Tag: Brexit 31 October 2019

• Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 08:19 UTC

  Brexit 31 October commemorative coins to be “recycled”

  

  Commemorative coins minted to mark Brexit on 31 October will be “recycled” after the UK's exit from the EU was delayed by a further three months. The Royal Mint had been asked to produce new 50p pieces featuring the UK's scheduled departure date.

• Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 07:04 UTC

  EU agrees to a three month Brexit; PM Johnson insists with a December election

  

  The European Union agreed to a Brexit delay of up to three months on Monday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would push on with his bid to end Britain's political paralysis with an election on Dec 12.

• Sunday, October 20th 2019 - 09:09 UTC

  Brexit impasse: PM Johnson sends two letters to EU: one unsigned complying with law and a second, signed with his opinion

  

  Boris Johnson has sent a request to the EU for a delay to Brexit - but without his signature. The request was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Mr Johnson, saying he believes a delay would be a mistake. The PM was required by law to ask the EU for an extension to the 31 October deadline after losing a Commons vote.

• Wednesday, October 16th 2019 - 04:41 UTC

  UK/EU last minute talks to reach a Brexit “tolerable agreement” before leaders' summit

  

  UK and the EU made headway in eleventh-hour talks on Tuesday to reach a Brexit deal in time for a leaders' summit, but with hours left to clinch an agreement, it was still unclear if London could avoid delaying its scheduled Oct 31 departure.

• Monday, September 30th 2019 - 18:56 UTC

  Chancellor of the Exchequer insists UK leaves the EU on October 31

  

  The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on Oct. 31, hopefully with a deal, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid said on Monday. “Hopefully we leave with a deal,” Javid told ITV. “If we cannot strike a deal, I think it is important to leave in any case and leave with no deal. It is not perfect but it is appropriate that we leave on the 31st.”

• Monday, September 16th 2019 - 07:04 UTC

  Cameron accuses Johnson of backing Brexit for the sole purpose of advancing his political career

  

  Former British prime minister David Cameron launched a blistering attack on the UK's current leader Boris Johnson in extracts of his memoirs published on Sunday, accusing him of only backing Brexit to further his own career.

• Monday, September 16th 2019 - 06:32 UTC

  “Hulk” meets EU's Juncker for a new Brexit deal: “The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets,” anticipates Johnson

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson likened himself to the comic book character The Incredible Hulk in a newspaper interview where he stressed his determination to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct 31.

• Saturday, September 14th 2019 - 10:52 UTC

  Man who set the forest on fire, admits another Brexit referendum might be needed

  

  Former British prime minister David Cameron, who took the decision in 2016 to hold a referendum on the country's membership of the European Union, said another vote may be needed to resolve the Brexit impasse.

• Monday, September 9th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Johnson will try for another Brexit deal but will not ask for an extension, despite the law the Queen signs on Monday

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson is sticking to his Brexit plan and will not seek a delay to Britain's departure from the EU at a summit next month, two of his ministers said on Sunday following a resignation from his government.

• Friday, September 6th 2019 - 07:50 UTC

  A “sheared” Johnson campaigns in Scotland; Monday he will insist again with a snap election

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson heads to Scotland on Friday in campaign mode despite failing to call an early election after MPs this week thwarted his hardline Brexit strategy.