Irish shares worst hit as UK political crisis saps confidence Brexit deal is close to agreement Independent.ie Irish shares are the worst hit in Europe as a political crisis in Westminster has sapped confidence a Brexit deal is close to being agreed. https://www.independent.ie/business/brexit/irish-shares-worst-hit-as-uk-political-crisis-saps-confidence-brexit-deal-is-close-to-agreement-37532556.html https://www.independent.ie/business/world/article37509954.ece/854a5/AUTOCROP/h342/stocks123 Email Irish shares are the worst hit in Europe as a political crisis in Westminster has sapped confidence a Brexit deal is close to being agreed. Shares in Dublin fell more than 3pc, and stocks elsewhere dropped on fears UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s grip on power is at risk following her agreement to a more than 500 page Brexit deal. Ryanair and Bank of Ireland each fell around 5pc, they are among the Irish plcs most directly plugged in to the UK economy. Sterling tumbled as a … [Read more...] about Irish shares worst hit as UK political crisis saps confidence Brexit deal is close to agreement
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Volatile UK politics could bin Brexit deal, worries EU
Europe Katya Adler Europe editor @BBCkatyaadler on Twitter 15 November 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46216853 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Related TopicsBrexit Ashen-faced European diplomats haunt the corridors of … [Read more...] about Volatile UK politics could bin Brexit deal, worries EU
Facebook delays identity checks on UK political advertisers
Facebook is delaying its plans to require British political advertisers to verify their identity, the Guardian can reveal, after a spate of failures on the part of the company to vet disclosers in the UK and US. The social network will bring in the requirement “in the next month”, it says, pushing back the initial deadline of Wednesday 7 November. “We have learnt that some people may try to game the disclaimer system by entering inaccurate details and have been working to improve our review process to detect and prevent this kind of abuse,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement. “Once we have strengthened our process for ensuring the accuracy of disclaimers, we will be introducing enforcement systems to identify political advertisers and require them to go through the authorisation process.” Facebook launched the first phase of its UK political advertising transparency effort in October, allowing political advertisers to register to prove their … [Read more...] about Facebook delays identity checks on UK political advertisers
Facebook makes UK political ads ‘transparent’
Technology Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent @BBCRoryCJ on Twitter 16 October 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45866129 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel From today, if you want to advertise a political cause on Facebook … [Read more...] about Facebook makes UK political ads ‘transparent’
Chief Minister: Why I go to UK political party conferences
0 Post a comment Thursday, 11 October 2018 - Politics The Chief Minister has insisted his attendance at UK political party conferences does pay dividends. Howard Quayle attended last week’s Tory conference in Birmingham and the Labour Party conference in Liverpool the week before.At both, he highlighted the island’s contribution to the UK economy - not just the £6.8bn of funds invested in the City but the large amount of expenditure in the northern regions.This included £30m being invested in a new Liverpool ferry terminal, £15m a year spent on off-island patient care and £10m on university fees.Mr Quayle said he had a five minute chat with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn where he pointed out that our electricity and water supplies are state-owned.Mr Quayle told the Examiner: ’Labour had been discussing in all earnestness the idea of nationalist water companies and the railways.’I joked that we had just nationalised the ferry company - but … [Read more...] about Chief Minister: Why I go to UK political party conferences