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  • Merkel sends positive signal to May on Brexit talks

    [ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered one of her most positive assessments of Brexit talks in months on Thursday, saying she believed negotiations between the EU and Britain were moving forward and…

  • UK lawmakers voice worry over Bank of England's lack of diversity

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers on Friday voiced concern about a lack of gender and ethnic diversity at the top levels of the Bank of England, which currently has only two women serving across…

  • Britain's new concessions are not enough, EU leaders tell May

    [ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders welcomed a proposal by British Prime Minister Theresa May aimed at unblocking Brexit talks, but said concessions to ease the fears of EU citizens living in Britain were…

  • Corbyn says Brexit must not be used to turn UK into a tax haven

    [ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the British opposition Labour Party, said on Thursday he would fight any attempt by Prime Minister Theresa May’s government to use Britain’s exit from the European Union…

  • May calls for Brexit talks progress at EU summit

    [ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May said she would tell fellow European Union leaders on Thursday of “ambitious plans” for progress in Brexit negotiations in the coming weeks. Arriving at the summit in…

  • MPs vent anger at May's fragile government over welfare reform

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Lawmakers from Britain’s ruling Conservative Party vented their anger on Wednesday against Prime Minister Theresa May’s pursuit of welfare reforms, reinforcing doubts about her authority over a party divided by Brexit.…

  • Trying to unlock Brexit, May to make offer on EU citizens

    [ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will promise on Thursday to make it as easy as possible for European Union citizens living in Britain to stay after Brexit, trying to unlock stalled…

  • Billionaire Branson targeted in $5 million scam 'straight out of le Carre'

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Richard Branson, billionaire founder of the Virgin group, has revealed he was targeted by a fraudster posing as Britain’s defence minister who tried to get him to contribute $5 million (3.8…

  • UK lawmakers vent anger at May's fragile government over welfare reform

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Lawmakers from Britain’s ruling Conservative Party vented their anger on Wednesday against Prime Minister Theresa May’s pursuit of welfare reforms, reinforcing doubts about her authority over a party divided by Brexit.…

  • May to meet Bill Clinton to discuss Northern Ireland crisis

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Thursday morning to discuss the political crisis in Northern Ireland, May’s spokesman said. During his time as president,…

  • Millions of Britons in financial difficulty

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Over four million people in Britain are having difficulties paying their monthly bills, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Wednesday, at a time when inflation is rising and interest rates…

  • Jailed British-Iranian charity worker received letter from ex-PM Cameron – prosecutor

    [ad_1] BEIRUT (Reuters) – A British-Iranian charity worker serving a jail sentence in Tehran received a letter from ex-prime minister David Cameron that showed she had ties to the British government, a prosecutor said on…

  • Sainsbury's cutting 2,000 jobs in UK

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Sainsbury‘s, Britain’s second biggest supermarket group behind Tesco, is seeking to cut up to 2,000 jobs, mainly in its payroll and human resources departments, a company spokesman said on Tuesday. Sainsbury’s is…

  • May to pitch on Brexit at EU summit dinner

    [ad_1] LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Theresa May will make a pitch to fellow EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday as she tries to break a deadlock in Brexit talks that has left Britain’s future trading position…

  • British spy chief says Islamist militants can execute deadly attack plans in just days

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain faces the most acute threat ever from Islamist militants seeking to inflict mass attacks, often with spontaneous plots that take just days to bring to execution, the head of the…

  • EU rebuffs May, demands more concessions on Brexit

    [ad_1] LUXEMBOURG/LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union told Britain on Tuesday it must make more concessions in talks over its departure from the bloc, offering little hope of a breakthrough for Prime Minister Theresa May…

  • New Bank of England deputy says not ready to vote for rate hike

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England’s new deputy governor Dave Ramsden said on Tuesday he was not close to voting to raise interest rates, surprising some investors who are betting that the Bank…

  • London art auction raises 2 million pounds for survivors of deadly Grenfell Tower blaze

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – An auction of 31 artworks donated by some of Britain’s most successful contemporary artists has raised close to 2 million pounds for survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire that killed about…

  • No Brexit deal would raise UK household bills by 260 pounds a year – report

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British households would have to pay an average of 260 pounds a year more for food, clothing and transport if their government fails to strike a post-Brexit free trade deal with…

  • May, Juncker call for faster Brexit talks

    [ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker agreed over dinner in Brussels on Monday that the pace of negotiations over Britain’s departure from the European Union should…

  • EU demands 'expensive dinner' with May to unlock Brexit talks

    [ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May is unlikely to offer new concessions to Brussels over the terms of Britain’s divorce from the European Union when she meets European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker over…

  • Capita staff to strike over pension changes – Unite

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Capita (CPI.L) staff represented by British trade union Unite will go on strike after talks with the company over changes to its defined benefit pension scheme failed, the union said on Monday.…

  • May heads to Brussels expecting 'constructive' meeting – spokesman

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May is expecting a “constructive” meeting in Brussels on Monday with senior European Union officials as part of her attempt to achieve a smooth exit from the…

  • Johnson says as May heads to Brussels: time to begin serious Brexit talks

    [ad_1] LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said it was time to begin “serious negotiations” on Brexit, hours before Prime Minister Theresa May visits Brussels in an attempt to unlock the stalled talks.…

  • Parliament will block 'no deal' Brexit, Labour Party says

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Parliament will block Britain from leaving the European Union without an exit deal, the opposition Labour Party’s finance policy chief said on Sunday. Negotiations are deadlocked between Prime Minister Theresa May’s…

  • May heads for Brussels after Brexit talks deadlock

    [ad_1] LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May travels to Brussels on Monday for talks with EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker after deadlock in Brexit talks appeared to dash British hopes that a summit later in…

  • Chancellor Hammond's future questioned by May's allies as budget nears

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond on Sunday faced mounting questions over his future weeks ahead of a budget announcement, finding himself at the centre of an increasingly fraught debate over…

  • North Ireland's DUP does not recognise criticism of Hammond

    [ad_1] BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said on Sunday that they did not recognise comments criticising Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond attributed to a DUP source in a newspaper report.…

  • Transport minister doesn't think Britain will leave EU without a deal

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British transport minister Chris Grayling said on Sunday he didn’t think Britain would leave the European Union without a negotiated deal with the bloc. Negotiations are deadlocked between Prime Minister Theresa…

  • Northern Ireland's DUP concerned over Hammond – newspaper

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – A small Northern Irish party which is keeping Britain’s government in power has concerns over Chancellor Philip Hammond, saying he is causing unnecessary division over Brexit, the Sunday Telegraph reported, citing…

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