No-deal Brexit preparations ‘top priority’, Boris Johnson says

Image copyright EPA Preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit should be “the top priority” for civil servants, Boris Johnson has told them in a letter. The PM said he would prefer to get a deal with the EU, but he said he recognised this “may not happen”. Earlier Jeremy Corbyn had urged the […]

No-deal Brexit preparations ‘top priority’, Boris Johnson says

Image copyright EPA Preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit should be “the top priority” for civil servants, Boris Johnson has told them in a letter. The PM said he would prefer to get a deal with the EU, but he said he recognised this “may not happen”. Earlier Jeremy Corbyn had urged the […]

No-deal Brexit preparations ‘top priority’, Boris Johnson says

Image copyright EPA Preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit should be “the top priority” for civil servants, Boris Johnson has told them in a letter. The PM said he would prefer to get a deal with the EU, but he said he recognised this “may not happen”. Earlier Jeremy Corbyn had urged the […]

No-deal Brexit preparations ‘top priority’, Boris Johnson says

Image copyright EPA Preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit should be “the top priority” for civil servants, Boris Johnson has told them in a letter. The PM said he would prefer to get a deal with the EU, but he said he recognised this “may not happen”. Earlier Jeremy Corbyn had urged the […]

No-deal Brexit preparations ‘top priority’, Boris Johnson says

Image copyright EPA Preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit should be “the top priority” for civil servants, Boris Johnson has told them in a letter. The PM said he would prefer to get a deal with the EU, but he said he recognised this “may not happen”. Earlier Jeremy Corbyn had urged the […]

Brexit: Corbyn seeks clarity on ‘unconstitutional’ election-time no-deal

Jeremy Corbyn has urged the UK’s most senior civil servant to intervene to prevent a no-deal Brexit happening during a general election campaign. The Labour leader is concerned that the UK could leave the EU on 31 October, while a campaign is ongoing and before a new government is elected. He has written to Cabinet […]

Brexit: Corbyn seeks clarity on ‘unconstitutional’ election-time no-deal

Jeremy Corbyn has urged the UK’s most senior civil servant to intervene to prevent a no-deal Brexit happening during a general election campaign. The Labour leader is concerned that the UK could leave the EU on 31 October, while a campaign is ongoing and before a new government is elected. He has written to Cabinet […]

UK economy shrinks for the first time since 2012

Media captionThe Chancellor Sajid Javid said he was not expecting a recession The chancellor has told the BBC that he does not expect the UK to slide into recession after data showed the economy shrank by 0.2% between April and June. Sajid Javid was speaking after the Office for National Statistics said the economy had […]

UK economy shrinks for the first time since 2012

Media captionThe Chancellor Sajid Javid said he was not expecting a recession The chancellor has told the BBC that he does not expect the UK to slide into recession after data showed the economy shrank by 0.2% between April and June. Sajid Javid was speaking after the Office for National Statistics said the economy had […]

Brexit: Corbyn seeks clarity on ‘unconstitutional’ election-time no-deal

Jeremy Corbyn has urged the UK’s most senior civil servant to intervene to prevent a no-deal Brexit happening during a general election campaign. The Labour leader is concerned that the UK could leave the EU on 31 October, while a campaign is ongoing and before a new government is elected. He has written to Cabinet […]