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Get set now to do business when the UK’s trading with the EU changes on January 1
02/12/20
From January 1 2021 the way the UK trades with the EU will change. Businesses need to act now! This is true for retail, those trading in consumer goods, services and investment, construction and housing as well as vehicle and haulier firms. The UK ...
Is PM's EU agreement good for Britain? Theresa May speaks...
26/11/18
THE Prime Minister and Maidenhead MP Theresa May said: “These documents were the result of thousands of hours of hard negotiation by UK officials and many, many meetings, which I and other ministers held with our EU counterparts. “I firmly ...
Is the PM’s EU withdrawal agreement good for UK? Yes, says Henley MP John Howell
I SPENT the weekend reading the withdrawal agreement on the assumption we are leaving the European Union. There are times when it is necessary to go back to the source document and see what it actually says. I wish that many of those who ...
Is PM's EU agreement good for Britain? No, says Reading East Labour MP Matt Rodda
OUR country faces a difficult and challenging situation as the Government continues to discuss its proposals for Brexit. As a local MP, I am deeply concerned about the state of the negotiations and the risk that we may leave with no ...
Is PM's EU agreement good for Britain? Yes, says Professor Rajneesh Narula OBE, Henley Business School
FINALLY, after two years of chattering, and literally millions of contrasting opinions on the possible shapes Brexit might take, we have an actual plan. More importantly, it is a plan that is viable, not just to the EU at large, ...
Brexit uncertainty is holding back market
25/03/19
THE ongoing uncertainty over how or whether Britain will leave the European Union is likely to hold back the UK housing market, according to a poll of estate agents and surveyors. Following MPs’ second rejection last week of ...
I remain optimistic on Brexit, says MP
23/02/17
JOHN HOWELL says he is still optimistic about Brexit even though he didn’t vote for it. The Henley MP was speaking at a meeting he organised to discuss Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and to hear residents’ ...
Valentines card to Lords
13/03/17
Activists from the Change Britain campaign held a street stall in Henley where members of the public could sign a Valentine’s Day card to be sent to Lords Patten, Mandelson and Kinnock to vote in favour of the Article 50 ...
OPINION: How to avoid the election lottery
14/06/17
WE have just had two polls in quick succession. With Brexit all votes went into one pot, giving a clear mandate: 52 per cent out against 48 per cent to remain. No argument. But in general elections, we have 650 ...
Councillor told she can stay in UK after Brexit
14/10/19
A COUNCILLOR who moved to Britain from Bulgaria almost two decades ago has been told she may stay in the country after Brexit following a dispute with the Home Office. Maggie Filipova-Rivers, who represents ...
MP won’t comment on Brexit resignations
16/07/18
HENLEY MP John Howell has refused to comment on his predecessor’s resignation from the Cabinet. Boris Johnson, who was Henley’s MP from 2001 until he became Mayor of London in 2008, stepped down as Foreign ...
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