Brexit: Scottish court delays decision over Benn Act letter October 21, 2019 Scotland’s highest court has delayed making a decision about whether the Prime Minister fully complied with the law when he wrote an unsigned letter requesting a Brexit extension. Boris Johnson was forced to write a letter to European Council president Donald Tusk after losing a key vote in the Commons on Saturday afternoon. The unsigned [...]
Government warns any changes to Brexit bill may risk ratification October 21, 2019 The government has warned MPs that any changes to its forthcoming Brexit bill may risk ratification, as it seeks to press ahead with leaving the EU by Hallowe’en. The Brexit bill, formally known as the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, is due to be published later today ahead of a second reading in the Commons tomorrow. It [...]
Brexit secretary tells MPs: Back landmark Brexit bill if you want to leave EU by Halloween October 21, 2019 The government has confirmed it will bring forward its “landmark Brexit bill”, as it continues to press ahead with its aim of leaving the EU by 31 October. The bill, which will enshrine Boris Johnson’s 11th-hour deal in law and pave the way for a Hallowe’en departure from the EU, is being introduced today ahead [...]
Brexit latest: Minister hits out at customs union as DUP backs off October 21, 2019 Any attempt to tweak Boris Johnson’s deal to include remaining in the customs union would be “procedural tricks” aimed at blocking Brexit, a minister at the Treasury has said. Speaking to the Today programme this morning, Rishi Sunak said anyone wanting to “amend legislation are ultimately wanting to frustrate, delay or cancel Brexit altogether, and [...]
How Boris Johnson’s big day fell flat October 21, 2019 It was billed as a day of high drama. Not since the Falklands War had the Commons sat on a weekend. But as Super Saturday turned into Soggy Saturday, it was clear things were not going to pan out as the government had hoped. Having agreed an 11th-hour deal at the European Council, Saturday was [...]
Brexit Super Saturday vote live: PM’s deal blocked as Letwin amendment passes October 19, 2019 15:10pm Well that’s it. Super Saturday has descended into…. Soggy, Stupid Saturday. Boris Johnson’s last minute Brexit deal has been blocked, and he says he won’t “negotiate further delay”. Will he send a letter? Who knows. His spokespeople repeatedly refused to answer any questions on the matter. Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg has announced [...]
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 [...]
City of London MP Mark Field quits over Brexit ‘divisions’ October 17, 2019 City of London MP and former minister Mark Field has quit as Conservative MP, citing Brexit “divisions”. Field, who has been elected for the Cities constituency five times, campaigned for Remain during the 2016 referendum. He was suspended as a Foreign Office minister this summer, after a video of him strong-arming a Greenpeace protestor out [...]
Juncker appears to rule out extension after Brexit deal agreed October 17, 2019 Jean-Claude Juncker appears to have ruled out any further extension to the Brexit process, after an 11th-hour deal was agreed this morning. The European Commission president told reporters in Brussels that the deal “means there is no need for any kind of prolongation”. Read more: Brexit deal agreed in Brussels – so what happens next? [...]
Johnson urges MPs to back Brexit deal as Juncker praises breakthrough for ‘peace and people’ October 17, 2019 Boris Johnson has urged MPs in Westminster to back his last-minute Brexit deal, ahead of a major showdown during a special session on Saturday. Standing alongside European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, the UK Prime Minister praised the 11th hour agreement as “a very good deal both for the EU and the UK”. Johnson described it [...]
