House of Commons Speaker John Bercow said he would refuse to allow prime minister Boris Johnson to close parliament to secure Brexit, according to the the Telegraph.
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The UK can avoid severe disruption in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Lord Wolfson, chief executive of clothing firm Next has said. But he still hoped a deal could be done before 31 October.
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Financial markets around the world rallied amid cooling tensions in the US-China trade war- Washington announced it would delay the introduction of 10% tariffs on a range of Chinese goods sold in the US.
