The UK is planning an overhaul of its antitrust regime to drive growth

The UK is planning an overhaul of its antitrust regime to drive growth

By Muvija M and Paul Sandle LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Britain aims to overhaul its competition regime, pledging to make it “faster, more predictable and more proportionate”, launching a formal consultation on what could be a major overhaul of one of the world’s toughest regulatory frameworks. The government said it planned to speed up … Read more

UK says NATO is dealing with ‘business as usual’ to deter Russia in Arctic

UK says NATO is dealing with ‘business as usual’ to deter Russia in Arctic

LONDON, January 11 (Reuters) – Britain said on Sunday that discussions with other NATO members on discouraging Russian activity in the Arctic were “business as usual”, after media reported that the United Kingdom was in talks with its European allies about deploying a military force in Greenland. The Telegraph reported on Saturday that military chiefs … Read more

Britain says talks to join the EU defense fund have failed

Britain says talks to join the EU defense fund have failed

By Alistair Smout and Andrew Gray LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain said on Friday that talks to join the European Union’s SAFE defense fund had failed, in a blow to a much-lauded reset of post-Brexit relations aimed at strengthening Europe’s defence. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed a “new era” in Britain’s relationship with the EU in … Read more