Live updates: Boris Johnson hails ‘great’ new Brexit deal as agreement struck October 17, 2019 The UK has struck an 11th hour Brexit deal with the EU. Please manually refresh this page for updates. 1.16pm: Varadkar welcomes Brexit deal’s ‘unique solution’ for Ireland Meanwhile, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said: “We have #Brexit Agreement that allows UK leave EU in orderly way. We have unique solution for NI that respects [...]
Brexit deal agreed in Brussels – what happens next? October 17, 2019 Boris Johnson has secured a last-minute Brexit deal with the European Union with just hours before the final European Council begins. But just because the Prime Minister has struck a deal with Brussels, there is no guarantee that the UK will still be leaving the EU on 31st October – here’s what could happen next. [...]
Brexit: ‘We will negotiate until the last second’, says Angela Merkel October 17, 2019 Angela Merkel has said Brexit negotiations will continue “until the last second”, and raised the possibility of a “special summit”, in a bid to secure a deal before Halloween. This morning the DUP appeared to scupper hopes of a last-minute breakthrough, saying they could not back the deal as agreed in Brussels “as things stand”. [...]
Boris inches closer to new Brexit deal October 17, 2019 A Brexit breakthrough was in touching distance last night, but critical issues remain unresolved both in Brussels and Westminster ahead of tonight’s European Council. Boris Johnson held his third meeting in three days with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) yesterday as he sought the support of the Conservative party’s informal partners. DUP leader Arlene Foster [...]
Seven hours left to achieve Brexit ‘clarity’, says Donald Tusk October 16, 2019 A Brexit breakthrough must happen today if there is any hope of it being approved by the 27 EU leaders at tomorrow’s key summit, both sides have agreed. Although successive deadlines – most of which were set by the EU – have fallen by the wayside, a UK government source this morning said it would [...]
Brexit deal talks falter as deadline looms October 16, 2019 Brexit talks appear to have faltered this morning, with EU negotiators saying remaining issues cannot be solved at a technical issue. Bloomberg is reporting that Brussels has all but ruled out a deal at this stage, and has said “a new mandate from London is required”. However a Downing Street source played down this as [...]
Brexit secretary: New political declaration drafted October 16, 2019 Brexit secretary Steve Barclay has this morning confirmed a new political declaration with the EU has been submitted, as the UK government attempts to secure an 11th-hour deal. Speaking this morning before the Brexit committee, Barclay said changes to the Irish backstop meant it necessarily followed that “there would be changes to political declaration”. The Cabinet [...]
Brexit negotiators will keep talking until ‘one minute to midnight’ as summit looms October 15, 2019 Brexit talks will stretch until “one minute to midnight” in order to secure a last-minute deal at this week’s European Council, Downing Street sources said yesterday. Negotiators were locked in talks throughout the night after EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said a legal text must be on the table by this morning at the latest, [...]
Eleventh hour Brexit proposals to be tabled by UK October 15, 2019 UK negotiators are poised to table new proposals in a last-ditch bid to secure a Brexit deal. According to Irish broadcaster RTE, the latest set of proposals – which are being put forward after the supposed deadline for a deal has passed – follow a 90 minute meeting between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and DUP [...]
The Queen has set out a new legislative agenda for a government that can’t govern October 15, 2019 Yesterday’s grand state occasion had all the hallmarks of a normal Queen’s Speech, including the fabulous pomp, the Monarch’s gracious address and the reciprocal speeches in the Commons, but it was not a normal Queen’s Speech. The chances of this government successfully passing any of the bills it outlined yesterday are slim, at best. It has no [...]
