Brexit: When will MPs vote on Boris Johnson’s deal? October 19, 2019 Parliament will gather today for its first Saturday sitting in 37 years as MPs meet for a crunch vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. What time will Parliament sit? The House of Commons will sit at 09:30 BST with the finish time currently unknown. Peers will sit in the House of Lords at 10:00 with [...]
Three charts that show how MPs could vote on Brexit deal October 18, 2019 The House of Commons will sit on a Saturday tomorrow for the first time since the Falklands War, as MPs face a crunch vote on whether to back Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. The Prime Minister may have got the deal past European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker, but his support in Parliament is on a [...]
Emmanuel Macron says he will veto Brexit delay October 18, 2019 Emmanuel Macron has vowed to veto a Brexit delay if MPs fail to pass Boris Johnson’s proposed deal in a crunch vote tomorrow. The French President today told MPs to back the deal, saying it was the result of “real leaders with real strategic thoughts”. Read more: Interest rates could rise after Brexit deal, BoE [...]
Brits prefer Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal to another delay ahead of crunch MPs’ vote October 18, 2019 Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal may be on a knife edge ahead of tomorrow’s vote in Parliament, but it has found more favour with the rest of the population. A Yougov poll has found 41 per cent of Brits want MPs to vote the new withdrawal deal through, compared to just 24 per cent who are [...]
Boris Johnson’s deal is on a knife edge as Angela Merkel calls on EU to support Brexit delay October 18, 2019 Angela Merkel is said to have told other EU leaders a Brexit extension would be inevitable should MPs reject Boris Johnson’s withdrawal deal. The German Chancellor told fellow European leaders they could not pretend there would be no extension if the UK requested one, according to reports. Read more: PM Johnson scrambles to save Brexit [...]
PM Johnson scrambles to save Brexit deal ahead of key Saturday vote October 17, 2019 The stage is set for a dramatic showdown in parliament this weekend, after a last-minute Brexit deal put the ball in Westminster’s court. Boris Johnson claimed a victory yesterday morning with “a great new deal that takes back control” agreed just minutes before he left London for the European Council in Brussels. The Prime Minister [...]
Three key changes that underpin the new Brexit deal October 17, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defied his critics to negotiate a new withdrawal agreement for Brexit. Much of the opposition to the previous deal, struck by Theresa May, centred on the controversial subject of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The EU Commission has published a 64-page document detailing the revised [...]
Brexit breakthrough: How the City responded to the deal October 17, 2019 Westminster was engulfed in drama this morning as Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed he had secured a last-minute Brexit deal with the EU. European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker heralded the breakthrough as a “fair and balanced agreement for the EU and the UK”, and Johnson has urged MPs to pass the agreement during a special [...]
Poll: Most Brits want to honour Brexit referendum result October 16, 2019 A majority of people want the UK to respect the Brexit referendum result, according to a new poll. The Comres survey revealed today that 54 per cent of people wanted to respect the Brexit referendum result and leave the European Union, with 32 per cent preferring to remain. Read more: Britain would now vote to [...]
No-deal Brexit ‘threatens trade blockages and organised crime’ at Britain’s borders October 16, 2019 Britain’s border risks becoming snarled up in a no-deal Brexit because of low preparation amongst traders, new EU controls and a growing threat from organised crime, according to the National Audit Office. As few as 30 per cent of traders are adequately prepared for a no-deal Brexit, which would see £438bn worth of trade revert [...]