Tag: David Davis

• Friday, December 8th 2017 - 08:30 UTC

  Brexit minister admits to Parliament there are no impact assessments for the UK economy

  

  There were calls for David Davis to resign as Brexit Secretary and face investigation for contempt of Parliament, after he admitted that the UK Government has produced no impact assessments on the effect of Brexit on different sectors of the UK economy.

• Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 09:54 UTC

  Key ally of Merkel more optimistic about Brexit after meeting Theresa May

  

  Manfred Weber, a leading lawmaker in the European Parliament and head of the European People Party, said on Wednesday he was more confident about Britain and the European Union ironing out difficulties in the Brexit talks.

• Tuesday, November 14th 2017 - 09:16 UTC

  PM May yields and announces Brexit deal will only hold if is approved by MPs and peers

  

  The Brexit deal covering “withdrawal” issues will only hold if it is approved by MPs and peers in a new piece of legislation to put it into British law, David Davis has said. The Brexit Secretary announced a Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Bill, which MPs will be able to amend, to cover areas such as citizens’ rights, the so-called divorce bill and a transition period.

• Monday, November 13th 2017 - 09:23 UTC

  EU working on a plan for the possible collapse of Brexit negotiations

  

  The European Union's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, says he is planning for the possible collapse of Brexit negotiations with the UK. Barnier was talking to French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche days after giving the UK a two-week deadline to clarify key issues.

• Monday, November 13th 2017 - 09:14 UTC

  Theresa May hosts “business summit” with EU/UK organizations

  

  European business leaders will meet UK Prime Minister Theresa May later on Monday to voice concerns about the future of UK-EU trade. Experts from groups including the CBI and Business-Europe will stress the need for a transitional deal that preserves the status quo after Brexit.

• Friday, November 10th 2017 - 21:11 UTC

  Brexit has a date and will be written into law: 11pm GMP 29 March 2019

  

  The date of Brexit will be written into law as Theresa May warned Tory rebels that the process of leaving the European Union will not be derailed. Amendments to legislation going through Parliament will spell out that the UK’s membership of the EU will end at 11pm GMT, midnight in Brussels, on 29 March 2019.

• Friday, November 10th 2017 - 18:25 UTC

  Europe gets tough on Brexit: UK has two weeks to clarify key issues or make concessions

  

  The UK has two weeks to clarify key issues or make concessions if progress is to be made in Brexit talks, the bloc's chief negotiator has said. Michel Barnier was speaking after meeting the Brexit secretary for talks on citizens' rights, the Irish border, and the UK's “divorce bill”.

• Monday, November 6th 2017 - 07:58 UTC

  UK Business lobby believes current Brexit negotiations resemble “a prime time soap opera”

  

  Current Brexit negotiations resemble “a prime-time soap opera”, the president of the Confederation of British Industry, CBI, is expected to claim on Monday, according to BBC. Paul Drechsler will tell the lobby group's annual conference it is time for government and business to unite behind “a clear strategy”.

• Wednesday, November 1st 2017 - 07:52 UTC

  Labour pressing UK government to release 58 Brexit impact studies

  

  The British Labour party is seeking to up the pressure on ministers over their refusal to release a series of Brexit impact studies. The government has confirmed that 58 reports looking at different sectors of the economy have been prepared, but is resisting calls to publish them; saying to do so would undermine the UK's negotiating position.

• Tuesday, October 17th 2017 - 11:51 UTC

  May and Juncker agree “Brexit negotiations should accelerate”, but differences remain

  

  Brexit negotiations should “accelerate over the months to come,” says a joint statement from the UK prime minister and the president of the EU Commission. Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker met in Brussels on Monday for a dinner they called “constructive and friendly”.