MPs to vote on forcing Theresa May to ask for longer Brexit delay April 2, 2019 MPs are set to create a law forcing Theresa May to ask for a delay to Brexit. Read more: UK ‘risks trashing relationship with Europe’ over Brexit A cross-group of parliamentarians, including Conservative Sir Oliver Letwin and Labour’s Yvette Cooper, will on Wednesday bring forward a bill instructing the Prime Minister to request an extension [...]
Deadlocked MPs reject soft Brexit as Tory MP quits party in protest April 2, 2019 Parliament last night failed once again to back an alternative Brexit plan, just 11 days before the UK is set to leave the EU. Read more: UK service exports fall as Brexit and global economic slowdown bite None of the options voted on by MPs secured a Commons majority, although a call for the UK [...]
Tory Brexiter hints he will vote against government in no confidence motion April 1, 2019 A former Brexit minister has hinted he could resign from the Tories and back a no-confidence motion in the government. Steve Baker, one of the die-hard band of Brexiters who voted against Theresa May’s withdrawal plan on Friday, has warned the possibility of a general election was now “coming on to the table.” Baker, who [...]
‘Let history decide’: Downing Street coy on claim cabinet is most ill-disciplined ever April 1, 2019 Downing Street has refused to slap down a leading member of the government who claimed Theresa May’s top team are “the worst example of ill-discipline in cabinet in British political history.” Chief Whip Julian Smith made the remarks in an interview with the BBC, set to be broadcast on Monday evening, as he hit out [...]
Brexit: Commons speaker picks four indicative votes for MPs to debate April 1, 2019 A fresh attempt to break the UK’s Brexit deadlock was made today as MPs prepare to vote on four indicative motions to decide on a path forward. Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal was rejected for a third time last week by a margin of 58 votes as parliament opted against leaving the EU with her [...]
Theresa May should ‘look closely’ at customs union Brexit if MPs back it, says cabinet minister March 31, 2019 Theresa May would need to look "very closely" at a customs union Brexit if parliament voted for it, a cabinet minister has said. Parliament is due to hold another round of indicative votes on Monday after MPs rejected the Prime Minister's withdrawal agreement for a third time on Friday. At the last showing of indicative [...]
All Brexit options on the table, Tory party chair says March 30, 2019 The chair of the Conservative party Brandon Lewis said today that all Brexit options were still in play, following the third parliamentary defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal yesterday. Speaking to the BBC, Lewis said: “We’ve got to look at what we can do next and we have to do something different.” He added: [...]
Theresa May could put her Brexit deal to parliament a fourth time March 30, 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May is reportedly mulling putting her Brexit deal to parliament a fourth time, after it was defeated in the commons by a reduced margin yesterday. The deal was defeated by 344 votes to 286, a margin of 58, which is narrower than the two previous attempts which resulted in defeat by 240 [...]
No-deal Brexit now ‘a likely scenario’, says European Commission March 29, 2019 Following the defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for the third time, the European Commission has said that a no-deal Brexit is now 'a likely scenario'. The Commission said in a statement that it regrets the vote and said: "The EU has been preparing for this since December 2017 and is now fully prepared for a [...]
Brexit march descends on Westminster as MPs reject Theresa May’s deal for a third time March 29, 2019 Thousands of Brexit supporters have descended on parliament, where MPs have rejected Theresa May's Brexit for a third time. The protest – to mark the original date that the UK was due to leave the EU – will feature speeches from Ukip leader Gerrard Batten and the founder of the English Defence League, Tommy Robinson. A march [...]