Chris Grayling says it will be the EU’s fault if Britain leaves without a deal on 29 March February 5, 2019 Transport secretary Chris Grayling has said the blame will lie with Brussels if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal on 29 March. The Cabinet minister said the UK government had done all it could to secure an agreement and that it would be down to the EU's failure to compromise me if a [...]
Theresa May travels to Northern Ireland to warn of ‘concerning time’ over Brexit February 4, 2019 Theresa May will head to Northern Ireland on Tuesday in a bid to win support for her Brexit renegotiation strategy as the row over the Irish border backstop intensifies. The Prime Minister has vowed to seek “alternative arrangements” to stop a hard border on the island of Ireland if a UK/EU trade deal isn’t ready when [...]
Angela Merkel urges UK to explain how it will replace the Irish backstop February 4, 2019 Angela Merkel has urged the UK to set out exactly how it wants to avoid a hard border with Ireland in the absence of a trade deal as she called for “creative” conversations to solve the Brexit deadlock. Speaking on Monday morning, the German Chancellor tried to strike an upbeat tone as she insisted a [...]
More than three quarters of CFOs believe the UK will be worse off out of the EU, says Deloitte February 4, 2019 More than three-quarters of chief financial officers believe the UK will be worse off as result of leaving the EU, a new Deloitte survey has found. Approximately 80 per cent of CFOs surveyed by the big-four accountant said they expected the long-term business environment to be worse on leaving the EU. The UK is scheduled to leave [...]
Sajid Javid shoots down speculation of a snap general election in June February 3, 2019 Home secretary Sajid Javid has shot down rumours of a general election in June, saying "the people would never forgive us" if one was called. Speaking to the BBC, Javid said "the last thing" people wanted was a general election. “They want politicians to get on with the job," added. "They have been given a very [...]
Theresa May determined to deliver Brexit ‘on time’ ahead of crunch talks on Irish backstop February 3, 2019 Theresa May has said she remains "determined" to deliver Brexit on time as she prepares to reopen talks with the European Union on the issue of the Irish backstop. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, the Prime Minister said she would head to Brussels to with a "fresh mandate, new ideas and a renewed determination" to stick [...]
A short extension to the Brexit timetable is possible, says Jacob Rees-Mogg February 2, 2019 Eurosceptic Conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg has said that he could accept a small extension to the Brexit timeline if Prime Minister Theresa May pursued his plan. Rees-Mogg claims that a delay to the date the UK leaves the European Union could be permissible if a deal with the EU is struck along the lines of the so-called Malthouse Compromise. After May's [...]
Britain has never understood the fervour for the EU project January 31, 2019 What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? It would appear that we are about to find out in the latest instalment of the Brexit soap opera that has been running since we announced our intention to leave in 2016. For no sooner had MPs voted on Tuesday night to back Sir Graham [...]
DEBATE: After Tuesday’s amendments, is a no-deal Brexit actually more likely now? January 31, 2019 After Tuesday’s amendments, is a no-deal Brexit actually more likely now? John Oxley, a Conservative commentator, says YES. The UK leaves the EU by operation of law at 11pm on 29 March. No deal is the default. The insipid amendment “rejecting” that outcome has no force. Only an agreement with the EU or the revocation or extension [...]
Let it be: London councils should allow offices and shops to be converted into homes January 31, 2019 Amid all the Brexit brouhaha in Westminster it is important that parliamentarians do not forget the many other issues that affect people's day-to-day lives. Bravo, therefore, to MP Chris Philp for reminding Theresa May during yesterday's Prime Minister's Questions that the dream of homeownership remains all too elusive for many young adults – particularly in [...]