There are so many moving parts to the Brexit process that inevitably some sectors are going to be overlooked at different stages of the negotiation processes.

Sterling swung between gains and losses yesterday, whipsawed by headlines surrounding the status of the UK’s eventual exit from the EU.

UK Chancellor Philip Hammond has sent a thinly-veiled warning to Boris Johnson amid speculation that the Foreign Secretary is trying to destabilise Theresa May, declaring "nobody is unsackable".

Britain’s Brexit-bound economy is showing little sign that its leaden performance in the first half of 2017 is improving, despite hints of better times for manufacturers.

British and German business groups have issued a plea to politicians to put economic interests first as they enter the third round of Brexit talks.

Britain will need to curb public spending further or raise taxes if leaving the EU does long-term damage to economic growth, underscoring the importance of the country striking new trade deals, the UK government’s budget watchdog has said.

More British lenders plan to rein in the supply of credit to consumers in the next three months than at any time since the financial crisis, according to a Bank of England survey that may add to concerns about the UK economic outlook ahead of Brexit.

Former HSBC Holdings chief executive Michael Geoghegan is among 250 business leaders backing the push for the UK to leave the European Union.

A Eurosceptic Conservative MP in England has called on the governor of the Bank of England to consider his position, accusing Mark Carney of "a deliberate attempt to scare people into thinking we should remain in the EU".

Leaving the European Union would be like escaping from jail, Boris Johnson claimed as he said a business leader who was suspended over his support for Brexit paid a “heavy price”.

The UK’s economy gathered speed in the second three months of this year, boosted by a jump in exports and business investment in the latest sign the country’s recovery is broadening out.

UK employers may have to pay billions of pounds more in wages after a London tribunal ruling that business groups say is enormously damaging to companies.

Britain got a double boost yesterday as its recovery from recession gathered more momentum and the IMF raised the country’s growth forecasts by more than for any other major economy.

Chancellor George Osborne was dealt a pre-Budget blow after official figures showed Britain’s trade deficit widened to £2.6 billion in January due to a disappointing export performance.

More signs of economic optimism in the UK have emerged as a business group forecast stronger-than-expected growth for this year.

Britain’s housebuilding bounce-back helped cement the biggest rise in construction output for more than a year last month in the latest sign of a “new dawn” for the sector.

British businesses gave qualified backing to the Prime Minister's pledge for an in/out referendum, but raised fears the vote will create greater uncertainty for under-pressure UK companies.

Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will not campaign for Britain to leave the EU in a referendum, warning that the UK would become “a sort of greater Switzerland” if it quit the 27-nation bloc.

Measures to give savers extra security if a bank fails will be announced by the British government today as part of major reforms for Britain's banking system.

The UK is still in danger of falling into recession, according to the Bank of England, but further emergency support is looking less likely amid concerns over inflation.

Construction in Britain expanded at the fastest pace in 21 months in March, adding to signs the economy returned to growth in the first quarter.

The Bank of England is widely expected to pump billions of pounds into the UK economy this week despite signs that the UK’s financial health may be starting to improve.

Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will warn today that the UK and Ireland need each other more than ever because of global uncertainty.

The Bank of England held fire on further emergency measures for the UK economy today, despite another dose of worrying news from the manufacturing sector.

The Bank of England was today urged not to waste time in issuing another dose of emergency medicine to help the ailing British economy.

Fresh evidence of the UK's shortage of skilled workers was revealed today with a new study revealing that firms' expansion plans were being "frustrated" by the problem.

The biggest strike in Britain for over 30 years got under way today with schools, hospitals, courts, transport and government hit by a walkout involving up to two million workers.

BRITISH public sector workers went on strike from midnight in the bitter dispute over pensions, which union leaders warned had been made worse by measures in the autumn statement to curb pay and bring forward the state pension age.

Bank of England policymakers will consider more drastic action to kick-start the UK economy today amid signs the fragile recovery is faltering.

The UK’s top banks were today accused of failing to do enough to back small businesses after figures revealed lending targets agreed with the Government are set to be missed.

Business and unions in the UK were divided tonight over the national minimum wage after the British government announced that the adult rate will increase by 15p an hour, benefiting almost a million workers.

Bank of England policymakers are expected to shrug off inflation jitters and keep interest rates at an historic low today.

The City today priced in an interest rate rise in May with potentially two more hikes to come later in the year.

Bank of England policymakers have been urged to hold their nerve on interest rates this week, despite continued inflationary pressures in the UK economy.

The Bank of England is unlikely to follow the US in pumping further cash into the economy today, citing a recent run of positive data.

The UK economy slowed "considerably" in the past few months, with job prospects and investment slowing and a "dismal" performance by firms in the service sector, a report showed today.

THE next government must move urgently to axe the planned National Insurance hike and outline plans to reduce Britain’s deficit or risk a recession relapse, a business group has warned.

British Chancellor Alistair Darling gained a pre-Budget boost today after a sharper than expected fall in inflation in February.

British business and union leaders today made last-minute presentations to the UK Government ahead of next week’s Budget, with differing views on how to lead the country out of recession.

UK exports took their biggest plunge in more than three years during January, official figures showed today.

The European Union was accused today of meddling in maternity policy after MEPs backed an EU-wide extension of maternity leave to 20 weeks, with six weeks on full pay.

The British Government today warned that further rises in unemployment were expected before the summer as figures showed those claiming jobseeker’s allowance soared to the highest level since Labour came to power in 1997.