Jeremy Cook's Opinion & Analysis
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GBP: Solution in modifying May’s dealFriday saw the government’s plans for a Brexit withdrawal agreement lose in the House of Commons by 58 votes, the third time that that particular piece...
GBP: One last chanceTheresa May will ask parliament to vote on the Withdrawal Agreement part of her Brexit deal this afternoon. We have to ask why, given both the Labour party, the DUP and the...
GBP: May loses again as Parliament take back controlSterling rose last night on another defeat for the government in the House of Commons. MPs will now hold a series of indicative votes on various...
GBP: Use your indicatorsThe moves of late Thursday night and Friday morning in Brussels have allowed sterling to bed down as we enter the final few days of the Article 50 period. Regardless of which...
Last night the EU granted the UK two options. The first is a very short unconditional extension of two weeks until 12th April.The shelf-life of political commentary is at an all-time low. When the...
GBP: Leaving It To Last MinuteWe may have been premature in calling last week ‘Hell Week’ given yesterday’s goings-on in both London and Brussels with announcements heightening the...
GBP: Brexit to get another three monthsThis morning it has become clear that any extension that the UK will seek from the European Union will be ‘short’ and likely only as long as three...
GBP: Speaker interferenceSterling is higher this morning following yet another twist in the ongoing game of Brexit. Speaker Bercow’s decision to not allow another meaningful vote on the...
GBP: A delay and only a delayBarring the European Union declining to offer the U.K. an extension or offering one on terms that the U.K. is unable to accept, the U.K. will not be leaving the EU in a...
GBP: Extend and pretendSterling ran higher last night as MPs voted both on amendment and motion to prevent the government from actively seeking a no-deal Brexit. Some of that positivity has been lost...