Brexit News Brief 17 Mar 2017 Spread the love BREXIT NEWS BRIEF 17th March 2017 Today’s headlines: Queen gives Royal Assent to Brexit bill; major investments in car industry; May says now is not the time for another Scottish referendum; and more BREXIT GOOD NEWS Nottingham Post: Toyota’s £240m investment in huge East Midlands plant despite Brexit is ‘very positive’ news Shields Gazette: North East ‘ahead of target’ to create 100,000 new and better jobs Express: FTSE 100 reaches RECORD high – index is now 17 per cent higher than before Brexit vote Leamington Observer: Hundreds of new jobs to be created by multi-million car deal Shields Gazette: Boldon car parts firm to create more than 70 jobs with new plant The Star: Hi-tech new Sheffield foundry safeguards 200 jobs Insider Media: Xero creates 100 new jobs at expanded HQ POLITICS City A.M.: Germany’s finance minister has called for London to remain a “strong” finance centre after Brexit Press and Journal: Queen signs Article 50 Bill, paving way for Brexit The Scotsman: Theresa May: ‘Now is not the time’ for indyref2 BBC: Labour lords open a new front in the Brexit battle Spread the love 2017-03-21T09:33:26+00:00 Latest News & Events|