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Theresa May calls the unions
Theresa May has just started to do something Tory Prime Ministers haven’t done for a very long time and conduct a phone-round of trade union general secretaries.
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NI businessman Declan Gormley on Brexit: ‘DUP do not reflect majority in Northern Ireland’
One of the aims of Theresa May’s visit to Belfast was to reassure businesses in Northern Ireland. But did it work?
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May meets union leaders in bid to break Brexit deadlock
Four union general secretaries were invited for separate chats with Theresa May about Brexit. Meanwhile, the aircraft manufacturer Airbus issued it’s starkest Brexit warning yet, saying it could move manufacturing out of the UK in the event of no deal.
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Chancellor urges businesses to accept Brexit
As we enter the last days before the next Brexit vote, the aircraft manufacturer Airbus has issued its starkest warning yet – saying it could move manufacturing out of the UK in the event of no deal. In Davos, the comments cast a shadow over a big business lunch, hosted by the Chancellor Phillip Hammond
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Airbus staff react to CEO’s Brexit warning
Airbus has issued its starkest warning yet over Brexit, saying it could move manufacturing out of the UK in the event of a No-deal. We spoke to people in Broughton, home of the company’s biggest UK plant, employing some 6,000 people. The area voted 56 per cent in favour of leaving the EU in the…
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Trump ramps up Congress fight over border wall
President Trump has ramped up his standoff with Congress over his demand for a Mexican border wall, using a bill designed to tackle human trafficking to push his case.
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Divided America: Jon Snow’s tale of two communities, ahead of next week’s midterm elections
This area has one of the highest manufacturing jobs per capita in the United States and it also has a diverse population, with many Hispanic and Latino workers and families.
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Scrap immigration targets to guarantee migrant workers, Chancellor urged
On a visit to Coventry, the Chancellor said it showed the economy had “recovered sharply” – but weaker international demand for British goods means manufacturing has continued to slide.
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FactCheck: Michael Fabricant’s apartheid flag
Conservative backbencher Michael Fabricant is in the headlines today after being accused of sending an Islamophobic tweet about the Mayor of London. The MP – famous for his distinctive blond hair and reality TV appearances – posted a cartoon showing a balloon with Sadiq Khan’s face on it having sex with a pig. (He deleted…
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Sharp drop in EU net migration
A sharp drop in EU immigration has been revealed in net migration figures published today. It may be good news for the Prime Minister’s pledge to bring down net migration to the hundreds of thousands. But many argue there is a heavy price being paid for tightening immigration controls: unfilled positions in the care sector…
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Monkey testing: VW suspends media chief
Car manufacturing giant Volkswagen has suspended its head of external relations after he admitted he had known about emissions tests on monkeys. Thomas Steg was suspended after details emerged of the tests where primates were exposed to fumes from a VW Beetle. The revelations follow a scandal in 2015 where VW was found to have…
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FactCheck: how many women face sexual harassment in the workplace?
Allegations of sexual assault and rape against Harvey Weinstein are making headlines around the world. The Hollywood producer was fired from his own company after a number of women who worked with Weinstein accused him of sexual harassment and assault. Further allegations of rape have emerged in recent days. Weinstein has issued a statement saying…
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BAE Systems cuts 2,000 jobs
Almost 2,000 jobs are to be cut at the UK’s biggest defence contractor BAE Systems, in what’s being described by unions as a “bitter blow” for manufacturing. The company, which is facing a lack of orders for its Typhoon jet, claims the restructuring will result in a “sharper, competitive edge”. Labour says the move will…
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Syria accuses Israel of striking military base
Syria has accused Israel of conducting an overnight strike on a military base in Hama province, in the west of the country. A Syrian monitoring group claims missiles may also have targeted a chemical weapons manufacturing facility there.
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Exports at record high
It’s not every day that manufacturing is seen as a bright spot on Britain’s economy. But new figures today show that exports are at a record high, confounding those who thought the Brexit vote would spell immediate doom. The rise has been fuelled by a fall in the value of the pound, but also from…
