Labour “disappointed” with Tory Brexit talk progress as EU consider “flexible extension” April 6, 2019 Labour has criticised the government for not being open to change during discussions to end the Brexit stalemate. The opposition has been engaged with the Conservative Party to discuss alternatives to the current deal after it was heavily defeated in Parliament on three separate occasions. Read more: Goldman Sachs cuts the probability of a no-deal Brexit [...]
Poll: Sterling set to rise three per cent if Brexit deal looks likely April 5, 2019 Sterling will jump three per cent if it looks likely the government will secure a Brexit deal, but will drop five per cent if talks fail, according to a Reuters poll. The pound plummeted following the 2016 referendum and has been volatile ever since as the market reacts to every development in the Brexit negotiations. [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May asks EU for Brexit delay until 30 June April 5, 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May has written to Donald Tusk requesting an extension to the Brexit deadline until 30 June. She asked for an option for the UK to withdraw earlier if a deal is agreed, but admitted the delay means the UK may have to take part in the European parliament elections in late May. [...]
Brexit: Donald Tusk hints EU could back 12-month flexible Article 50 delay April 5, 2019 European Council president Donald Tusk is set to offer the UK a 12-month delay to Brexit, it is reported. Read more: House of Commons sitting suspended due to water leak Tusk would make this a “flexible” extension that allows the UK to quit the EU before the year is up if parliament agrees a deal, [...]
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 [...]
Government firmly rejects ‘Revoke Article 50’ petition despite debate next week March 27, 2019 The government has dismissed the possibility of revoking Article 50 – and thereby cancelling Brexit – despite a petition to do so amassing 5.85m signatures in the last week. The 'Revoke Article 50' petition quickly surpassed the 100,000 signatories needed to be considered for debate in parliament, and is now the best-supported proposal in the history [...]
Donald Tusk says ‘anything could be possible’ after EU agrees Brexit delay March 22, 2019 European Council president Donald Tusk said the extension of Article 50 agreed last night at the EU summit in Brussels meant any Brexit outcome was possible. Tusk told a press conference on the second day of the summit that the delay of the Brexit date until 12 April meant "anything could be possible: a deal, [...]
Theresa May hints she would resign instead of accepting long Brexit delay March 20, 2019 Downing Street has repeatedly refused to say if Theresa May will stay on as Prime Minister if the EU insist on a long delay to Brexit. Speaking in the Commons, May indicated she would rather quit the top job than facilitate a long extension to the withdrawal negotiations, saying: “As Prime Minister, I am not [...]
Labour MP launches last-minute challenge to May’s decision to pursue ‘short’ Brexit delay March 20, 2019 A Labour MP has tabled a last-ditch challenge to Theresa May's decision to seek only a short delay to Brexit. Alison McGovern formally requested an emergency parliamentary debate today on the Prime Minister's plans to extend Brexit. Read more: Prime Minister rules out long Brexit delay It is not clear if her emergency debate motion [...]
UK needs to commit to new political ‘event’ to get Brexit delay, warns Michel Barnier March 19, 2019 A long delay to Brexit must be linked to a new political event or process, the EU’s chief negotiator has warned. Speaking in Brussels, Michel Barnier set out the reassurances he believes the EU 27 will want from the UK before granting an extension to the negotiating period. Theresa May is set to write to [...]