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Thursday newspaper round-up: Brexit, cars, broadcasters, PatVal
Theresa May is preparing to entice Labour MPs to support her Brexit deal with a cash injection into deprived areas that supported Leave, including former mining communities. The prime minister’s allies believe that she needs the backing of about 20 Labour MPs for a modified agreement to offset the number of Tory rebels, even if she wins the support of the DUP. - The Times.
Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Lloyds, BT, Scottish Power
The UK will be unable to have frictionless, tariff-free trade under World Trade Organization rules for up to seven years in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to two leading European Union law specialists. The ensuing chaos could double food prices and plunge Britain into a recession that could last up to 30 years, claim the lawyers who acted for Gina Miller in the historic case that forced the government to seek parliament’s approval to leave the EU. - Guardian .
Thursday newspaper round-up: Brexit, construction, RPC, Vodafone
Fears are growing internationally that a no-deal Brexit poses a threat to the stability of the global economy, the head of Britain’s leading business body has warned. Carolyn Fairbairn, director-general of the CBI, said the failure to sort out Britain’s departure from the European Union was damaging Britain’s brand abroad and had joined a list of systemic risks to the world economy. - Guardian.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Patisserie Valerie, Rolls-Royce, Apple
Up to 40 members of the government will resign next week if Conservative MPs are banned from voting for a plan to stop a no-deal Brexit, No 10 has been told. Amber Rudd, the work and pensions secretary, has demanded that all Tory MPs are allowed a free vote on plans that would clear the path for extending Article 50 — the mechanism by which Britain leaves the European Union. - The Times.
Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit plan B, warehousing, energy suppliers
Theresa May halted the cross-party approach to Brexit last night as she told her cabinet that she would focus on securing changes from Brussels designed to win over rebel Conservatives and the DUP. The prime minister used an evening conference call to announce that she would seek changes to the backstop, the Northern Ireland insurance policy to avoid a hard border, or its removal despite repeated refusals by the European Union to budge on the issue. - The Times.
Friday newspaper round-up: Brexit, customs union, Debenhams, Netflix
Cabinet ministers have warned that Theresa May will face mass resignations if MPs are barred from trying to stop a no-deal Brexit. The Prime Minister said on Thursday that it is "impossible" to rule out a no-deal Brexit under the terms of Article 50 and warned that it "not in the Government's power" to do so. - Telegraph.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Brexit, sub-prime warning, M&A, Clarks
Philip Hammond told business leaders that the “threat” of a no-deal Brexit could be taken “off the table” within days and potentially lead to Article 50 “rescinded”, a leaked recording of a conference call reveals. The Chancellor set out how a backbench Bill could effectively be used to stop any prospect of no deal. He suggested that ministers may even back the plan when asked for an “assurance” by the head of Tesco that the Government would not oppose the motion.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Brexit, hedge funds, advertising, Ineos
Theresa May has pledged to face down a vote of no confidence in her government, after her Brexit deal was shot down by MPs in the heaviest parliamentary defeat of the democratic era. On a day of extraordinary drama at Westminster, the House of Commons delivered a devastating verdict on the prime minister’s deal, voting against it by 432 to 202. - Guardian .
Sunday share tips: Whitbread, Asos, Renewi
Share tips from the Sunday newspapers included Asos in the Sunday Times, Renewi in the Mail on Sunday and Whitbread in the Sunday Telegraph.
Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, inflation, Barclays, Capita, BT
Theresa May has been warned that her government “will lose its ability to govern” after Downing Street uncovered a bombshell plot by senior MPs to seize control of Brexit negotiations and sideline the prime minister. A cross-party group of senior backbenchers — including former Tory ministers — plan to change Commons rules so motions proposed by backbenchers take precedence over government business, if May loses the crunch vote on her Brexit deal on Tuesday.
Friday newspaper round-up: Brexit, SME lending, Brighton Pier
Up to 4,000 civil servants are being asked to abandon their day jobs to work on no-deal Brexit preparations under plans being rolled out across Whitehall. Officials in education, justice and welfare are among staff in five government departments being asked to take up new roles within weeks. - The Times.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Brexit, World Bank, Hargreaves, taxis
Theresa May faces a concerted campaign of parliamentary warfare from a powerful cross-party alliance of MPs determined to use every lever at their disposal to prevent Britain leaving the EU without a deal in March. The former staunch loyalist Sir Oliver Letwin signalled that he and other senior Conservatives would defy party whips, repeatedly if necessary, to avoid a no-deal Brexit, as the government suffered a humiliating defeat during a debate on the finance bill in the Commons.
Monday newspaper round-up: US-China talks, Brexit, Morrisons, manufacturing
US officials arrived in China for the first face-to-face negotiations since a 90-day truce was declared in a trade war between Washington and Beijing, in the hope of ending a bruising confrontation between the world’s two largest economies. Hopes that the sixth round of negotiations between the two sides could yield a breakthrough helped Asian shares rise on Monday, combined with optimism about the state of the global economy on the back of strong US jobs figures on Friday.
Sunday shares tips: Serica Energy, Greene King, CMC Markets
In this Sunday's round-up of newspaper share tips, there was Serica Energy in the Sunday Times, Greene King in the Mail on Sunday and CMC Markets in the Sunday Telegraph.
Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, BT, IAG, Sainsbury's, Taylor Wimpey
Theresa May is poised to play for time by further postponing a final vote on her Brexit deal next week, with the aim of limiting the scale of opposition to the vote and buying time for talks with European Union leaders. The Prime Minister's aides are believed to be drawing up a plan to make MPs' approval of the deal conditional on the European Union providing further concessions. - Sunday Telegraph.
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Faroe Petroleum's assets are worth up to $1bn, according to an independent valuation published on Wednesday.