Brexit

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hail the “dawn of a new era” later, as the UK prepares to leave the European Union after 47 years. In a speech to be shown at 22:00 GMT – an hour before the official departure time – he will say Brexit is “not an end but a beginning”. Johnson’s […]

After the Conservative Party won the majority of seats in the General Election, Boris Johnson’s government reintroduced the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which would see the UK leave the EU on January 31, 2020. MPs voted to pass it by 358 votes to 234. The bill would also ban an extension of the transition […]

Boris Johnson has won a huge victory in the general election and Jeremy Corbyn says he will not lead Labour into the next election as his party suffered the worst result in decades. The Conservatives secured a majority after winning 326 seats. Speaking after he held onto his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency, Mr Johnson […]

Brexit Party faced a mutiny today with four MEPs – including Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sister – quitting and urging voters to back Toris at the election. The dramatic resignations came with just a week to go before polling day – and hours before Mr Farage records a high-profile interview with the BBC’s Andrew Neil. John Longworth, the […]

European Council President Donald Tusk has tweeted that he will recommend that the EU accepts “the UK request for an extension.” “For this I will propose a written procedure,” Tusk said. Following PM @BorisJohnson’s decision to pause the process of ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement, and in order to avoid a no-deal #Brexit, I will […]

The United Kingdom government says it will push ahead with efforts to pass its Brexit deal, despite a major setback to its plans. Boris Johnson had to ask the EU for an extension to the UK’s 31 October exit date after MPs backed a move to delay approval of the deal on Saturday. But Foreign […]

Philip Hammond, the former chancellor who served under Theresa May, says he will vote for the Letwin amendment today. The Letwin amendment  will provisionally approve Boris Johnson’s deal but also force him to ask for a delay to rule out a no-deal Brexit. “The Letwin amendment gives us an insurance policy that prevents us having […]

Boris Johnson will attempt to persuade MPs to back his Brexit deal today ahead of what is expected to be a knife-edge vote in the Commons on Saturday. The European Council agreed unanimously to endorse the deal, which includes plans for a regulatory and customs border between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. “I am very […]

European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says Brexit talks with the UK are making “good progress” as both sides try to finalize a last-minute deal ahead of a meeting of EU leaders. Barnier spoke briefly to reporters as he arrived at the European Parliament on Wednesday evening to brief members of the EU’s Brexit Steering […]

The former Conservative leadership candidate Rory Stewart has said he will stand down at the next general election after resigning from the Conservative party. Mr Stewart tweeted: “It’s been a great privilege to serve Penrith and The Border for the last ten years.” He was expelled from the Conservatives in the Commons along with 20 […]

With the EU appearing lukewarm toward Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit proposal, the deadline for Britain to leave the bloc could once again be pushed back, according to a British lawmaker. The United Kingdom has until Oct. 31 to leave the EU. Britain’s departure has been pushed back multiple times from the original March 29 deadline […]

The government has prepared the legal text of an updated Brexit deal and it is expected to make more of the plans public in the next few days according to BBC The government has suggested creating “customs clearance zones” in Northern Ireland and Irish Republic, as part of the proposals put to the EU. Proposals […]