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Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has cleared the House of Commons, taking the prime minister one step closer to his commitment to “get Brexit done”. On its third reading, MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) by 330 votes to 231, a majority of 99. The Labour benches were virtually empty and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost a bid to call an early general election to break the Brexit deadlock. The Prime Minister suffered a third major blow in less than 24 hours when lawmakers rejected his motion to dissolve Parliament and call an early election. Fifty-six lawmakers voted against the motion but with only 298 […]
British lawmakers have voted against a no-deal Brexit, amid fears it could lead to economic turmoil and stoke long-simmering tensions in Northern Ireland. The result paves the way for a vote on Thursday on whether to delay the divorce process beyond the March 29 deadline. Lawmakers backed an amended version of Prime Minister Theresa May’s […]
The rejection of Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a second time leaves the country in turmoil. Events over the next two days will have a major impact on how, when – and if – the UK leaves the European Union.
Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been defeated in the Commons by 391 votes to 242, a majority of 149. Although the 149 margin was reduced from the record 230-vote defeat of the first “meaningful vote” in January, Mrs May was left far adrift from a majority with just 17 days to go to the scheduled […]
In his legal advice on Theresa May’s Strasbourg agreement, Cox said that new provisions “reduce the risk” of the UK being “indefinitely and involuntarily” held in the backstop, but said that “the legal risk remains unchanged” that the UK would have no legal means of exiting without EU agreement. “I now consider that the legally […]
Theresa May put the responsibility on the European Union to make concessions over the thorny issue of the Irish backstop in Brexit talks, or risk Britain leaving the EU without a deal. The two sides are at an impasse over the so-called backstop aimed at ensuring that there is a frictionless border between Northern Ireland […]
The difference in yields between short and longer-dated British government bonds fell on Monday to its narrowest since shortly after the 2016 Brexit referendum on concerns about the weakening growth outlook. A flatter yield curve is often seen as a signal markets expect fewer central bank interest rate rises in future. The yield premium that […]
Theresa May heads to Brussels on Thursday to try to persuade EU leaders to renegotiate her Brexit deal, just 50 days before the UK leaves the world’s largest trading bloc. The meetings come amid worsening relations between the two sides with senior EU leaders scathing about the approach of the leaders of the country’s Brexit […]
Hospital patients in North Cumbria are being reassured that a No Deal Brexit would not affect them. The Hospitals NHS Trust Chief Executive says preparations have already been made. At the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and at the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven, managers have been busy make contingencies plans for such an eventuality, in […]
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