Sir Ed Davey has promised £17 billion of income-tax cuts by the end of the next Parliament, funded through growth the Liberal Democrats believe would follow Britain rejoining the EU Single Market and a customs union.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to argue that Britain should be treated as a trusted partner under the EU’s emerging ‘Made in Europe’ rules, amid concern over the effect on UK steel and automotive supply chains.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readChancellor John Healey is making the case for British manufacturers to be covered by the EU’s proposed Made in Europe industrial rules during finance-minister talks in Dublin. No agreement has been reached.
Charlotte Mercer · 2 min readFormer Conservative chancellor George Osborne has renewed his call for Britain to rejoin the EU customs union, arguing the economy has suffered severe damage since Brexit.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readUK businesses now have full access to all 11 other CPTPP members after the agreement entered into force with Canada, completing Britain's accession to a trading bloc worth almost £13 trillion including the UK.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min read