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7 Jan 21
Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit, examines the potential financial impacts for councils of the post-Brexit agreement between the UK and European Union.
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19 Oct 20
Former chancellor Philip Hammond has described prime minister Boris Johnson’s claim that the UK will prosper under any no-deal Brexit as a "delusion".
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14 Jul 20
The government must ensure £730m of unspent European Union funding is spent by the end of the year to prevent it being sent back to Brussels, according to the Local Government Association.
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26 May 20
The proposed new border in the Irish Sea is “unlikely” to be fully operational by the 31 December deadline, according to a report from think-tank the Institute for Government.
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27 Feb 20
A commission set-up to reduce inequality has called for the trebling of the UK’s proposed post-Brexit investment fund to help 'level-up' economic disparities across the UK.
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31 Jan 20
The impact of Brexit on public services “still loom” as the country prepares to leave the EU this evening, CIPFA has warned.
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17 Jan 20
The government’s funding package to replace EU regional development funds needs to be at least £1.8bn a year, according to an umbrella group.
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13 Dec 19
This election could lead to the break up of the union of the UK as well as the cutting of ties with the EU, writes director of the Institute for Government Bronwen Maddox.
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13 Dec 19
Localis chief executive Jonathan Werran analyses what Boris Johnson’s big majority Conservative government will mean for devolution, economic growth and local government finances.
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29 Oct 19
Nearly three quarters of council leaders expect Brexit to damage their local economy, a poll has found.
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23 Oct 19
MPs have lambasted the government for an “astonishing void of economic information” surrounding its latest Withdrawal Agreement Bill.
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16 Oct 19
Resolving border issues caused by a no-deal Brexit is largely “out of government’s control”, the National Audit Office has found.
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11 Oct 19
Additional paperwork, a likely fall in the pound and greater widening of economic divides - the negatives of a no-deal Brexit add up to an act of economic self-harm, says the executive director of...
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2 Oct 19
Boris Johnson has promised no checks “at or near the border in Northern Ireland”, in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference today.
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19 Sep 19
A no-deal Brexit would be likely to push the UK into recession next year and mean 2% less growth, according to an umbrella group for developed countries.
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13 Sep 19
The EU’s plans to increase defence spending seven-fold could produce no results if proper goals are not place, auditors have warned.
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3 Sep 19
Ambiguity over the future of European structural funding post-Brexit has left economic development in Scotland, which benefits to the tune of €872m across the seven-year EU budget period, in an...
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30 Aug 19
The government has announced it is to allocate £30m for ports, transport links and councils in an attempt to keep trade flowing smoothly after the Brexit deadline of 31 October.
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28 Aug 19
Brexit has been the main factor in weakening German exports this year, new data has reportedly shown.
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22 Aug 19
A leaked government document has raised fears that a no-deal Brexit could worsen the already “perilous” state of the social care sector.
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21 Aug 19
Confidence in UK public finances has taken a hit as the latest data revealed a smaller than expected budget surplus last month following a sharp rise in borrowing.
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5 Aug 19
The government has pledged a new £10m package to English councils and told them to appoint designated Brexit leads for their organisations.
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2 Aug 19
The UK will create up to 10 ‘free ports’ after Brexit in an attempt to boost ‘left behind areas’ of the country, the government has announced.
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1 Aug 19
The government will ramp up no deal preparations using a new £2.1bn funding package, the chancellor has announced.
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1 Aug 19
One hundred chief executives have written to Boris Johnson to call on him to create a “world-leading” fund to replace money that currently comes from the EU to help local areas grow.