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Countering Brexit with growth
Ultra-accommodative policies by central banks have helped support growth and inflation dynamics both in the UK following the shock EU...
RCS Ottawa
Feb 13, 2017
Brexit white paper: key points explained
A day after parliament voted overwhelmingly to give Theresa May the power to trigger article 50, the government presented MPs with its...
RCS Ottawa
Feb 2, 2017
Brexit: Theresa May confirms date of detailed plan
London (CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed that her government's detailed plan for leaving the European Union will be...
RCS Ottawa
Feb 1, 2017
Brexit: MPs overwhelmingly back Article 50 bill
MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way. They backed the...
RCS Ottawa
Feb 1, 2017


Theresa May: UK and US cannot return to 'failed' interventions
Theresa May has told US Republicans the UK and America cannot return to "failed" military interventions "to remake the world in our own...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 26, 2017


Britain to publish Article 50 bill as May agrees to set out Brexit plan
Britain said it would publish legislation on Thursday seeking parliament's approval to begin formal divorce talks with the European Union...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 25, 2017


Theresa May to meet with Wall Street bankers in Davos and outline hard Brexit vision
The Prime Minister will hold talks this week with the head of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and asset manager Blackrock to...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 19, 2017
Theresa May Brexit speech's shows UK getting 'more realistic', says Tusk – as it happene
Closing summary Just over six hours after Theresa May began her much-touted speech on Brexit, it’s time for a summary of what we’ve...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 18, 2017
In ‘Brexit’ Speech, Theresa May Outlines Clean Break for U.K.
LONDON — “Get on with it.” With those words early in a major speech on Tuesday, Prime Minister Theresa May charted Britain’s course...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 18, 2017
IMF upgrades UK forecast but notes Brexit terms are 'unsettled'
The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its forecasts for the UK economy this year after the latest signs that businesses and...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 17, 2017
Theresa May to side with Eurosceptics in major Brexit speech revealing what she wants from negotiati
Theresa May will gamble this week by siding with Eurosceptics and signalling she is prepared to take Britain out of the single market and...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 17, 2017
Theresa May signals that Britain will leave Single Market so it can take control of immigration
Theresa May has indicated that Britain will leave the Single Market after Brexit and build a "really good, ambitious trade deal" with the...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 9, 2017


UK's ambassador to the EU Sir Ivan Rogers resigns
The UK's ambassador to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, has resigned. Sir Ivan, appointed to the job by David Cameron in 2013, had been expected...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 3, 2017


Royal Commonwealth Society director backs calls for a new HMY Britannia
A new HMY Britannia could boost Britain’s boost links with the world and become once again a “majestic symbol of national esteem”, the...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 27, 2016


UK third quarter GDP growth confirmed at 0.5%
The UK economy grew by 0.5% in the third quarter, official figures have confirmed, helped by export growth and stronger consumer...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 23, 2016
Theresa May declines to rule out paying EU for single market access
Theresa May has declined to rule out continuing to pay significant sums into the EU budget after Brexit. Asked about the issue in the...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 19, 2016
Philip Hammond: Japanese banks are concerned about Brexit
Japan’s financial sector has “concerns” about Britain’s exit from the European Union, Philip Hammond said on Thursday after he sought to...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 15, 2016
UK's Hammond kicks off Brexit reassurance tour in South Africa
Dec 7 British finance minister Philip Hammond will seek to reassure some of the country's trade and investment partners that Brexit will...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 15, 2016
U.K. Inflation Accelerates to Highest in More Than Two Years
U.K. inflation accelerated more than economists forecast in November, boosted by prices for clothing and gasoline. The jump to 1.2...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 15, 2016


Brexit court ruling appeal date set for 5 December
The government's appeal against the High Court ruling that MPs must vote on triggering Brexit will be heard in the Supreme Court from 5...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 4, 2016
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