Britons could be barred from accessing their accounts for Netflix, Spotify and other online entertainment while travelling to EU states under a no deal Brexit, it emerged today. Government departments today released 29 technical papers detailing their preparations for what would happen in the event of 'No Deal.' A total of 104 such papers have now been released. One paper detailing changes to copyright rules suggests Brits could be barred from accessing online entertainment while travelling to EU states. Under current EU rules, citizens can access accounts set up and based in one country while visiting other EU states. "The portability regulation will cease to apply to UK nationals when they travel to the EU," the technical notice said. The documents also show that the UK will lose free trade agreements with more than 70 non-EU countries around the world if it leaves without a deal in March next year. In a document on the implications of failure to reach agreement on an … [Read more...] about Brexit news latest: No deal could ‘block Brits’ access to Netflix and Spotify in Europe’
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Brexit news as it happened: MPs urged to back deal if EU agrees to it
Major arguments, which were taken upon in more than one question, were austerity and Brexit. Austerity seemingly receiving more dominance early on. Mrs May has defended her stance austerity will end with what she called "better times ahead" under her Government. In regards to Brexit, she said: - After leaving the European Union, Britain will take control of fishing in its waters - She is working for a deal which will be the best possible for the United Kingdom and, if this is accepted by the EU, would expect Parliament to support it - Upon Brexit, she said the Government is "ready" to strike a new trade deal with Japan … [Read more...] about Brexit news as it happened: MPs urged to back deal if EU agrees to it
SNP’s fake Brexit news
Steerpike 27 July 2018 9:53 AM 27 July 2018 9:53 AM Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Whatsapp Given the current mess the Conservative party finds itself in, you’d be forgiven for thinking that all their opponents need to do is sit back, watch and enjoy the show. Yet it seems they can’t help themselves. As Labour stay in the headlines with a fresh anti-Semitism row, the SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford attempted to go in for the kill. Blackford shared a ‘tweet’ by Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab in which he apparently referred to Scotland as one of ‘England’s regions’: Only there’s a problem – the tweet is a fake, as many users online had already highlighted. After being told this by several users, Blackford has eventually decided to delete his fake news… See also BrexitSNPUK politics Most Popular ReadRecentRead How a Swedish student’s protest against forced … [Read more...] about SNP’s fake Brexit news
Brexit News Drives Sterling, as U.S – China Trade Talks Begin
Earlier in the Day: Economic data released through the Asian session this morning included New Zealand’s 1st quarter producer price figures, April CAPEX figures out of Japan and Australia’s all-important April employment numbers. For the Kiwi Dollar, 1st quarter producer input prices rose by 0.6%, coming in ahead of a forecasted 0.3% increase, while easing from a 4th quarter 0.9% rise. According to figures released by NZ States, the 1st quarter rise was attributed to a 1.7% rise in input prices for dairy product manufacturing and a 7.2% rise in input prices for petroleum and coal product manufacturers, stemming from rising crude oil prices. The Kiwi Dollar moved from $0.69062 to $0.69072 upon release of the figures, before rising to $0.6928, a gain of 0.46% for the early part of the session. For the Japanese Yen, Japan’s April core machinery order figures disappointed, following the 1st quarter GDP numbers on Wednesday, with orders sliding by 3.9% year-on-year. The … [Read more...] about Brexit News Drives Sterling, as U.S – China Trade Talks Begin
This Pro-Brexit News Website Is Actually Run By Former Vote Leave Campaigners
A pro-Brexit website run by former Vote Leave campaigners has been granted a journalistic pass, giving it unlimited access to parliament and briefings by the prime minister's spokesperson.BrexitCentral, which describes its mission as "promoting a positive vision of Britain after Brexit", has been given access by parliamentary authorities, which allows it to nominate a journalist to be a member of the press gallery as well as the freedom to travel around parliament's secure zones.The decision has raised eyebrows among existing political journalists and politicians due to the close links between Vote Leave and BrexitCentral, prompting questions about the site's journalistic purpose and the choice of which media outlets are allowed to report in parliament.One pro-Remain MP branded the site "continuity Vote Leave" and suggested it is "campaigners masquerading as journalists", although the site insists it is one of several partisan outlets granted access to cover parliament and that other … [Read more...] about This Pro-Brexit News Website Is Actually Run By Former Vote Leave Campaigners