"The jury is in, the fat lady has sung, there is no debate anymore." / The UK is on track to be the worst-performing G7 economy this year – despite an upgrade from the International Monetary Fund.
Wales voted for Brexit by the same margin as the UK overall, 52 to 48 per cent, in sharp contrast to Northern Ireland and Scotland. / There is evidence that disproportionate support for Leave among the 21 per cent of Welsh voters who were born in England tipped the vote for Leave in Wales.
Britain is due to face more disruption to its trade with the European Union when it introduces new post-Brexit customs checks on Jan. 1, the head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, said on Tuesday.
The coronavirus has increased the challenges of negotiating a new trade agreement for the UK before December 31.
Britain may need a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and is on the path to become the “sick man of Europe” because of Brexit, a senior finance chief has warned.
Paul Johnson responds to IMF warning that UK will be weakest major G7 economy this year.
However, disenchantment with Brexit has been one of the most notable trends of 2022 with a feeling that it has not lived up to the promises made at the time of the referendum. / Two thirds or 65% of British people think Brexit has gone badly compared to just 21% who think it has gone well according to an Opinium survey in early December.
The forecast leaves the UK economy languishing behind sanctions-hit Russia.
Guy Hands said the Conservatives need to re-negotiate the "completely hopeless" Brexit deal.
Guy Hands says Conservatives are putting country ‘on a path to be sick man of Europe’.
A businessman has discussed how Brexit is increasing the price of food, calling for the UK to rejoin the single market to help the British economy.
Terra Firma boss says UK may need bailout from IMF and now ‘sick man of Europe’ due to Brexit deal
24/10/2022
A leading investment chief has predicted the UK may need a bailout from the IMF and is now the “sick man of Europe” because of the way Brexit was negotiated.
The Office for Budget Responsibility analysed a particular type of a no-deal Brexit scenario – the less disruptive of the two presented by the IMF in April.
NEW Chief Constable Simon Byrne has warned of the dangers a hard Brexit poses to the stability of Northern Ireland.
Not satisfied, though, the U.K.'s conservatives may look to replace her with... Boris Johnson.
Is the Brexit ideology running out of road?
16/10/2022
Many Conservative party members will be wondering where they go from here. / There is talk of damage limitation and trying to save as many seats as possible in the next election.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Sept. 17 that leaving the European Union without a deal could hurt Britain's economy.
The U.K. and the European Union would be “wise not to add more” to the uncertainty from the coronavirus by refusing to extend the deadline of their Brexit trade deal negotiations, the head of the International Monetary Fund told the BBC.
IMF head warns on Brexit trade deal failure
16/04/2020
The IMF has suggested the UK and the EU should not "add to uncertainty" from coronavirus by refusing to extend the period to negotiate a post-Brexit trade deal.
The UK economy will perform worse than any major economy this year, even worse than sanctions-hit Russia.
Extension would ease uncertainty, IMF's Georgieva says, but Britain remains committed to Dec. 31 date
Stella Creasy compared governments claims of great Brexit benefits to “a toddler's imaginary friend. Ministers keep talking about them, but only they can see them”.
As evidence mounts of the long-term harm being inflicted on the U.K. economy by Brexit, the government is coming under pressure to acknowledge the elephant in the room.