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Government guidance appears to suggest ministers expect the process of importing medicine from the EU after no-deal Brexit will take longer – despite repeated assurances the public need not worry. Documents published by the Department for Health and Social Care (DoHSC) warn suppliers to change the way they operate to accommodate a longer process. The […]

Remainer MPs have drafted a bill that would force Boris Johnson to delay Brexit until January 31 if he cannot get a deal with the EU. 1/8 The European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 2019 pic.twitter.com/16cmhdRkOp— Hilary Benn (@hilarybennmp) September 2, 2019 A cross-party group of Remainer MPs have published their bill detailing action they […]

Heavyweights from across the political divide have joined forces to fight Boris Johnson’s prorogation plan in the courts. Former Conservative prime minister Sir John Major, deputy Labour leader Tom Watson and Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson have thrown their weight behind a legal challenge being mounted by campaigner Gina Miller. There has been an uproar […]

The Independent for Change group have been criticised after its leader said it would not vote against the government in an no confidence vote. As a result the numbers for a vote to remove Boris Johnson might be even trickier than expected. In a statement group leader Anna Soubry said: “To suggest, as a significant […]

Anti-Brexit campaigners have welcomed the anti-Brexit party pacts that helped ensure the Liberal Democrats defeated the Conservative in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election. It saw Plaid Cymru and the Green Party step aside to support Lib Dem candidate Jane Dodds, while Change UK and other pro-EU parties also did not contest. Naomi Smith from the […]

A Brexit Party bus has been spotted broken down in a ditch and the internet reacted in a typical fashion – making comparisons to Britain’s departure from the European Union. BBC journalist Sue Charles made the discovery as she was driving through Brecon, where a by-election will take place later this week. She tweeted she […]

Chancellor Philip Hammond has become the second Cabinet minister to announce they will quit the government if Boris Johnson becomes prime minister. Hammond, who has been in Number 11 for three years, has been a vocal critic of a no-deal Brexit – something the Tory leadership frontrunner has vowed to do if he cannot secure […]

Boris Johnson used a kipper as a prop in the final Tory leadership hustings to make a point about EU regulatory ‘overkill’ – but there was a fatal weakness in his argument. “If you must understand why we must leave the EU, the advantages of coming out of the EU and the ability to take […]

Leave campaigners have been blamed for dumping copies of a pro-Brexit newspaper in a branch of Morrisons after Remainers who spotted the paper threatened a boycott of the chain. Disappointed @Morrisons why are you promoting this sh*trag at your Wrexham store? pic.twitter.com/0ZSLSVWizR— Alicia Owen (@OwenMarie) July 12, 2019 Several copies of the Brexit Party’s freesheet […]

A BBC News presenter has surprised viewers by using the label ‘remoaner’ while hosting a panel programme that discussed Brexit and the Tory leadership race. Host Carrie Gracie baffled viewers of the BBC’s Dateline programme by saying that because there were no Brexiteers on the programme’s panel, they had to avoid ‘any remoaning speeches’, despite […]

The judge has explained why she threw out the court case which could have prosecuted Boris Johnson for false claims made during the EU referendum. Private prosecutor Marcus J Ball. Photograph: Supplied. – Credit: Archant The case brought by Marcus Ball as a private prosecution, claimed that Johnson had misled the public while in a […]

Dame Margaret Beckett says Jeremy Corbyn is not the stumbling block on the party’s position on Brexit – it’s the people around him. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme, the former deputy leader of the MP said that his people “don’t give a toss” about what Labour members think on Brexit, and that they are […]

Boris Johnson was made deeply uncomfortable during the BBC Tory leadership debate, when Johnson was asked about the consequences of his words by an imam concerned about islamophobia. Boris Johnson says he is "sorry for offence caused" by his article about Muslim women who wear veils, but says "people have taken my words... and escalated […]

A protester who threw a Five Guys milkshake over Nigel Farage has been ordered to pay the Brexit Party politician £350 for the ‘politically motivated’ assault. Paul Crowther arriving at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court in North Shields where he faces charges of common assault and criminal damage after throwing a milkshake at Nigel Farage. Picture: […]

Conservative leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt has gone into a flurry of backtracking after saying he ‘150%’ agrees with the ‘sentiment’ of a racist Katie Hopkins tweet that was retweeted by the US president. In the tweet, Hopkins reacted to tragic stabbings in Wandsworth and Tower Hamlets by tweeting the news and adding: “This is [Sadiq] […]

A poll commissioned by the Telegraph has put Boris Johnson far ahead in voters’ opinions – but several commentators have cast doubt on its methods. To repeat: Making any decisions based on polling about a hypothetical General Election with a hypothetical party leader and then trying to translate that to seats incorporating a new party […]

Speakers past and present have criticised Brexiteer Dominic Raab’s suggestion that he could prorogue parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit against the wishes of MPs if he becomes prime minister. Present speaker John Bercow insisted parliament will “not be evacuated” from the Brexit decision-making process. He said it was “blindingly obvious” this was the […]

Two theatres have decided to drop Ann Widdecombe’s one-woman show in response to the Brexit Party MEP appearing to endorse gay coversion ‘therapy’ in a TV interview. Theatre company Selladoor, which runs the Landmark Theatre in Ilfracombe, had been due to stage ‘Strictly Ann – an evening with Ann Widdecombe’ next year. However, chief executive […]

A European Parliament committee is to investigate a complaint about Nigel Farage for allegedly failing to declare payments made to him by Arron Banks, a parliament source has confirmed. The complaint about the Brexit Party leader was submitted to European parliament president Antonio Tajani by British Liberal Democrat MEP Catherine Bearder Under European parliament rules, […]

Anti-Brexit campaigners Led by Donkeys are putting up a new set of billboards, and this time they’ve decided to use them to ‘release’ Nigel Farage’s party’s manifesto. Farage announced at a campaign event that he would not publish any sort of manifesto until after the EU elections. READ: Nigel Farage REFUSES to publish a Brexit […]

Femi Oluwole has defended his decision to drop out of the Peterborough by-election, after anti-Brexit parties had hoped the campaigner would be the Remain ‘unity’ candidate. The Our Future Our Choice champion was alleged to have pulled out at the eleventh hour amid allegations he came under pressure from senior Labour figures – including supporters […]

A number of voters on both sides of the Brexit debate took to social media to boast about spoiling their ballot papers in the local elections, with many referencing their disillusionment. People shared images of voting slips with messages including ‘Get May out’, ‘Brexit betrayal’ and ‘Traitors’ written across them. Another wrote: ‘I’d rather poo […]

The government is to stop emergency preparations for a no-deal Brexit following the latest extension to Article 50. The decision to halt no-deal operational planning by officials was taken at a meeting chaired by cabinet secretary Sir Mark Sedwill, according to a leaked email seen by Sky News. The email, which was said to have […]

MPs will take part in the second stage of the Brexit indicative vote process later – but what could they be voting on? None of the eight alternatives to Theresa May’s deal were approved last week after parliament seized control of the Commons agenda. Many of the ideas have returned for a second attempt – […]

Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry bemused viewers after she appeared to claim that 70% of the United Kingdom supports leaving the EU. Speaking on Sky News, the Labour frontbencher said that she believed a second referendum would help to resolve the Brexit impasse, but Labour believed that a general election was the best course of […]

The director of the official Leave campaign Dominic Cummings has been found to be in contempt of Parliament after he failed to appear before MPs investigating fake news. The Commons Privileges Committee said Cummings’ refusal to give oral evidence constituted a ‘significant interference’ in the work of the inquiry. But it acknowledged its sanctions were […]

MPs could vote on an amendment to Theresa May’s motion for an extension to Article 50 which could pave the way for a People’s Vote. Tabled by the Independent Group MP Sarah Wollaston and backed by members of the new grouping, Liberal Democrats and a handful from other parties, the amendment seeks an Article 50 […]

Young people from Northern Ireland have met with the EU’s chief negotiator in Brussels to plead with him not to sacrifice their future over the crucial days ahead. Doire Finn, co-founder of Our Future, Our Choice NI during a People’s Vote protest outside Parliament Buildings, Stormont. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA. – Credit: PA Wire/PA Images The […]