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In October 2016, government ministers announced that the UK would be investing 220 million pounds ($285 million) in support of the nation's technology industry. [116] The consequences of Brexit for academia will become clearer once negotiations for Britain's post-Brexit relationship with the EU get under way.
On 27 June 2016, Kingston University professor Steve Keen argued that after Britain left the EU, the EU would not set high tariffs on Britain, pointing out that the average tariff rate between the EU and the United States was just a 2% for many products (e.g. laptops), and that therefore after Brexit if Britain faced the same trade conditions ...
In the European Parliament, Brexit led to changes in group representation: Brexit gave 5 seats to the EPP and 3 seats to the ID, while 29 seats were lost by the NI (including Brexit party) 11 seats lost by the Renew Europe (LibDem) 7 seats losts by the green, and six seats lost by the alliance of socialists and democrats (S&D).
As the scheduled date for Britain's departure from the European Union on March 29 draws near, Brexit supporters are doing little to hide their disdain for the government or their pro-EU colleagues ...
Veterans for Britain has also become involved in controversies regarding prosecution of veterans for crimes committed when they were serving in the armed forces. It has appointed Hilary Meredith , a solicitor known for her work on behalf of armed forces personnel, to its board.
The United Kingdom's failed applications to join the European Communities (EC) in 1963 and 1967 were vetoed by the president of France, Charles de Gaulle, who said that "a number of aspects of Britain's economy, from working practices to agriculture" had "made Britain incompatible with Europe" and that Britain harboured a "deep-seated hostility ...
A smaller pro-Brexit march was held in London on the same date. [20] [21] The People's Vote march was not designed to reverse the result of the referendum, but to hold a public vote on the final terms of the UK's EU exit deal. [22] The organisers said Brexit was "not a done deal" and Cable said "Brexit is not inevitable. Brexit can be stopped."
Almost two in three Britons believe Brexit has damaged the UK economy, a new poll for The Independent has found.. Some 61 per cent of voters say quitting the EU has made Britain’s economy worse ...