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Tag: Brexit

  • Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

    PM Theresa May wins the day and defuses Tory revolt on Brexit

    Over the weekend some Tory MPs suggested the PM would be fighting for her political life at the meeting and was on the edge of the “killing zone”.

    Prime Minister Theresa May has been applauded by Tory MPs at a meeting in which she sought to persuade her critics to get behind her in Brexit talks. The prime minister has been addressing all her MPs in Parliament, many of whom are seeking a change of approach. Asked by one MP what concessions she had made to the EU, she set out areas where the EU had itself given ground.

  • Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

    Gibraltar prepared and confident on a Withdrawal Agreement from EU

    Picardo briefed peers on the latest developments in respect of Gibraltar and praised the work of PM May and her team in the wider Brexit negotiations

    Gibraltar will step up its contingency planning as from January 1, 2019, if there is no certainty of a Withdrawal Agreement and implementation period by that date, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told an influential House of Lords select committee. Addressing the EU Select Committee, he also signaled his hope that Gibraltar, the UK and Spain could salvage elements of the Gibraltar negotiations even in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit between the UK and the EU.

  • Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:39 UTC

    Risk of return to violence if a hard Brexit is imposed, says Irish president Higgins

    “When there was a hard border in place it encouraged an extraordinary level of violence and killings. I agree with the Taoiseach … it is a risk we should not take.”

    Irish President Michael D Higgins has said he shares the concerns of the country’s premier Leo Varadkar that there is a risk of a return to violence if a hard border is imposed post-Brexit. Mr Higgins said: “I do share the Taoiseach’s concern.”

  • Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:28 UTC

    UK government watchdog warns Britain is not ready for a no-deal Brexit

    Criminal gangs could exploit any border weaknesses and queues and delays were likely at border crossings, according to the UK National Audit Office

    Britain will “pay the price” of a no-deal Brexit because complicated new border controls may not be ready in time, a UK government watchdog has warned. Thousands of UK exporters did not have enough time to prepare for new border rules, the National Audit Office said.

  • Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 09:04 UTC

    PM May: 95% of Brexit terms agreed but Irish border remains a “considerable sticking point”

    While willing to consider extending the UK's transition period beyond 2020, Mrs. May said this was “undesirable” and would have to end “well before” May 2022

    UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said she is prepared to “explore every possible option” to break the deadlock in Brexit talks. She told MPs 95% of the terms of exit were agreed but the Irish border was still a “considerable sticking point”.

  • Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 08:38 UTC

    Conservative “jitters” about Brexit, admit Mrs. May's most loyal ministers

    “The end is in sight in terms of a good deal, the prize we want,” Dominic Raab said, asking Tory MPs to “wait and see”.

    The Brexit Secretary has said he understands Conservative “jitters” about EU negotiations but urged British MPs to hold their nerve as talks continue. “The end is in sight in terms of a good deal, the prize we want,” Dominic Raab said, asking them to “wait and see”.

  • Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 06:38 UTC

    Thousands flood central London in support of a new Brexit referendum

    Aerial view of the massive turnout, some 700.000 protestors, in central London to call for a new referendum on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union

    An estimated 700.000 protesters gathered in central London on Saturday to call for a new referendum on Britain's departure from the European Union. Organizers want the public to have a final say on the government's Brexit deal with the EU, arguing that new facts have come to light about the costs and complexity of Britain's exit from the bloc since Britons voted to leave in 2016.

  • Saturday, October 20th 2018 - 08:42 UTC

    Ireland insists a Brexit transition period is not an alternative for backstop proposal

    “I am open to the idea of an extension or a longer transition period, but that’s not an alternative to a legally binding Irish backstop, ”said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

    An extended Brexit transition period is not an alternative to the EU’s backstop proposal, Irish premier Leo Varadkar has warned. The Taoiseach said he is open to the idea of an extension but it fails to resolve the border issue.

  • Saturday, October 20th 2018 - 08:42 UTC

    Brexit has the Conservative party unity under “existential strain”

    Mrs Morgan also appealed to Theresa May to “keep talking” amid an impasse in the negotiations over the key issue of the Irish border

    The Conservative Party has been put under “existential strain” by Brexit and some friendships and relationships will “never be healed”, according to a former cabinet minister. Nicky Morgan, the Tory chairwoman of the Treasury Committee, laid bare the personal toll on MPs divided over the merits of the UK’s departure from the European Union as she insisted she still believes the party can come back together.

  • Saturday, October 20th 2018 - 08:37 UTC

    Moody's cuts Italy's credit rating and EC warns over 2019 budget plans

    At the heart of the concerns is Italy's public debt, which amounts to 2.3 trillion Euros, or 131% of GDP, the highest rate in the Euro zone after Greece

    Moody's has cut Italy's credit rating by a notch over concerns about plans for larger deficits and the high public debt load as the country's populist government clashes with Brussels over its budget. The European Commission formally warned Italy late Thursday that its budget plans for 2019 are a serious concern, launching a high-stakes process that could see Rome hit with unprecedented sanctions for breaking commitments to Brussels.