There are viable alternatives if Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal is rejected by Parliament on Tuesday, one of her ministers has said. Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme that ‘anything could happen’ if MPs vote the plan down as expected. But she broke ranks with her […]
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Freedom of movement between the UK and EU will end no matter what happens with the Brexit process, Home Secretary Sajid Javid told MPs this week. Javid spoke out as he came under pressure to publish a white paper on the new immigration bill, setting out how Britain will control its borders after it departs […]
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Theresa May endured a hat trick of defeats over Brexit in the Commons yesterday which included her Government being found in contempt of Parliament. The contempt ruling is the first in history against a Government and means ministers must publish the full legal advice on Mrs May’s Brexit deal instead of a summary. Leader of […]
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The UK could cancel its departure from the EU at the stroke of a pen, a leading European law expert has said. European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general Manuel Campos Sanchez-Bordona said it can be done without permission from the other 27 EU states. He had been asked by a group of Scottish politicians […]
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Theresa May is defying intense pressure from all sides and refusing to publish the full legal advice on her Brexit withdrawal deal. The Prime Minister has been warned by Labour that she could spark a constitutional crisis if she only publishes an abridged version later today. Attorney General Geoffrey Cox is due to make a […]
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The UK must choose between Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit agreement, remaining in the EU or departing without a deal, MPs were warned today. European Council president Donald Tusk said if Mrs May’s deal is voted down in Parliament on December 11 there would be no renegotiation. Tusk told the G20 summit in Argentina that […]
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Scotland will be left worse off if the UK government’s draft Brexit agreement is passed by Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. She said the SNP’s 35 Westminster MPs would vote against Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal when it comes before The Commons on December 11. The withdrawal agreement and political declaration that accompanies […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May has dismissed President Donald Trump’s claim that her Brexit deal will make a trade agreement with the UK more unlikely. She told an audience in Wales that the country would be able to agree new deals after leaving the EU – and that trade talks were progressing with American officials. But […]
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Firms looking to stockpile extra food supplies to insure against a hard Brexit are finding that warehouses are fully booked, MPs have been told. Ian Wright, head of the Food and Drink Federation, said storage facilities for chilled and frozen food are at capacity and space for other goods is limited in certain areas. He […]
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EU leaders warned Theresa May’s government that there will be no renegotiation of the Brexit deal they approved at a special summit today. This means that if the UK Parliament votes the deal down – as it is forecast to do – Mrs May’s options will not include attempting to secure further EU concessions. The […]
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