Brexit

LONDON A survey of dozens of Europes top business executives shows their optimism is waning as trade tensions and other geopolitical uncertainties cloud the outlook for the global economy. A poll of 50 CEOs and chairmen carried out by German research group Z…

With a few extensions havening taken place already, and in spite of a new January 31 deadline, Brexit is still as elusive as ever and no one can know for certain if or when Britain’s deal to leave the EU will be finalised. Unfortunately, until any official an…

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian data firm AggregateIQ broke privacy laws with some of the work it did for a leading pro-Brexit group in Britain and a number of U.S. political campaigns, according to a report of an official probe released on Tuesday. Federal pri…

The potential exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU) aka Brexit may portend greater pesticide use and exposures, according to a report from the Soil Association and the Pesticide Action Network UK. As covered by The Guardian, the reports pred…

* Johnson offers Brexit 'Christmas gift' * Conservatives say will not raise taxes * Labour leader to be neutral in second Brexit vote (Adds comparison on funding) By William James and Kylie MacLellan TELFORD, England, Nov 24 (Reuters) - British Prime Mini…

It is now too late to stop a future collapse of our societies because of climate change. These are not the words of a tinfoil hat-donning survivalist. This is from a paper delivered by a senior sustainability academic at a leading business school to the Eur…

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s parliamentary election is billed as a chance to decide what the country does next about Brexit, but the result of the Dec. 12 ballot may not be clear-cut, leaving parties scrambling to form alliances. Opinion polls put Prime Min…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is due to relaunch its powerful executive arm under the new leadership of the German conservative Ursula von der Leyen from Dec. 1 but faces legal risks after Britain refused to name its representative for the European …

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s pro-European Union Liberal Democrats launched their manifesto on Wednesday, setting out the policies they would put into place if they are elected to government on Dec. 12. The party is in third place in opinion polls and expect…

Boris Johnson’s government has pledged that its post-Brexit immigration policy will end free movement and preferential treatment for EU citizens coming to live in the UK. The Conservative Party and ministers have vowed to make entry requirements subject to s…