Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will meet MPs over the next few days as she attempts to find a solution to the political impasse over Brexit. She suffered a heavy Commons defeat in Tuesday’s vote on her withdrawal deal and survived a vote of no confidence in her government last night. Now she […]
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The boss of Toyota’s European division has thrown his support behind Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Commons vote. Voting through the Prime Minister’s withdrawal deal would protect the UK car industry and avoid the damage caused by a hard Brexit, said Dr Johan van Zyl. He spoke out after Ford […]
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A no-deal Brexit could lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Theresa May has claimed. She said leaving the EU without a deal would play into the hands of those who want a poll on a united Ireland and a second Scottish independence referendum. Her Brexit withdrawal deal is due to be […]
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MPs have been urged by the government to throw their support behind Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal in Tuesday’s vote in the Commons. May’s withdrawal agreement with the EU is expected to be heavily defeated, with around 100 Tory MPs joining Labour, the DUP and SNP to vote it down. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn […]
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Brexit hardliners in the UK are prepared to pay any price to get what they want, Ireland’s deputy prime minister has said. With the crucial House of Commons vote on Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal due next week, Simon Coveney said the time for ‘wishful thinking’ was over. He told a conference in Dublin that […]
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The Prime Minister said today the UK will enter ‘uncharted territory’ if Parliament rejects her Brexit deal next week. Theresa May said next week’s Commons vote on her EU withdrawal agreement would definitely go ahead, even though she is still facing a defeat. She said she would redouble her efforts to win MPs over and […]
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has deflected growing calls from within the party to alter its Brexit stance ahead of a delayed vote on the EU withdrawal deal. He said this week that he still favoured negotiating a new deal if Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal blueprint is, as expected, voted down by MPs this month. […]
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Any chance of a ‘massive’ trade deal between the UK and US will vanish if Theresa May’s Brexit plans are approved by MPs this month, a senior diplomat has warned. President Donald Trump’s offer of a ‘quick, massive’ bilateral trade deal promised an exciting future for the UK, the US Ambassador to London Wood Johnson […]
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The UK could end up staying in the EU if MPs reject Prime Minister Theresa May/’s proposed Brexit deal in January, one of her ministers has warned. Pro-Brexit international trade secretary Liam Fox says there is a ’50-50 chance’ of the UK remaining if MPs vote down Mrs May’s deal. He told the Sunday Times […]
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The government is spending more than £100m on chartering ferries as a precaution in the event that it leaves the EU in March without a Brexit deal. French, British and Danish operators have been handed contracts worth a total of almost £108m in an attempt to avoid congestion at Dover after a no-deal departure. The […]
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