The current Brexit approach guarantees failure – when will the no-dealers wake up? April 5, 2019 The Brexit process resembles a slow motion car crash. But of all the many twists and turns that we have had to endure in recent weeks, perhaps the most torturous has been the path trodden by the most committed proponents of the UK’s exit from the EU: the so-called “no-dealers”. Having once been the shock [...]
House of Commons sitting suspended due to water leak April 4, 2019 A leaking roof has forced House of Commons sitting to be suspended. The Commons is set to be closed for the rest of Thursday, although the House of Lords will remain open to debate the latest Brexit developments. A cafe located two floors above the press gallery section of the Commons is also closed due [...]
Brexit uncertainty has cost the UK economy £66bn, says S&P April 4, 2019 Brexit has cost the UK economy £66bn in lost growth, according to ratings agency S&P. Had the UK voted to remain in the EU in 2016s referendum the economy would have been three per cent larger by the end of 2018, the group’s report said. Read more: Brexit delay wins MPs' support by a margin [...]
Judges and social media – Your Honour, should you be using Twitter in court? April 4, 2019 A British judge recently resorted to Twitter to appeal directly to one of the parties involved in a case over which he was presiding. Ellie Yarrow-Sanders was on the run with her toddler son, Olly Sheridan, for over six months. Mr Justice Williams, the High Court judge in the case between Yarrow-Sanders and her ex-partner, [...]
Hancock says no-deal Brexit ‘highly unlikely’ as May attempts to reach cross-party withdrawal agreement with Labour April 4, 2019 Health secretary Matt Hancock today said a no-deal Brexit is “very unlikely” as the Prime Minister attempts to seal a Brexit deal with Labour. Read more: Police warn MPs and campaigners not to inflame Brexit tensions Hancock said securing the support of Labour MPs in the Commons was the only likelihood of Theresa May getting [...]
Police warn MPs and campaigners not to inflame Brexit tensions April 4, 2019 Politicians and campaigners must be careful not to “inflame tensions” over Brexit, a senior police chief has warned. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said it had ramped up no-deal preparations to cope with potential protest, crime and emergencies, with 10,000 officers across the country ready to respond to national emergencies. Read more: Brexit delay [...]
House of Lords to attempt to rush through bill to prevent no-deal Brexit April 4, 2019 The House of Lords will this morning debate a bill to stop Britain crashing out of the European Union without a deal, after it was voted through the House of Commons last night by only one vote. Read more: Brexit delay wins MPs' support by a margin of a single vote The bill, which would [...]
May and Corbyn continue talks as MPs back Brexit delay bill by a single vote April 4, 2019 Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn will hold more meetings today to thrash out a Brexit compromise after MPs narrowly passed a law instructing the Prime Minister to ask for a delay to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Read more: John Bercow delivers casting vote in historic tie on Commons Brexit plan In a dramatic [...]
Speaker John Bercow delivers casting vote in historic tie on Commons Brexit plan April 3, 2019 MPs defeated a plan for a further set of indicative votes this afternoon after Speaker John Bercow was forced to side with the government in a historic Commons moment. A vote on Labour MP Hilary Benn’s plan to once again ask the Commons to back a range of Brexit outcomes resulted in a tie – [...]
Another minister resigns from Conservative party over Brexit delay April 3, 2019 Another Tory MP has resigned the Conservative whip, citing the government's handling of the Brexit negotiations. Brexit minister Chris Heaton-Harris said: "After much contemplation, I have decided to leave Theresa May's government. I'm grateful to the PM for giving me the opportunity to serve the UK and I will continue to represent my constituents as [...]