BREXIT NEWS BRIEF
16th February 2017

Today’s headlines: Wage growth beats inflation; unemployment falls; EU Border Agency admits that its actions are helping people-smugglers and increasing drownings; plot to sell Britain’s fishermen down the river exposed.

BREXIT GOOD NEWS
BBC: UK wage growth outpaces inflation
Bloomberg: UK Unemployment Falls as Jobs Market Nears ‘Full Capacity’
Glasgow Evening Times: Ambitious plans to create 100,000 new jobs in Glasgow

POLITICS
Guardian: French senate report says UK must not be better off after Brexit
Breitbart London: Damning EU Report Finds ‘Rescuing’ Mediterranean Migrants Encourages Smugglers, Increases Drownings
Express: Fight for fishermen as EU’s ‘DESPERATE’ bid to grab UK fish stocks under Brexit revealed
Guardian: Ireland will oppose any post-Brexit ‘hard border’
Chronicle Live: People like me who predicted the worst about Brexit now need to admit we were wrong
Express: Why Brexit must NOT be delayed: Albania to start EU membership talks WITHIN MONTHS

BUSINESS
Data Economy: What Brexit? Colt Latest To Give UK Vote Of Confidence With Aggressive Data Centre Expansion
City A.M.: Wizz Air boss says new base at London Luton Airport underlines airline’s “commitment to the UK”
The Herald: Weak pound brings export joy for Scotch overseas