Cabinet Brexiter Penny Mordaunt: We must not get locked into European elections April 7, 2019 AS ONE of the cabinet’s Brexiters, eyes have been on Penny Mordaunt in recent weeks to see if she would walk away from the top team as Theresa May seemingly edges closer to a softer break from the EU. Speaking exclusively to City A.M., the international development secretary argues a long delay to Brexit would be [...]
Government ministers ready to compromise with Corbyn through ‘gritted teeth’ over Brexit April 7, 2019 Government ministers are ready to compromise with Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn “through gritted teeth” to deliver Brexit, Andrea Leadsom, the leader of the House of Commons, said this morning. Prime Minister Theresa May began talks with the opposition leader last week to negotiate a deal that both parties could back in order to pass an agreement [...]
Manufacturers urge May to revoke Article 50 if Brexit deal cannot be secured April 7, 2019 Manufacturers have urged Prime Minister Theresa May to revoke Article 50 is she cannot secure a Brexit agreement this week amid growing fears the UK could crash out of the EU without a deal. In an open letter to May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, trade body Make UK said the industry had already been [...]
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, [...]
The current Brexit approach guarantees failure – when will the no-dealers wake up? April 5, 2019 The Brexit process resembles a slow motion car crash. But of all the many twists and turns that we have had to endure in recent weeks, perhaps the most torturous has been the path trodden by the most committed proponents of the UK’s exit from the EU: the so-called “no-dealers”. Having once been the shock [...]
May and Corbyn continue talks as MPs back Brexit delay bill by a single vote April 4, 2019 Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn will hold more meetings today to thrash out a Brexit compromise after MPs narrowly passed a law instructing the Prime Minister to ask for a delay to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Read more: John Bercow delivers casting vote in historic tie on Commons Brexit plan In a dramatic [...]
Speaker John Bercow delivers casting vote in historic tie on Commons Brexit plan April 3, 2019 MPs defeated a plan for a further set of indicative votes this afternoon after Speaker John Bercow was forced to side with the government in a historic Commons moment. A vote on Labour MP Hilary Benn’s plan to once again ask the Commons to back a range of Brexit outcomes resulted in a tie – [...]
Another minister resigns from Conservative party over Brexit delay April 3, 2019 Another Tory MP has resigned the Conservative whip, citing the government's handling of the Brexit negotiations. Brexit minister Chris Heaton-Harris said: "After much contemplation, I have decided to leave Theresa May's government. I'm grateful to the PM for giving me the opportunity to serve the UK and I will continue to represent my constituents as [...]
Jeremy Corbyn confirms customs union demand as Theresa May opens crunch Brexit talks April 3, 2019 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is set to meet Theresa May at 2.30pm today to see if the pair can strike a Brexit deal. Read more: Tory whip quits over PM's Brexit talks with 'Marxist' Corbyn The Prime Minister last night invited the Labour leader for talks as she called for “national unity” to break the [...]
May called business chiefs to reassure over latest change in Brexit negotiation plan April 3, 2019 Theresa May last night tried to reassure bosses at some of Britain’s biggest firms, including Rolls-Royce, BT and GlaxoSmithKline, about her latest change in direction on Brexit negotiations. The PM hosted a call with the co-chairs of her business councils last night, shortly after announcing she would look for another extension to Article 50 so [...]