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Brexit could lead to shortage of professional labour force in UK

The UK government called meetings in recent weeks as Brexit jeopardises the already depleted number of workers needed to dig up roads and overhaul the country's out-of-date broadband network

UK considers ex-convicts to deal with shortage of workers after EU divorce

The latest migration figures show workers from the rest of the EU are now already leaving the U.K. in droves

3 UK Conservatives quit party, call Theresa May's Brexit 'disastrous'

With only 37 days until Britain leaves the EU, its biggest foreign and trade policy shift in more than 40 years, divisions over Brexit are redrawing the political landscape.

Seven Labour MPs protest James Corbyn's leadership, quit party over Brexit

Though the full implications remain unclear, the split has the potential to complicate Prime Minister Theresa May's task of getting her deal with Brussels through Parliament

Can technology untie Brexit knot at Irish border where wifi doesn't work?

The EU maintains the so-called backstop, a guarantee in the Brexit deal which binds Northern Ireland closely to the bloc, is needed

Firms test 'airbags' to mitigate a Brexit crash 40 days ahead of deadline

Businesses and the EU's executive have ramped up planning for a no-deal Brexit

EU's door is 'always open': Fresh Brexit talks in Brussels next week

Prime Minister Theresa May is also expected in Brussels next week, but he visit has not been confirmed

UK's lamb chops may lose their market in case of a no-deal Brexit

UK farmers export about a third of the lamb they produce, and almost all of that heads to the EU, particularly France and Germany

More Brexit humiliation for Theresa May as parliament defeats her again

Lawmakers defeated the government 303-258 on the main motion asking them to reaffirm support for her plan to seek changes

Brexiters, Singapore-on-Thames is a fantasy

The state's dominance makes negotiating free-trade agreements much easier than it would be in a post-Brexit UK

UK inflation falls to 2-yr low, offers relief to households before Brexit

Consumer prices rose at an annual rate of 1.8%, down from December's 2.1%, as a new government cap on household power bills kicked in

No-deal Brexit could put 600,000 jobs worldwide at risks, says study

Some 103,000 jobs would be under threat in Europe's largest economy Germany and 50,000 in France.

Brexit: Theresa May seeks more time from MPs to secure concessions from EU

The UK parliament last month roundly rejected a Brexit deal Prime Minister Theresa May had sealed with the remaining 27 EU leaders

Explainer: How will finance work if there is a no-deal Brexit?

British asset managers feared that a no-deal Brexit would stop them from managing funds listed in Luxembourg, Dublin and elsewhere in Europe

Theresa May takes Brexit backstop battle to Brussels, but with little hope

'I've been wondering what that special place in hell looks like, for those who promoted Brexit without even a sketch of a plan how to carry it out safely,' Donald Tusk said

Romancing Brexit, then and now

Romancing the idea of Brexit is quite different from 'Brexit Romance', as depicted by Clementine Beauvais in her novel

Nissan cancels investment plan for UK plant, cites uncertainty after Brexit

Nissan had announced in 2016 that it planned to build the X-Trail SUV in Sunderland.

UK Parliament's 'astonishing' pile of paperwork may delay Brexit deadline

Britain, the world's fifth largest economy, is due to leave the European Union on March 29

A third of UK firms mull moving abroad over Brexit concerns: Survey

Britain's MPs voted on Tuesday to send Prime Minister Theresa May back to Brussels to renegotiate the unpopular divorce deal she struck with the EU

UK car exports to India register hike as Brexit-hit industry struggles

Britain's car exports to India registered a 4.81 per cent hike over the previous year, even as the automotive industry battled with Brexit uncertainties to record a 9.1 per cent fall in production figures, according to the latest figures released here on Thursday. The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) found that UK manufacturers sold 1,199 units to India in 2018, which marks a rise from 1,144 units in 2017. It meant that India retains its place as the 12th largest Asian market for the UK's car industry, a market led by China and Japan. Tata Motors owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) was the frontrunner in terms of popularity, with UK-manufactured Range Rover Sport and Range Rover among the most bought models by Indians, alongside BMW's Mini Hatch. The overall size of the Indian new car market also registered a 6 per cent hike to hit 2.55 million cars in 2018, with the UK importing 14,064 cars built in India. "Despite challenges as the UK leaves the EU, the fundamental ...