The researchers, from the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol, found if all of England and Wales' estimated 2.3 million adult immigrants had been able to vote in the 2015 general election, up to 95 parliamentary seats could have been won by a different party.more
SCOTLAND will not receive any SPECIAL power over migration in light of the Brexit vote, Theresa May's government has made clear, warning that to allow separate controls would harm the integrity of the UK system.more
The UK voted to leave the EU more than three months ago but time is being spent on "political squabbles and turf wars". The potential cost of negotiating Britain's departure from the European Union has been estimated at £65m a year, a report says.more
Germany risks becoming the world's biggest cash machine after Brexit because it may end up paying for a failing European Union that is in danger of imploding, Britain's trade minister said on Thursday.more
It will be "impossible" for Brexit talks to result in a deal that gives Britons more rights than others outside the EU, Italy's PM has told the BBC.more
A "horrible spike" in hate crime after Britain's vote to leave the European Union was at least partly linked to the referendum, Britain's most senior police officer has said.more
Former president plans revised EU treaty that could persuade Britain to remain in bloc with Germany immediately after winning back the French presidency next year, he said on Tuesday.more
Sadiq Khan today confirmed that City Hall is working on a separate London work permit system for when Britain leaves the EU. The Mayor has held discussions with key figures including Brexit Secretary David Davis, Chancellor Philip Hammond and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as he seeks to carve out the best possible deal for the capital.more
It is easier to get a job in Manchester than in London, according to a survey that explodes the myth that the nation's capital is sucking the lifeblood out of the economy beyond the M25 corridor. Data from the recruitment website Adzuna also shows a 2.7 per cent drop in vacancies in August to 1.23 million after the June 23 vote.more
Mario Draghi said the U.K. shouldn't be granted any special favors on single-market access during negotiations over its exit from the European Union.more
A warning about the impact of the Brexit vote on financial services jobs has been issued by the head of the London Stock Exchange. Xavier Rolet said at least 100,000 positions could be lost if the City loses its ability to process euro-denominated transactions.more
Cabinet 'do not have a clue' what Brexit will look like, and predictions of positive agreements are 'arrogant nonsense' as EU countries must be seen to be tough on Britain.more
Financial institutions based in Britain will lose so-called passporting rights allowing them to operate across the European Union unless post-Brexit Britain is at least part of the European Economic Area, ECB policymaker Jens Weidmann has said.more
A group of Eastern European countries will veto any Brexit deal that diminishes the rights of their citizens who live and work in Britain, Slovakia's prime minister has said.
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European Council President Donald Tusk said Mrs May had told him the UK could be ready to begin talks by February. Mr Tusk spoke from the Slovakian capital, Bratislava, where Europe's 27 other leaders are gathered for an informal summit without the UK.more
SENIOR Eurocrats have sensationally claimed Britain will give up on Brexit if they make negotiations tough enough. More than five Brussels bureaucrats said they doubt Britain will trigger Article 50 when confronted with the "reality of the bureaucratic nightmare" and the "insane act of economic self-harm" they feel Brexit will inflict.more
The chances of EU citizens settled in Britain retaining all their rights to live, work and retire in the UK after Brexit have been rated as zero by legal experts.more
Substantive Brexit talks between the UK and the rest of the EU are unlikely to start much before the end of 2017, a former European Council president says. Speaking to the BBC, Herman Van Rompuy said negotiations were unlikely until a new German government was formed after next September's election.more
Support among Scots for independence is marginally higher than it was almost two years ago when the country rejected leaving the UK in a closer-than-expected vote.more
The French government on Wednesday exerted new pressure on Britain to resume negotiations over its exit from the European Union, two days ahead of a summit in Bratislava to discuss the EU's future after the Brexit vote.more
The traditional blue passport could return after Britain leaves the EU, the government has suggested. The words "European Union" will be removed from the travel document once the country has exited the union. Robert Goodwill, the immigration minister, has hinted at the changes amid growing calls for the old navy-coloured document to be reintroduced.more