Tag: Theresa May

• Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  Tuesday's Commons Brexit vote countdown: “no one knows what can happen”

  

  UK Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a plea for support as the showdown on her Brexit deal looms, warning the UK will be plunged into crisis if MPs reject the Withdrawal Agreement. In a stark message ahead of Tuesday’s Commons vote, the Prime Minister said “no-one knows” what will happen if her plan is defeated, with the possibility of Brexit being derailed completely.

• Friday, March 8th 2019 - 10:25 UTC

  PM May pressures Brussels to help her make Parliament approve a Brexit deal

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May was to pile the pressure on Brussels this Friday, saying their willingness to budge could determine whether British MPs finally back a Brexit deal next week. May was to say the European Union had some choices to make if it wanted to secure a withdrawal agreement and see Britain leave the bloc in an orderly fashion on March 29.

• Thursday, March 7th 2019 - 08:24 UTC

  Another challenge for PM May: Lords vote to negotiate a customs union with EU

  

  Britain's House of Lords passed an amendment on Wednesday calling for the government to negotiate a customs union with the European Union, giving Prime Minister Theresa May a potential new headache in her Brexit plans.

• Thursday, March 7th 2019 - 05:26 UTC

  EU has urged to table fresh Brexit proposals within the next 48 hours

  

  The UK has been urged to table fresh proposals within the next 48 hours to break the Brexit impasse. EU officials said they would work non-stop over the weekend if “acceptable” ideas were received by Friday to break the deadlock over the Irish backstop.

• Wednesday, March 6th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Theresa May's “Stronger Towns Fund” described by Labour as “Brexit bribery”

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday, March 11 set out plans for a £1.6 billion (US$2.11 billion) fund to help to boost economic growth in Brexit-supporting communities with ministers denying it was a bribe to win support for her EU exit deal.

• Wednesday, March 6th 2019 - 08:06 UTC

  UK considering massive tariffs cut in the event of a no-deal Brexit

  

  The UK government may cut trade tariffs on between 80% and 90% of goods in the event of a no-deal Brexit, reports say. Some tariffs would be scrapped completely, including those on car parts, and some agricultural produce. However, 10-20% of key products would continue to be protected by the current level of tariffs, including some textiles, cars, beef, lamb and dairy.

• Thursday, February 28th 2019 - 07:15 UTC

  Jeremy Corbyn tells Parliament Labour will support another EU referendum

  

  Jeremy Corbyn says Labour will back another EU referendum after his alternative Brexit plan was again defeated in the Commons. But the Labour leader said he will also continue to push for “other available options” including a general election.

• Wednesday, February 27th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Brexit deadline: Mrs May promises a vote on delaying UK's withdrawal

  

  Theresa May has promised MPs a vote on delaying the UK's departure from the EU or ruling out a no-deal Brexit, if they reject her deal next month. Mrs. May made a statement to MPs about Brexit on Tuesday, amid the threat of a revolt by Remain-supporting ministers

• Wednesday, February 27th 2019 - 08:34 UTC

  Brexit: Gibraltar supports revoking Article 50 and remaining in the EU

  

  The best Brexit outcome for Gibraltar would be for the UK to revoke Article 50 and remain in the European Union, the Gibraltar Government said on Tuesday. No.6 Convent Place was reacting after Prime Minister Theresa May accepted for the first time that the UK may not leave the European Union on March 29, offering MPs a chance to vote to delay Brexit if her deal is rejected again next month.

• Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:41 UTC

  Sounds of revolt in Mrs May cabinet: a no-deal Brexit must be taken off the table

  

  Theresa May is facing the threat of a revolt by Remain-supporting ministers ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting on her Brexit negotiations. Three say they will resign unless the PM agrees to take no-deal off the table, and there are suggestions that more are prepared to follow suit.