No Deal Brexit looms as the EU mounts a last-minute ‘ambush’ over fishing rights

No Deal Brexit looms as the EU mounts a last-minute ‘ambush’ over fishing rights and negotiations are ‘expected to finish by Christmas one way or another’ Government sources said it was ‘widely accepted’ no agreement was imminent No 10 was infuriated by ultimatum from EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier Would have allowed Brussels to impose … Read more

No Deal Brexit looms as the EU mounts a last-minute ‘ambush’ over fishing rights

No Deal Brexit looms as the EU mounts a last-minute ‘ambush’ over fishing rights and negotiations are ‘expected to finish by Christmas one way or another’ Government sources said it was ‘widely accepted’ no agreement was imminent No 10 was infuriated by ultimatum from EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier Would have allowed Brussels to impose … Read more

Boris Johnson boosts hopes of a Brexit breakthrough in EU trade talks as deadline looms 

‘There’s every chance of getting a deal’: Boris Johnson boosts hopes of a Brexit breakthrough in EU trade talks as deadline looms Prime Minister ditched his warning that No Deal is most likely Brexit outcome   MPs and peers will rise for the Christmas recess today but could be recalled  Government has drafted plans to fast-track … Read more

Boris Johnson boosts hopes of a Brexit breakthrough in EU trade talks as deadline looms 

‘There’s every chance of getting a deal’: Boris Johnson boosts hopes of a Brexit breakthrough in EU trade talks as deadline looms Prime Minister ditched his warning that No Deal is most likely Brexit outcome   MPs and peers will rise for the Christmas recess today but could be recalled  Government has drafted plans to fast-track … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Reckoning for Heathrow as a Christmas strike looms

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on Britain’s air transport industry, hospitality and London’s role as one of the world’s great entrepot cities. Traffic at Heathrow plunged 88 per cent year-on-year in November to 747,000. Last year, 81m passengers went through the airport. The owners – Spain’s Ferrovial, the Qatar Investment Authority et al – have … Read more

Chaos as banks shut expats’ accounts as end of Brexit transition looms

Thousands of British expats who live in Europe are facing banking chaos as UK lenders cancel accounts and scramble to prepare for life outside the EU and The end of the ‘standstill’ post-Brexit transition period on December 31 will see British banks having to abide by different rules if they want to operate in mainland … Read more

Chaos as banks shut expats’ accounts as end of Brexit transition looms

Chaos as banks shut expats’ accounts amid fears over restrictions after Brexit transition ends on January 1 UK banks will have to abide by new rules after the end of Brexit transition period  They will lose EU ‘passporting’ rights from Dec 31, prompting service shake-up Banks have told British expats in Europe that their accounts … Read more

Is white Christmas on the way? Polar ice bomb looms with temperatures to plummet as low as minus 7C

Is a white Christmas on the way? ‘Polar ice bomb’ looms with temperatures set to plummet as low as minus 7C on the big day Met Office predicts that between December 16 and 25 there will be mixture of showers and bright spells  Blustery showers potentially falling as snow could mean wintery conditions are confined … Read more

Is white Christmas on the way? Polar ice bomb looms with temperatures to plummet as low as minus 7C

Is a white Christmas on the way? ‘Polar ice bomb’ looms with temperatures set to plummet as low as minus 7C on the big day Met Office predicts that between December 16 and 25 there will be mixture of showers and bright spells  Blustery showers potentially falling as snow could mean wintery conditions are confined … Read more

Business leaders panic and Morgan Stanley shifts assets to Frankfurt as a No Deal Brexit looms

Business leaders were sweating last night as the prospects of a No Deal Brexit increased dramatically. Top bosses urged ministers to ‘leave no stone unturned in search of a deal’. It came as bank Morgan Stanley dealt another blow to Britain’s post-Brexit prospects, becoming the latest Wall Street lender to shift chunks of its assets … Read more