‘Singapore on steroids’: Sir Martin Sorrell lays out low-tax, low-regulation vision for Brexit Britain
13/11/2019
Britain should become a “Singapore on steroids” economy with low taxes, low regulation and a renewed focus on trade with America after Brexit, according to Sir Martin Sorrell.
‘If the UK moves forward with this Internal Market Bill… there will be no US-UK trade deal – period’ – Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle [3 mins]
09/11/2020
We spoke to Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle, who sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which is responsible for international trade agreements.
‘I can see Britain being a member of the EU again’: How Brexit is returning to UK politics
26/12/2022
But the EU does not want to reopen debates about the terms of the Brexit deal: “Only in the UK are people still arguing about Brexit,” a source said. “No one in Europe thinks about it any more.”
Chris Hayes on Trump's victory in 2016, the Brexit vote, and Bolsonaro's victory two years later: “In all three cases, in all three countries, we kind of ran the experiment—you can't look at any of these three countries and the outcomes and think that was not a disaster.”
Since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, Anglo-Irish relations had gone from strength to strength. But then came Brexit.
'Hang on we were told the UK was first in line for a trade deal,' wrote one Twitter user.
Former Conservatives Prime Minister, Sir John Major, did not mince his words about Brexit at a Westminster committee meeting. / Speaking in February 2023, he asserted that leaving the European Union has been “a colossal mistake.”
‘A level of chaos not seen in Britain since the war’: US TV presenter delivers devastating assessment of Boris Johnson [video, 1 min]
25/07/2019
A leading US television news host has delivered a brutal assessment of the new prime minister Boris Johnson, saying Britain now faces a “level of chaos … not seen since World War II.”
The world moved a step closer to a free-for-all in international trade as Robert Azevedo, World Trade Organisation (WTO) director general, announces he plans to quit with over a year to go on his four-year contract.
If they do it could be more Britain’s fault than America’s
Britain Humiliated Itself by Imploding From a Modern Democracy into a Far Right Wing Country — And the World Is Running Away From It as Fast as It Can.
White House warns Truss ripping up Northern Ireland protocol ‘not conducive’ to trade talks
08/09/2022
Biden discussed post-Brexit impasse with new PM in their first phone call.
Industry body says tariffs put jobs at risk but shares in European drinks makers rise.
What happens if we have no deal?
15/10/2020
Mr Johnson told his cabinet this week that leaving the EU without a deal should hold “no fear” for Britain, but was he right?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi takes aim at UK over stance on Northern Ireland protocol.
Vote Leave’s dark ads shame: UK steel set to suffer from EU’s tariff-free agreement with US
04/01/2022
Unite's national officer for steel said the government needed to explain why the EU had a deal but the UK did not.
Dominic Raab faces backlash over Irish border and attempts to leave EU on own terms.
Richard Neal says US is a ‘guarantor’ of agreement and will not see it compromised.
Several members of the US Congress have sent a letter to the British Prime Minister Theresa May warning about the potential consequences of the return of a hard border on the island of Ireland.
The State Department announced Monday that "effective immediately," the department will resume its recognition of the European Union's diplomatic representation in Washington...
A leading trade economist has warned that NHS patient data may be exploited by US technology companies under a trade deal with America.
Donald Trump’s trade representative to demand greater access for agricultural goods.
The UK's bid to join a 46-country trade agreement on mutually open government procurement markets has hit a setback after the US formally objected to its accession being delayed until the Brexit transition period ends, according to an internal EU note seen by MLex.
Move shows Capitol Hill supports peace process and opposes anything threatening it.