Brexit Party fail to win a single seat but Farage claims they helped keep Labour out December 13, 2019 The Brexit Party failed to win any seats during the general election but leader Nigel Farage insists his party helped the Conservatives win a majority. The party only stood 273 candidates across the country after opting to stand down in constituencies where there was a risk of splitting the Leave vote. Farage announced a month [...]
Cut the pessimism, free trade is a huge opportunity for the UK December 6, 2019 The irony of the Brexit debate has always been that, while the value of continued trade with the EU is (quite rightly) regarded as of great importance, the potential of Britain being able to make our own trade deals around the world has been virtually ignored — or worse, demonised. Let’s start with the US. [...]
Brexit has become a project of protectionist nationalism December 6, 2019 As the Conservative party’s vision for post-Brexit Britain becomes clearer, are there any liberal Brexiteers left who can’t see just how far this project has run away from them? I too once believed that Brexit could be a liberal project, but that vision now looks like nothing more than a useful idiot’s delusion. Do you [...]
Sajid Javid Brexit without trade deal ‘unlikely’ as he blames Labour for UK homelessness December 5, 2019 Chancellor Sajid Javid has insisted Britain is unlikely to leave the EU without a trade deal in place at the end of next year, but declined to rule the possibility out. The Tories are seeking to agree a free trade deal with the bloc by the end of 2020. Read more: John McDonnell: A Labour [...]
General Election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn to remain neutral in second Brexit referendum November 23, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed that Labour will remain neutral in a second referendum on Brexit. Speaking on the BBC’s leaders debate on Friday night he said he would not campaign for Leave or Remain should he become Prime Minister. First on stage, Corbyn faced a number of questions on his social policies, with one person [...]
One million 50p coins featuring wrong Brexit date to be melted down November 19, 2019 One million 50p coins minted to mark Britain’s planned departure from the European Union on 31 October are headed for the furnace, the Treasury has confirmed. Chancellor Sajid Javid had ordered the production of three million commemorative coins engraved with the planned departure date, but the Royal Mint paused production in late October after Prime [...]
EU to extend temporary access to UK clearing houses beyond March November 15, 2019 Brussels is planning to extend access to London-based clearing houses for EU clients beyond next March in a bid to prevent financial turmoil if Britain leaves the bloc without a deal. A temporary permit that treats UK clearing houses as EU firms post-Brexit is due to expire at the end of March, raising the prospect [...]
Boris Johnson’s election pledge: Let’s end Brexit groundhog day November 13, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to call on voters to end the “groundhoggery” of Brexit in his first major General Election speech. The Prime Minister will say the UK cannot “squander” more time on deciding on the manner of its departure from the EU, and ask the public to let him “get Brexity done”. [...]
Peter Mandelson resigns from People’s Vote campaign November 12, 2019 Labour peer and ex-Tony Blair strategist Lord Peter Mandelson has quit the People’s Vote campaign. Mandelson and former Labour staffers Will Straw and Joe Carberry resigned from the board of Open Britain today, claiming that defacto chairman and PR tycoon Roland Rudd was about to push them out. Read more: People’s Vote staff reject new director [...]
Brexit inspires Collins’ first-ever ‘Brexicon’ November 7, 2019 The Collins Dictionary put a spin on its annual word of the year announcement today by releasing its ‘Brexicon’, a list of ten words brought to prominence by Brexit – “for better or for worse.” ‘Cakeism’ – a wish to enjoy two desirable and incompatible alternatives – rubs shoulders with ‘Brexiety’ – a state of [...]