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Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has caused divisions in the Brexit Party – with some supporters criticising Nigel Farage for wanting an extension to avoid leaving on the prime minister’s terms. Nigel, you risk losing the very thing you have spent 25 plus years fighting for with your arrogance! Compromise is necessary and Boris's Deal is […]

Judges are set to decide whether Boris Johnson has put himself in contempt of court over his unsigned letter to EU leaders, a charge which if upheld includes the possibility of a jail term. A new amendment, voted on on Saturday, forced the prime minister to comply with the terms of the Benn Act by […]

RICHARD HOLLEDGE reports on a remarkable project inspired by the demilitarised area between north and south Korea – including one particularly inspiring and illicit piece of cross-border co-operation. Tourists in Seoul flock to the Changdeokgung Palace, the ancient home of kings, others brave the bedlam of Gwangjang Market, but one of the most popular destinations […]

A football commentator has posted a lengthy video rant to social media saying that news organisations have failed the public on Brexit. Veteran ITV commentator Clive Tyldesley posted an eight-minute video to Instagram saying that he feels “ashamed to be part of the UK media” because it has done such a bad job of engaging […]

An SNP MP has called for a delay to Brexit until the end of next year if needed to allow for a second referendum. Joanna Cherry QC said she would back a lengthy delay in order to stop the damage posed by the current Brexit deal. Appearing on the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland radio programme, […]

More than 150 lorry drivers have staged a protest at the Irish border in a bid to highlight the importance of free-flowing movement. A convoy of trucks made their way from Donegal and crossed the border into Co Londonderry. Truck drivers taking part said they want to show how the free movement of freight is […]

The highest court in Scotland has rejected the government’s efforts to end a case scrutinising whether it is fully complying with the Benn Act. I am delighted with the Court's decision. It is a pity to have to say it, but this is not a Prime Minister who can be trusted to comply with the […]

A key player in Britain’s involvement in the European Union has called for a People’s Vote – calling Brexit a ‘blow against the cohension of the world’. Uwe Kitzinger worked as an adviser to Winston Churchill’s son-in-law, Christopher Soames, from 1973 to 1975, when Lord Soames became the first British vice-president of the European Commission. […]

Endless thousands of people have trooped through London showing their pride the Remain cause and asking the government to listen to the millions who want a People’s Vote. Campaigners at the People’s Vote march in London as MPs vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA. – Credit: PA Wire/PA Images It may be […]

Sir Keir Starmer has promised that Labour will support an amendment next week that calls for a confirmatory public vote – with a remain option – on the Prime Minister’s failed Brexit deal. Labour will back an amendment next week calling for a referendum on PM's #Brexit deal says Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer#Marr […]

The internet was alive with chatter on Saturday evening after Boris Johnson finally broke his promise and sent a letter requesting for a Brexit extension. The letter written by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the European Council President Donald Tusk. Photograph: Downing Street/PA Wire. – Credit: PA After suffering an embarrassing defeat in the Commons […]

Michael Gove has said that the UK will leave the European Union by October 31, despite Boris Johnson being legally obliged to send a letter asking for a further extension yesterday. 'We are going to leave the EU by October 31... the extension letter was sent because parliament required it to be sent but Parliament […]

A mother taking part in the People’s Vote march has perfectly summed up the case for a second referendum in less than 45 seconds. Appearing on Sky News with her child, Rachel was asked if it was right to have another vote because the Remain side “had lost”. The reporter claimed that the Remain side […]

Nigel Farage has suggested the UK remains a ‘leave country’, despite nearly every poll in the last two years showing Remain is leading. 'I think it's far better to have a short delay to leaving the EU' says Brexit party leader, Nigel Farage. #Ridge Follow Sunday politics live here: https://t.co/oWnYC5pbpC pic.twitter.com/M1f6hifMPt— Ridge on Sunday (@RidgeOnSunday) […]

A hundred years after her birth – and six on from her death – opinion on Doris Lessing seems as divided as ever. Benjamin Ivry asks whether the controversy is warranted. Most recipients of the Nobel Prize in Literature are no longer subjects of controversy by the time their centenaries are celebrated, but Doris Lessing […]

Despite the absurdity of the Brexit Party’s recent antics, we can’t afford to ignore their influence, says STEVE ANGLESEY. Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars. A white chocolate Freddo bar. Crush the surfer dude turtle from Finding Nemo. A nicotine-stained man-frog. All things Nigel Farage has been compared to in the past. Now Brexit Party founder […]

Boris Johnson has sent a letter to the EU requesting a delay – but did not sign the letter – and insisted the letter was from parliament. Theprime minister got a senior diplomat to send an unsigned photocopy of the Benn act document, and sent a covering letter insisting anything that stopped the UK leaving […]

The Liberal Democrats have trolled Jeremy Corbyn using a mobile billboard outside his big speech in Liverpool. A van with a message from the Liberal Democrats is driven past the Grand Central Hall in Liverpool where Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to deliver a speech. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Wire. – Credit: PA Activists […]

Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart has praised a crowd for ‘transforming’ British politics, after large numbers of people took to the streets to demand a final say on Brexit. Sandi Toksvig speaks on stage during the People’s Vote rally. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire. – Credit: PA He was joined by other Bake Off presenter […]

MPs voted 322 to 306, majority 16, to approve Sir Oliver Letwin’s amendment to avoid a no-deal Brexit on October 31. The amendment states the Commons has considered the government’s Brexit deal but “withholds approval” unless or until legislation implementing the agreement has been passed. Ayes 231 Labour MPs: Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke […]

The organisers of the Final Say march that has overtaken central London have estimated that one million people have taken to the streets to ask for a confirmatory vote on Brexit. The People’s Vote campaign stated it is “impossible to put an exact figure on the size”, but have explained their methods for arriving at […]

Boris Johnson has said that he will not negotiate an extension to Article 50 after losing a vote designed to compel him to do so. The amendment, which passed with a majority of 16, aimed to force Boris Johnson to seek an extension to Article 50 regardless of whether his deal with the EU wins […]

As tens of thousands of people gather in London with their demand for a People’s Vote, over in Manchester Brexiteers have also made efforts to pull people together in their cause. #Brexit protest in #Manchester City Centre. Quite embarrassing really. pic.twitter.com/UcUpk7hN4T— Ollie Coburn (@OllieCoburnGSR) October 19, 2019 No official figures have been released but a […]

As MPs gather in the Commons to debate the prime minister’s Brexit deal, thousands of people are gathering in central London to call for the people to have the final say. And we're off! Thousands of people from all corners of our country, all ages and backgrounds, making sure our message is heard loud and […]

The Brexit minister was greeted with cries of ‘how dare you’ for invoking former Northern Ireland secretary, the late Mo Mowlam, in his speech in favour of Boris Johnson’s deal. God almighty. Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay opens debate by invoking the memory of Mo Mowlam - a politician who, like MPs, apparently decided we should […]

Actor Patrick Stewart has paid £1,000 towards coach trips for anti-Brexit marchers to join the People’s Vote march today. The X-Men and Star Trek star has covered the transport cost so that people from Yorkshire can travel to London to join what is expected to be the biggest anti-Brexit demonstration so far. ALASTAIR CAMPBELL: There […]

A massive march demanding a final say on Brexit is set to take place on October 19 at the same time as MPs meet for a historic parliamentary session.. Here’s your guide to the protest – so that you can let them know what you think. The Let Us Be Heard march, organised by the […]

Join The New European at the latest People’s Vote march in London as MPs prepare to vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. Send your photographs and videos to @theneweuropean using the hashtag #peoplesvotemarch – and get your ‘Bollocks to Brexit’ foam hand outside the Hilton on Saturday.