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Brits in every part of UK now favour public having final say over Brexit

Brits in every part of the United Kingdom now want a second referendum on Brexit. And in a new poll released with 100 days left before Britain is due to leave the EU, Brits would prefer to remain in the EU by a bigger margin than ever since the 2016 referendum.  56% of Brits polled say they now want to stay in the EU as opposed to just 44% who want to leave. Voters in the Maidenhead constituencies of Prime...

Immigration White Paper doesn’t “meet the UK’s needs & would be a sucker punch for many firms”

Low-skilled workers from EU countries will no longer have the automatic right to work in the UK after Brexit, under proposed new immigration rules. Home Secretary Sajid Javid said the plans - to be published later - will not include a "specific target" for reducing numbers coming into the UK. The CBI has responded to plans for a new post-Brexit immigration system as set out in the UK Government’s Immigration White Paper. Josh Hardie, CBI Deputy Director-General, said: “A new immigration...

Govt must assess impact of UC on disabled recipients & ‘not leave people destitute’

An influential group of cross-party MPs have published a report urging the Government to properly look at the impact of Universal Credit on disabled people. The Work and Pensions Select Committee, chaired by Frank Field MP, is particularly concerned about people currently on the older benefit Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) losing out on ‘disability premiums’* – extra money which will no longer be available after they’ve moved over to Universal Credit (UC). In addition, the report expresses concern about...

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