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May Sends Johnson to Labour Heartland as Terror Shapes Campaign

EghtesadOnline: Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May will deploy Boris Johnson to the northeast of England in a bid to conquer Brexit -supporting Labour strongholds, even as the fallout from the London terror attacks continues to dominate the campaign.
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Publish Date:06/June/2017 | 08:56

Brexit Bulletin: Terror Returns

EghtesadOnline: Terror returned to the streets of Britain on the weekend, again recasting the political debate just days before Thursday’s election.
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Publish Date:05/June/2017 | 24:31

Sovereign Wealth Funds May Sell Off U.K. Assets on Brexit Vote

EghtesadOnline: Sovereign wealth funds and central banks may look to cut their U.K. assets in 2017 after sentiment toward the country slumped since Britain voted to leave the European Union, according to an Invesco Ltd. report.
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Publish Date:05/June/2017 | 10:47

British lawmakers set to approve PM May's June 8 election plan

EghtesadOnline: The British parliament was expected on Wednesday to formally approve Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to hold an early election on June 8 she hopes will deliver a stronger personal mandate as she embarks on Brexit talks.
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Publish Date:19/April/2017 | 07:03

Brexit referendum website might have been hacked: UK lawmakers

EghtesadOnline: A website which allowed Britons to register to vote in last year's European Union referendum might have been targeted by foreign hackers causing it to crash before the deadline, a committee of British lawmakers said on Wednesday.
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Publish Date:12/April/2017 | 09:25

Gibraltar Spat Shows How Bumpy the Road to Brexit Will Likely Be

EghtesadOnline: Theresa May laughed off the idea that Britain might go to war with Spain over Gibraltar. But even its suggestion revealed something about the bumps in the road that the prime minister will hit as she tries to negotiate a Brexit deal.
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Publish Date:04/April/2017 | 04:11

Scotland Faces Tricky Test on Tie to Europe's Single Market: Q&A

EghtesadOnline: Scotland is caught between a rock and a hard place. After choosing to stay part of Britain in a Scottish independence referendum in 2014, most of its citizens voted to remain in the European Union in the U.K.’s Brexit ballot last June.
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Publish Date:02/April/2017 | 07:55

EU's Verhofstadt Wants Brexit Deal on Citizens' Rights This Year

EghtesadOnline: Brexit negotiators from the U.K. and the European Union should prioritize an agreement on the rights of EU citizens in Britain and Britons abroad before turning to issues such as the U.K.’s exit bill, Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s point person on Brexit matters, said
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Publish Date:02/April/2017 | 07:53

Hammond and Carney Seek a Passage to India in the Wake of Brexit

EghtesadOnline: Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney are headed to India “to bang the drum for British business,” and make the case that London will remain a main finance hub even after Brexit .
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Publish Date:02/April/2017 | 04:55

EU Says It Can Start Formal Brexit Negotiations as of May 22

EghtesadOnline: The European Union will only begin substantial Brexit negotiations as of May 22, according to an EU official with knowledge of the discussions, leaving a window of less than 18 months for the U.K to reach a compromise for an orderly withdrawal.
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Publish Date:01/April/2017 | 18:41

May Comes Under Pressure to Protect the Rights of Gibraltar

EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Theresa May came under pressure to protect the rights of Gibraltar after European Union President Donald Tusk handed Spain a determining say on whether any Brexit deal will apply to the territory.
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Publish Date:01/April/2017 | 18:40

Pound Drop Seen Short-Lived as Negativity Overdone, Analysts Say

EghtesadOnline: For now, the pound may have fallen far enough. After sterling’s slide of more than 16 percent since Britain voted out of the European Union in June, room for further declines is limited until there is more clarity on how Brexit negotiations will pan out, analysts say.
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Publish Date:29/March/2017 | 13:53