Many businesses here which survived the initial slump in sterling may not survive another.

A hard border would be required on the island of Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to the British government.

Speculation is rife about a general election being called in the near-term despite the route to an early vote being complicated by 2011 legislation, writes Robert Hutton

London faces a high stakes diplomatic balancing act going forward given its desire to form closer post-Brexit economic ties with Beijing, writes Andrew Hammond

Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley said she has left the Government.

Boris Johnson has been elected the new leader of the Conservative Party after beating out rival and British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt

If, as is expected, Boris Johnson becomes the new Prime Minister this week, he will find himself engaged in a political fire-fight almost before he has even got his feet under the desk at 10 Downing Street.

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has doubled down on Ireland’s red lines in the Brexit stand-off and warned that new demands to unravel the UK’s EU exit deal will not be considered.

British MPs have approved an amendment which aims to strengthen measures designed to try and stop the UK's Parliament being suspended to force through a no-deal Brexit.

Britain posted a larger-than-expected budget deficit last month as government spending rose, a reminder that the country’s next finance minister may have limited options to cushion any Brexit blow to the economy.

Theresa May has formally resigned as Conservative leader, a senior Tory source said.

Geoff Percival Shares in Europe’s main airlines fell sharply after the British government said it would consider an independent proposal to charge carriers a seat tax in order to cover the cost of transporting stranded passengers if an airline goes bust.

There was a moment last week when the Brexit process reached a new magnificence.

John O'Connor said this was valid, even though the story did not run on April Fool's Day, Monday.

Sterling soared against the euro and the dollar as fears that the UK will crash out of the EU receded.

Brexit played an "inevitable role" in the reported decision by Nissan to abandon plans to build its X-Trail model at its Sunderland plant, an MP has said.

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It would be a victory for dark, regressive forces if, as a consequence of Brexit, Britain was excluded from the European Union’s €10bn Galileo satellite navigation project.

British chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to start taxing clothes made from polyester and nylon as he seeks to stop harmful plastics filling the world’s oceans.

The Government is playing down plans by their British counterparts to create a “customs partnership” arrangement to solve the border issue post-Brexit.

The EU is fine-tuning what access it’s prepared to give the UK’s crucial financial services industry after Brexit, and the proposal falls far short of what Britain and its banks think is fair.

The EU will take an "Ireland first" stance when it comes to dealing with the border issue in Brexit talks the president of the European Council has said.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has strongly rejected British prime minister Theresa May’s suggestion that the border between the US and Canada was one solution to the Irish border issue after Brexit.

The “door is open” should the UK want to reverse its 2016 vote to leave the EU, says Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Union.

UK Brexit Secretary David Davis has played down Cabinet rifts over Europe, insisting there is "no difference" between himself, Chancellor Philip Hammond and Theresa May on the outcome they are seeking from Britain’s EU withdrawal.

Britain is expected to choose a new central bank chief this year to succeed Canadian Mark Carney, who will step down in June 2019, three months after the country’s scheduled exit from the EU. No one has yet thrown their hat into the ring to succeed him, but there are numerous contenders.

Jaguar Land Rover sales have risen 7% to a record 621,109 vehicles in 2017 but the UK’s biggest carmaker says it faces tough conditions in its home market due to weakening consumer confidence and a planned diesel tax rise on new cars.

British inflation unexpectedly rose to its highest level in nearly six years in November, tightening the post- Brexit vote squeeze on households whose spending is the main driver of the country’s economy.

Britain’s Brexit secretary has risked a war of words with the Government after stating the Brexit deal signed to much fanfare last week was “more a statement of intent than it was a legally enforceable thing”.

The Irish and British governments have clashed over whether the Brexit agreement intended to trigger trade talks is legally binding or not.

Britain will not pay a £39bn exit bill to Brussels if it does not secure a trade deal, the UK's Brexit Secretary David Davis has said.

Sterling seesawed and UK housebuilding shares slid yesterday after a UK budget statement that was seen by investors as bleak but not dramatically changing the outlook for the UK’s Brexit-bound economy.

Over the last several years we’ve seen continuously increasing charges for the collection and the processing of waste, writes Paul Mills

The chancellor faces a financial headache amid a tumultuous time for the Tories and ahead of next month’s vital Brexit summit, writes Paul Wallace.

Theresa May and key Cabinet ministers who oversee Brexit negotiations are expected to discuss Britain's offer to the European Union for the so-called "divorce bill" Brussels insists is needed to unlock trade talks.

A secret letter from Boris Johnson and Michael Gove giving Theresa May apparent instructions on how to run Brexit has emerged.

British house prices rose in the three months to October at their fastest pace since February and the Bank of England’s interest rate hike is unlikely to offset the impact on prices from a lack of homes for sale, mortgage lender Halifax said.

British house prices rose in the three months to October at their fastest pace since February and the Bank of England’s interest rate hike is unlikely to offset the impact on prices from a lack of homes for sale, mortgage lender Halifax said.

Theresa May has challenged British business leaders to step up funding for research and investment to prepare the UK economy for the post-Brexit future.

Brexit is unlikely to ground flights between the UK and EU, the chief executive of IAG, which owns Aer Lingus and British Airways, has said.

Toyota said it needs clarity on the terms of Britain’s access to EU markets after Brexit to secure production at its Burnaston plant in central England.

More senior women are needed in the Bank of England, the Tory chairwoman of the Treasury Select Committee in the UK has said.

Failing to secure a Brexit deal with the European Union would put Britain at a "very big disadvantage", Hillary Clinton has claimed.

Britain’s Brexit-bound economy remains stuck in a low gear but is probably not weak enough to dissuade the Bank of England from raising interest rates next month, economic data showed.