Page 12 - Latest Updates on Brexit
Brexit trade talks scheduled for next week cancelled over Coronavirus
"Given the latest COVID-19 developments, EU and UK negotiators have today jointly decided not to hold next week's round of negotiations in London, in the form originally scheduled," the source said
 "Brexit trade talks scheduled for next week cancelled over Coronavirus")
Britain spent 4.4 billion pounds of taxpayers' money to prepare for Brexit
The National Audit Office said in a report that most of the money was spent on staff costs, building new infrastructure and paying for external advice
 "Britain spent 4.4 billion pounds of taxpayers' money to prepare for Brexit")
Britain, EU starts post-Brexit relationship talks amid disagreements
The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier and UK counterpart David Frost met in Brussels, launching several months of intense closed-door negotiations involving around 100 officials on each side
BRIC seekers of UK golden visa double since 2015 despite Brexit
BRIC applicants accounted for 40% of total global refusals in 2019
 "BRIC seekers of UK golden visa double since 2015 despite Brexit")
Women will be hit hard by UK's new immigration rules, warn experts
Women's groups have warned, women will suffer disproportionately
 "Women will be hit hard by UK's new immigration rules, warn experts")
Recovering factories keep UK economy on track in February: PMIs
The virus's outbreak weighed on manufacturers' input stocks, which fell at the fastest pace in more than seven years
 "Recovering factories keep UK economy on track in February: PMIs")
Google users in UK to lose EU data protection due to Brexit: Report
The shift, prompted by Britain's exit from the EU, will leave the sensitive personal information of tens of millions with less protection and within easier reach of British law enforcement
 "Google users in UK to lose EU data protection due to Brexit: Report")
UK launches points-based visa system to attract best talent of the world
The new system will come into force from January 1 2021 at the end of the transition period after UK's exit from the European Union
 "UK launches points-based visa system to attract best talent of the world")
Post-Brexit, UK rules 'turn off tap' of low-skilled foreign labour
Britain formally left the European Union at the end of January but a transition period is in effect until Dec. 31, during which time little changes
Narayana Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak named new finance minister of UK
Sunak, the son-in-law of Infosys Co-founder Narayana Murthy, will join Home secretary Priti Patel on the top government bench as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer
 "Narayana Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak named new finance minister of UK")
UK economy stalls in fourth quarter of 2019 as manufacturing shrinks
Britain finally departed the European Union on January 31 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson in December led the Conservative party to victory in national polls
 "UK economy stalls in fourth quarter of 2019 as manufacturing shrinks")
Other side of the Brexit
While the writing on the Brexit coin is the subject of controversy, the other side of the coin is quite shady and uncertain
Northern Irish police finds bomb attached to a truck timed for Brexit
The Continuity IRA (Irish Republican Army), a dissident paramilitary group, were blamed for planting what detectives said was a viable device
 "Northern Irish police finds bomb attached to a truck timed for Brexit")
Brexit: A new dawn, says Boris Johnson; an alarm bell, says Macron
The French President Emmanuel Macron warned Brexit was an "alarm bell" for the EU
 "Brexit: A new dawn, says Boris Johnson; an alarm bell, says Macron")
A history of goodbyes: Key dates to know in Britain's Brexit journey
Following is the chronology of Brexit as the UK leaves the European Union, more than three and a half years since the country voted for it in a referendum in 2016
'Optimism and regret': UK papers rejoice, mourn as Britain leaves EU
Britain's partisan papers met Brexit with the same unbridled joy and tearful anguish that was felt across the streets and pubs of Britain on Friday night
Flag-waving Britons cheer as Britain takes departure from European Union
Britain's exit from the EU ends 47 years of union with Europe. It also draws a line under a bitter and divisive wrangle over whether, when and how the country should cut its ties to the bloc
Brexit Day: Businesses see promising India-UK trade ties ahead
Leading trade organisations and Indian entrepreneurs see this as an exciting time for the India-UK trade and economic partnership to be taken to a new level
 "Brexit Day: Businesses see promising India-UK trade ties ahead")
Brexit: European Union chiefs hail 'new dawn for Europe' as UK quits
Britain's 47-year membership of the bloc will end on the stroke of 2300 GMT -- midnight Brussels time, three and a half years after a shock referendum vote to leave
 "Brexit: European Union chiefs hail 'new dawn for Europe' as UK quits")
Britain all set to leave EU. What next for the country and its people?
Nothing will change for most people in Britain thanks to the transition period, which preserves the status quo until at least December 31, 2020
 "Britain all set to leave EU. What next for the country and its people?")
