Brexit

A senior German politician has claimed it ‘makes no sense’ to continue to negotiate with Boris Johnson over Brexit – warning his rule-breaking will impact the UK’s international standing. Senior German politician says it ‘makes no sense’ to continu Manfred Weber was speaking in the European parliament after recess, as he warned that Johnson’s Brexit […]

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has warned that the UK cannot unilaterally disregard the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, as she quoted former Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher. In her annual State of the Union address to the European Parliament, Von der Leyen said both sides had agreed it was the only way to guarantee […]

Police have been checking all vehicles and passengers at the Port of Dover, leading to miles-long queues and traffic chaos, giving a flavour of how Kent could look after Brexit. The queues were sparked after controversial Brexit motorway measure Operation Stack was activated so lorries can line up to enter the port. The “emergency measure” […]

Having accused the EU of wanting to stop the UK leaving the European Union, Eurosceptics have gone full circle and now claim that Brexit was an EU plot to force the country out. Pro-Brexit newspaper the Express has carried an interview with Eurosceptic MEP Hans-Olaf Henkel, who claims he is convinced EU countries wanted to […]

As someone who is passionately pro-European, the Brexit process is painful enough as it is. Now, the government are rubbing salt into the wound. Breaking international law is a new low.The UK has left the EU. All that needed to be done, voters were told,was for Boris Johnson to implement his “oven ready” deal, including […]

Brexiteers have lined up to tell US presidential candidate Joe Biden not to ‘lecture’ Britain on Northern Ireland and Brexit. Failed former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith (IDS) is said to have been angered by the Democrat’s warning about Boris Johnson tearing up parts of the already agreed Brexit deal with the EU which related to […]

Biden’s intervention comes as prime minister Boris Johnson faces concerted opposition to government moves that would override the Northern Ireland Protocol, which forms part of the wider ranging divorce agreement with Brussels. The Democratic Party nominee for the White House, who is leading incumbent president Donald Trump in a series of nationwide polls ahead of […]

Chris Grayling has secured an adviser role for some of the UK’s top ports which will see him paid £100,000 per year for seven hours work each week. Parliament’s register of members’ financial interests showed the former transport secretary, who has been involved in a number of controversies during his time in politics, to be […]

A former Brexit Party politician has hinted at launching a new political party with British actor Laurence Fox. Martin Daubney, the former MEP for the West Midlands, suggested there was a “gaping chasm” for a new political movement in Britain. Discussing the idea on his talkshow Unlocked, Daubney – a former ally ofNigel Farage – […]

The training focuses on addressing prejudices people may carry without knowing it and has been available since 2016 following multiple allegations of racism and sexism in the Commons. But Tories from the European Research Group and the “Common Sense Group” of right-leaning MPs said they will not be taking part in the programme, The Times […]

Disgraced former defence secretary Liam Fox has made it through to the second round of the race to become the next director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Liz Truss, his successor at the Department for International Trade, announced that Dr Fox, the UK’s nominee for the top job has successfully navigated the first […]

This week’s Brexit row has a retro feel. Michel Barnier and an impasse in Brussels. Tory rebels led by a former attorney general. ‘Get Brexit done’. For old time’s sake we even had Ed Miliband gesticulating frantically at the despatch box and Nigel Farage popping up to declare ‘this isn’t the Brexit we voted for’. […]

Charles Dickens’ biographer and great-great-great-granddaughter explains why he was one of literature’s great – if unacknowledged – Europhiles. Charles Dickens pictured dreaming about the characters of his novels in a watercolour painting by Victorian artist, etcher and illustrator Robert William Buss. Picture: Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images – Credit: Archant In the 19th century, the […]

The chances of a second referendum on membership of the European Union could greatly increase if a reported plot by MPs to take control of the Brexit agenda is successful, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable has said. #Brexit: "Absolutely outrageous and unforgivable" if no-deal Brexit happens says Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable#marr https://t.co/Kyr1Li4hWc […]

A Norway-style Brexit could quickly gain in popularity should the prime minister’s Brexit deal flounder as expected in the House of Commons next week, a Conservative MP has said. Former minister Robert Halfon and Labour’s Lucy Powell have published a report outlining a ‘Common Market 2.0’ vision for a Norway-style Brexit. It would see the […]

The Brexit deal MPs will vote on next week is a compromise deal that not everyone will be happy with, a leading Brexiteer member of the cabinet has admitted. Arch Brexiteer Chris Grayling insisted the deal prime minister Theresa May is putting to the House of Commons is a ‘sensible compromise’ but said it is […]

The chances of a no confidence vote in the government if the prime minister’s Brexit deal is rejected have been ramped up by Labour, with its leaders saying it is a case of ‘when, not if’. Labour shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey. Picture: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/PA – Credit: Archant However leader Jeremy Corbyn and shadow business […]

It is the question on everyone’s lips – what happens if, as expected, the government loses the key House of Commons vote on its Brexit plan next week? #Marr: Is there a Plan B if Theresa May's deal is voted down?#Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay says the government is committed to the PM's deal & some […]

The Breunion Boys are not targeting the hearts of teenage girls – but the 17.4m Brits who voted to leave the EU. At first glance, the Breunion Boys could be any other boy band. There’s the muscly one and the sensitive one and the one with glasses he probably doesn’t need. Except these guys are […]

More than half of grassroots Conservative members want Theresa May’s Brexit deal to be ditched in favour of no deal, a survey has found. About 57% of the rank and file are convinced that leaving the EU without a deal is better than their own leader’s Brexit plan, according to a poll funded by the […]

The government has been accused of “distracting from the gaping flaws in its own deal” after launching a massive publicity drive to prepare the public for a no-deal Brexit. Whitehall departments and the health regulator are to begin publishing guidance on how the public can get ready for issues that would arise from a disorderly […]

Theresa May has been urged to delay the “meaningful vote” on her Brexit deal for a second time. Former Brexit secretary David Davis has speculated the vote could be put off if May looks likely to lose it. His comments come as the prime minister prepares to meet EU leaders and seek further “clarifications” in […]

The firm handed a £13.8m deal to run ferry services in the event of a no-deal Brexit despite having no ships has been accused of cutting and pasting its terms and conditions from a takeaway website. Seaborne Freight was one of three firms awarded contracts totalling £108m last week to lay on additional crossings to […]

Awarding a £13.8m contract for no-deal Brexit ferry services to a company with no ships is an example of the government “supporting new business”, Chris Grayling has said. The beleagured transport secretary defended the decision to do a deal with Seaborne Freight, despite it never having run a Channel service. It was one of three […]

Jeremy Corbyn has refused to back a second EU referendum despite a poll suggesting almost three-quarters of Labour members want one. A survey of more than 1,000 party members found that 72% would like to see their leader throw his weight behind a People’s Vote. But Corbyn has long resisted such calls and, asked today […]

Jeremy Corbyn is facing further pressure to back a second Brexit referendum after polling showed support among Labour members for another vote. The Labour leader has resisted calls from within his party to back a referendum, instead calling for a general election and promising to strike his own “jobs-first” Brexit deal with Brussels retaining all […]

Almost 200,000 Irish passport applications were received from the UK this year. The number from England, Scotland and Wales increased by more than a fifth compared to 2017, Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs said. Minister Simon Coveney said the total had risen since the Brexit vote in June 2016. Out of the total number of […]

The Scottish Government will work “to protect Scotland’s place at the heart of Europe” in 2019, Nicola Sturgeon has said in a New Year message. Scotland’s first minister said she believed the reputation for being a hospitable country “has never been more important”, and said EU nationals who had made Scotland their home would always […]