
Support for British membership of the European Union (EU) is rapidly declining in British board rooms, a new report has found, dropping by 12 per cent in just six months. The fall in support goes hand in hand with pessimism
by Donna Rachel Edmunds5 Jan 2016, 7:14 AM PST0

The majority of big British businesses that favour Britain remaining in the European Union has dwindled over the last six months, according to a quarterly survey of chief financial officers published on Monday. Accountancy firm Deloitte said 62 percent of
by Reuters4 Jan 2016, 1:06 AM PST0

Boris Johnson may be a surprise addition to Prime Minister David Cameron’s front bench in the next few weeks, the major winner in a re-shuffle designed to steady the government ship ahead of the European Union (EU) in/out referendum. No 10 fears
by Simon Kent3 Jan 2016, 2:45 AM PST0

Hate preachers, radical Islamist web sites and political extremism have all been targeted by Prime Minister David Cameron in his New Year message. He said Britain starts 2016 in “a position of strength”, with a lower deficit and enterprise flourishing
by Simon Kent1 Jan 2016, 3:21 AM PST0

The Tory Party chairman and close friend of Prime Minister David Cameron, stands accused of undermining his party’s commitment to neutrality in the Brexit referendum by ‘directing’ Conservative donors to fund the pro-European Union campaign. Steve Baker MP, chairman of Conservatives for Britain, told The Daily
by Breitbart London23 Dec 2015, 7:01 AM PST0

LONDON – The United Kingdom could disintegrate if Britons vote to leave the European Union as it would give succour to the cause of Scottish nationalists, former Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday. Hague, a former leader of Prime
by Reuters23 Dec 2015, 1:41 AM PST0

Up to 300,000 Britons will lose entitlement to in-work benefits if David Cameron accepts a Brussels compromise on his call for strict restrictions on European Union (EU) migrant benefits. The prime minister has been warned that is the price Britain will pay if he continues
by Simon Kent21 Dec 2015, 2:39 AM PST0

One of David Cameron’s most senior former Cabinet ministers has warned that those who wish to leave the European Union (EU) are not “idiots” and the time has come for the country’s leader to stop touring Europe with a “political begging bowl”. Former
by Simon Kent20 Dec 2015, 8:40 AM PST0

BRUSSELS – Prime Minister David Cameron gave his strongest suggestion yet on Friday that he hopes to hold a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union in 2016, before a self-imposed two-year deadline. The timing of the referendum, to
by Reuters18 Dec 2015, 2:47 PM PST0

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Christmas came early for Brussels lawyers and policy wonks who relish nothing better than a brain-teasing multidimensional constitutional puzzle to while away the dark days of winter. After a “make-or-break” summit dinner with Prime Minister David Cameron,
by Reuters18 Dec 2015, 9:04 AM PST0

LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron faces two months of difficult negotiations in his bid to alter European Union rules ahead of a planned referendum on Britain’s continued membership in the EU. Substantive differences remain, but Cameron and other
by AP18 Dec 2015, 6:22 AM PST0

LONDON (Reuters) – The share of Britons wanting to leave the European Union (EU) has risen to 51 per cent while 49 per cent would like to remain in the bloc, an opinion poll conducted by pollster Survation, on behalf
by Reuters15 Dec 2015, 9:16 AM PST0

Half of British voters favour leaving the European Union, a new poll showed Monday, days before Prime Minister David Cameron travels to Brussels for talks aimed at keeping Britain within the bloc. The ICM poll for the Vote Leave campaign
by AFP15 Dec 2015, 1:00 AM PST0

Britain’s voluntary sector regulator – the Charity Commission – is investigating allegations that an entity founded by Matthew Elliott — the chief executive of establishment Brexit group Vote Leave — has broken the law by funnelling donations to groups involved in Eurosceptic political campaigns. Mr. Elliott, 37, founded the Politics and
by Sarkis Zeronian14 Dec 2015, 3:22 PM PST0

A group of prominent mainstream British journalists — including former editors at The Economist and The Guardian — are backing a new Europhile website designed to attack what they say are the “inaccuracies and twisted logic” promoted by Eurosceptics. The group’s
by Sarkis Zeronian14 Dec 2015, 9:17 AM PST0

LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Union countries’ reluctance to integrate in the face of an influx of refugees and with the possible departure of Britain from the bloc could ultimately hurt creditworthiness, Standard & Poor’s said on Monday. “Indications are mounting
by Reuters14 Dec 2015, 7:26 AM PST0

Britain is willing to listen to alternatives to its demand for limits on EU migrant benefits, foreign minister Philip Hammond said Monday, apparently opening the door to a compromise on the major hurdle to a deal. Amid opposition from Britain’s
by AFP14 Dec 2015, 6:08 AM PST0

Prime Minister David Cameron has indicated that he intends to push back a planned referendum on membership of the European Union, admitting that the migrant crisis which has swept Europe this year makes a ‘Brexit’ more likely. He hopes that
by Donna Rachel Edmunds10 Dec 2015, 11:20 AM PST0

The French government is keeping tight-lipped on the subject of Britain’s renegotiation of the European Union treaties, for fear that discussion of the subject in public will encourage French voters to back the National Front. Their unwillingness to engage on
by Donna Rachel Edmunds9 Dec 2015, 6:35 AM PST0

BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union is at risk of falling apart and supporters must fight to keep it, the head of the European Parliament said in a German newspaper interview. Martin Schulz (pictured above, centre) told Die Welt’s Tuesday
by Reuters8 Dec 2015, 1:31 AM PST0

Marine Le Pen has compared Britain voting to leave the European Union (EU) to the fall of the Berlin Wall, predicting it would mean the beginning of the end for the bloc. As President of the Eurosceptic anti-mass migration National Front
by Sarkis Zeronian6 Dec 2015, 5:46 AM PST0

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron has privately conceded he may have to campaign for Britain to leave the European Union if he continues to be “completely ignored” by EU partners, The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday. Citing an
by Reuters6 Dec 2015, 1:46 AM PST0

From The Independent: I want to see the election of a Labour government: I want to see an end to austerity, key services like our railways back into public ownership, and the NHS protected from privatisation. But Britain’s membership of
by Breitbart London4 Dec 2015, 8:27 AM PST0

London’s Evening Standard splashed on Friday evening with a story claiming Britain leaving the European Union — Brexit — would cost the city 100,000 banking jobs, but the UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader has rubbished the idea. Speaking to Breitbart London, Nigel
by Breitbart London28 Nov 2015, 2:41 AM PST0

A Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Member of Parliament from Ireland has broken ranks and joined Leave.eu, which campaigns for a British exit from the European Union. His party supports the Conservative government’s efforts to “renegotiate” the terms of Britain’s membership
by Donna Rachel Edmunds25 Nov 2015, 10:10 AM PST0