UK finance minister expected to pledge pre-election tax cuts
British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt said earlier this month the U.K. would not enter a recession this year. Hannah Mckay | Reuters LONDON — Economists expect U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy…
Brexit has sliced 5% off UK economic growth, Goldman Sachs says
Pro-EU demonstrators protest outside Parliament against Brexit on the fourth anniversary of Britain’s official departure from the European Union in London, United Kingdom on January 31, 2024. Future Publishing |…
Why are far-right parties on the march across Europe?
CNN — While the Anglosphere was wracked by a burst of populism in 2016, most European countries proved remarkably resilient. Long-held grievances in the United Kingdom and United States fueled…
Britain to unleash £50 billion in pension funding for tech startups
NEWPORT, WALES – British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt attends the Welsh Conservative Party Spring Conference 2023 on April 28, 2023 in Newport, Wales. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News |…
Northern Ireland’s ‘peace babies’ say sectarianism lives on, thwarting progress
Belfast CNN — Cori Conlon grew up thinking Protestants were “the bad guys.” They went to different schools, played different sports, had different flags, and sang different songs. She said…
Silicon Valley Bank collapse adds uncertainty
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank is expected to still hike rates by another 50…
Brits are suffering Brexit regret, wishing the UK had not left the EU
Polling suggests that a majority of Brits now think that the U.K. was wrong to leave the European Union. NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty Images LONDON — Almost seven years…
Brexit slammed the UK economy. The Northern Ireland deal gives it hope
London CNN — The breakthrough deal on Northern Ireland’s trading arrangements heralds a reset in the often thorny relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union — and could…
EU and UK strike new deal over post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland
London CNN — Britain and the European Union have reached an agreement on new trade rules in Northern Ireland in an attempt to resolve a thorny issue that has fueled…
UK and EU agree Northern Ireland trade deal in Brexit breakthrough
Speaking at a news conference, Sunak described the new agreement — known as the Windsor Framework — as “the beginning of a new chapter” for the relationship between the U.K.…