Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through London on Saturday demanding a People’s Vote on Brexit while inside the House of Commons, MPs delayed their decision once again. The Commons did not say “no” to the Prime Minister’s deal on so-called Super Saturday, instead it was effectively “not yet”, as they voted instead to pass […]
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Tomorrow at a special sitting in the House of Commons, MPs will get a chance to vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. What few believed achievable or even desirable came about yesterday, an agreement between Boris Johnson’s Tory government and the EU. Even among his supporters, many doubted his ability and willingness to strike a […]
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The Democratic Unionist Party have dealt a “shattering blow” to Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans, saying they “can’t support” the Prime Minister’s new deal to leave the EU. A DUP statement delivered at 7am this morning rejected the revised Brexit deal ahead of the crucial EU leaders’ summit in Brussels. It is believed most of the […]
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The Queen’s Speech has been pilloried as “farcical” and an abuse of the monarchy to deliver a Tory manifesto ahead of a looming general election. Among the 26 bills and policies announced were tougher jail sentences and a controversial plan to force people to show photographic ID in order to be able to vote – […]
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Police around the country are on standby ahead of the People’s Vote march in London on Saturday which is expected to be one of the country’s largest ever protests. The anti-Brexit march on October 19 coincides with the end of Extinction Rebellion’s fortnight of protests around the capital as well as the emergency-sitting of MPs […]
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Ireland’s Taoiseach will meet the UK’s Prime Minister later today in a bid to try and salvage a Brexit deal before next week’s EU leaders’ summit. Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson will hold “detailed discussions” in Cheshire focusing on what is proving to be the main sticking point for an agreement: arrangements for the Irish […]
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Little trust is now evident between the British government and the EU. After Tuesday’s string of outbursts and tantrums from both sides, Brexit talks appear on the verge of collapse. Technical discussions are continuing, however, few hold out any hope of reaching a deal before the EU summit only days from now. Donald Tusk’s Tweet […]
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Yesterday (07/10/19) saw the collapse of talks among opposition parties to agree a way forward in their bid to prevent a no-deal Brexit. Jeremy Corbyn (Labour), Jo Swinson (Lib Dems), Ian Blackford (SNP), Caroline Lucas (Green), Anna Soubry (Independent Group for Change) and Liz Saville-Roberts (Plaid Cymru) met in Westminster but failed to arrive at […]
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The European Union have expressed “serious doubts” about Boris Johnson’s plan to secure a Brexit deal as a leaked memo tells Tory MPs to blame the EU if it fails. EU Council president Donald Tusk told the UK prime minister that Brussels is “still unconvinced” by his new proposals, while Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s […]
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Boris Johnson will deliver his “final offer” to the EU on Brexit today with a nine day ultimatum to Brussels to agree to his “two borders for four years” proposal. The new Brexit plan was leaked to the Daily Telegraph ahead of Johnson’s first speech as prime minister to the Conservative party conference, and is […]
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