Of Brexit Disaster: Liz Truss And Kwasi Kwarteng Declare Class War On British People
27/09/2022
Six years into the Brexit disaster, the malevolent anti-democratic forces who did so much to facilitate the success of the vote to leave the EU in June 2016 are finally where they always wanted to be: running the government...
Ex-US Treasury chief fears for UK becoming ‘submerging market’. / “Between Brexit, how far the Bank of England got behind the curve and now these fiscal policies, I think Britain will be remembered for having pursuing the worst macroeconomic policies of any major country in a long time.”
Red tape continues to frustrate small businesses as the hunt for the sunlit uplands goes on.
Chances of a ‘green Brexit’ wash away
21/09/2022
Promises that exiting the EU would leave the UK better placed to protect the environment lie in tatters.
Labour’s leader is perceived to be sitting on his hands over Europe. But private discussions with European leaders tell a different story.
The lucrative UK/US trade deal is dead - so will it Liz Truss now press ahead with ripping up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol?
Liz Truss forced to drop post-Brexit US trade deal as ‘reality’ caught up with her, ex-aide says
21/09/2022
It was long touted as one of the biggest prizes of Brexit, but Liz Truss has finally been forced to drop the Government’s plan to strike a free trade deal with the US.
PRIME Minister Liz Truss has said a post-Brexit trade deal with the US could be years away despite her predecessor Boris Johnson championing it as a big Brexit bonus.
Liz Truss concedes post-Brexit free trade deal with US will not restart for years as she prepares for Joe Biden meeting
20/09/2022
Liz Truss has conceded negotiations for a post-Brexit free trade deal with the US will not restart for years as she flew to New York ahead of a meeting with Joe Biden.
Telegraph article suggesting a US trade deal will be done ‘before Brexit’ comes back to haunt them
20/09/2022
Today Liz Truss poured cold water on a potential deal, saying she doesn't foresee any negotiations taking place any time soon.
Truss’s relations with US president already strained by her threats as foreign secretary to rip up post-Brexit trading arrangements in NI.
PM admits talks are not even taking place and plays down hopes from Brexiters that they could start ‘in the short to medium term’.
Prime minister will not discuss trade with Joe Biden in meeting on Wednesday.
Prime minister concedes negotiations will not begin in the "short to medium term" as she flies to New York.
Britain won’t strike free trade deal with US for years, Liz Truss admits, despite Brexit pledge
20/09/2022
Securing a trade deal with the US was sold at the time as being one of the most significant benefits of leaving the EU.