Brexit
Reality Check: Have Leave campaigners changed their minds?
On the fifth day after the referendum in which the UK voted to leave the European Union, the Reality Check team looks at some of the claims and promises made during the campaign by Leave campaigners who now appear to have modified their positions. Immigration The campaign claim: Immigration levels could be controlled if the UK...
Brexit: Cameron to face EU leaders after vote to leave
David Cameron is to meet European Union leaders for the first time since the UK voted to leave. The UK prime minister will discuss the implications of the Brexit vote and the way ahead at an EU summit in Brussels. German, French and Italian leaders said on Monday there could be no "formal or informal" talks on a...
The UK Isn’t the First to Leave a European Union
Great Britain's vote to exit from the European Union (E.U.) may have come as a shock to politicians and voters and the world, but it's not the first time a member state has left the group. Greenland was the first and only one until now. In the early 1970s, an early version of the E.U. was created, called the European...
US Markets Extend Slide as Brexit Fallout Continues
U.S. stocks continued their downward slide this morning, as investors reacted to more potential fallout from Britain's vote to withdraw from the European Union last week. The Dow Jones dropped 200 points shortly after the opening bell. All U.S. markets are currently trading in negative territory. David Blanchflower, an...
China a Potential Winner in Britain-EU Breakup
China is a potential winner if Britain and the European Union rework trade deals and look for investors after a British exit. Beijing faces a blow from weaker European demand for its exports and pressure to hold its yuan steady in turbulent currency markets. But economists and political analysts say if Britain and the EU split,...
Scottish Leader May Try to Block ‘Brexit’ as Turmoil Spreads
Britain's shocking decision to remove itself from the European Union brought more political turmoil Sunday as Scotland's leader threatened to block the move and the opposition Labour Party's leader faced a coup attempt from his own legislators. The sense of unease spread as European leaders stepped up the pressure...
Nicola Sturgeon says MSPs at Holyrood could veto Brexit
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has told the BBC that Holyrood could try to block the UK's exit from the EU. She was speaking following a referendum on Thursday which saw Britain vote by 52% to 48% to leave Europe. However, in Scotland the picture was different with 62% backing Remain and 38% wanting to go....
China warns Brexit will ‘cast shadow’ over global economy
China finance experts have warned that Britain's decision to leave the European Union will "cast a shadow over the global economy". Finance minister Lou Jiwei said the "repercussions and fallout" will emerge over the next five to 10 years. Huang Yiping, a member of China's central bank monetary...
Brexit: Hilary Benn sacked as Corbyn faces ‘no confidence’ pressure
Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been sacked from the shadow cabinet amid claims he was encouraging ministers to resign should Jeremy Corbyn ignore a vote of no confidence. Labour's leader faces a vote of no confidence over claims he was "lacklustre" during the EU referendum. A Labour source told the BBC...
‘No more Polish vermin’: Racist flyers posted in homes of Eastern Europeans after Brexit
MUSLIMS and Eastern Europeans have been targeted by racist messages following Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Police have launched an investigation after laminated cards were posted through the letterboxes of Polish residents in Cambridgeshire. The cards read: “Leave the EU. No more Polish...
Raging Putin MOCKS defeated Cameron & scolds PM for claiming Moscow leader supports Brexit
VLADIMIR Putin has expressed his delight in David Cameron’s EU defeat and blasted the Prime Minister for claiming the Russian leader supported Brexit. Cameron said last month that he believed the Kremlin leader “would be happy” if Britain voted to leave the bureaucratic bloc, leaving it weakened. But the...
Brexit: EU spells out procedure for UK to leave
The European Union has clarified the way the UK can kickstart formal negotiations to exit the bloc following Thursday's referendum. It says Britain can trigger Article 50, which sets a two-year deadline for a deal, by making a formal declaration either in a letter or a speech. UK PM David Cameron has said he will step down...