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Sat Feb 27, 2016 3:17 pm
Britain’s love of tea and toast has convinced Brussels to shelve plans to ban high-powered kettles and toasters, due to fears that a clumsy intervention could send Brexit passions boiling over.
Mindful of a spirited public outcry in Britain over a recent ban on powerful vacuum cleaners, the European Commission has delayed a second eco-friendly assault on household goods such as hairdryers and hostess trolleys, at least until after the UK’s EU referendum in June.
As well as the kettle-toaster sidestep, the commission has quietly buried or rescheduled a host of potential British irritants, including VAT reform to eliminate zero-rated goods like children's clothes; potential state aid investigations into tax; progress on a review of the working-time directive; and a package on free movement that will include parts of Britain’s EU renegotiation. EU officials insist there have been no special favours and deny they are storing up trouble for after the vote.
Sat Feb 27, 2016 4:33 pm
[they] deny they are storing up trouble for after the vote
Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:44 am
Wages for British workers will rise in the event of a Brexit, head of in campaign says
Wages will rise if Britain votes to leave the European Union and the number of EU migrants coming to the UK falls, the head of the “in” campaign has admitted.
Lord Rose, the former head of Marks & Spencer who is leading the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign, told MPs on Wednesday that if a British exit leads to restrictions on EU migrants, then “the price of labour will, frankly, go up”.
He also suggested, in an appearance before the Treasury select committee, that the “cost” of Britain remaining in the EU will be continued “one-way traffic” of EU migrants for up to a decade.
Eurosceptic campaigners said his comments helped the case for “Brexit”.
Steve Baker, a Conservative member of the committee who is campaigning for an “out” vote, said: “There was an absolute admission that a vote to remain is a vote to continue a migration policy which discriminates in favour of EU citizens at the expense of lower paid workers. By giving a straight answer to a straight question, more often than not Lord Rose has helped make the case for the 'leave’ campaign.”
Sun May 15, 2016 1:06 pm
Donald Trump insists Britain would NOT be at the back of the queue for a trade deal if he wins the White House
Donald Trump today insisted Brexit would not put Britain at the 'back of the queue' to secure a US trade deal should he become president.
The presumptive Republican nominee said it would make no difference to him whether Britain decides to stay with the European Union or chooses to leave next month.
The remarks struck a markedly different tone to incumbent president Barack Obama who issued a stark warning about the prospects for a trade deal for Britain on a visit last month.
Mr Obama triggered outrage from Out campaigners who warned foreign leaders should not be intervening on Britain's referendum.
He also adopted a different tone to Mr Obama when assessing the time it would take for the UK to secure a new trade deal if it votes to leave.
Mr Trump, in an interview with Piers Morgan due to be aired in full on ITV on Monday, said: 'I think if I were from Britain I would probably want to go back to a different system.'
Asked if the UK would be at the front of the queue for a trade deal under a Trump presidency, he replied: 'I don't want to say front or anything else.
'I mean, I'm going to treat everybody fairly but it wouldn't make any difference to me whether they were in the EU or not.'
He added: 'You'd certainly not be back of the queue, that I can tell you.'
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Melisandre wrote:I think the businesses have already decided Rebbonk most of those want in and they will go with them I believe.
Sun May 15, 2016 10:00 pm