by Chris Rogers | 6 Oct 2016 | Economy, European Union
Uncertainty remains on the impact to businesses of the UK’s impending departure from the EU, according to the publication of a tranche of financial analyses. New figures published by the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde have suggested a...
by Chris Rogers | 5 Oct 2016 | European Union
EU Parliament chief negotiator Guy Verhofstadt has insisted that agreeing British access to the single market while also accepting tighter immigration controls risks destroying the European Union. Speaking in Strasboug in response to comments from British Prime...
by Chris Rogers | 4 Oct 2016 | European Union
Amber Rudd MP, the new Home Secretarty and a leading figure in the Remain campaign, has announced measures to reduce immigration in a speech at the Conservative Party Conference. Ms Rudd was under pressure to set out plans to reduct immigration afterin David Cameron’s...
by Chris Rogers | 4 Oct 2016 | European Union
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to expand the recruitment of doctors within the UK, aiming to increase the number of funded medical student places by 1,500, or 25%, from 2018. Speaking at the Conservative Party’s annual conference, Mr Hunt...
by Chris Rogers | 3 Oct 2016 | European Union
Theresa May has reacted to calls for clarity on Brexit by confirming she will look to trigger Article 50 by March 2017, firing the starting pistol for the UK to leave the EU. In a speech to the Conservative Party conference, the Prime Minister announced she will...
