Tag: House of Commons

• Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:26 UTC

  Raab and Brexit: Westminster accuses the minister of a “messy-U-turn”

  

  There was confusion in Westminster over how close an overall Brexit deal may be after Dominic Raab hinted a deal could be done within weeks. Mr. Raab was accused of a “messy U-turn” after he indicated he expected an EU withdrawal deal finalized by November 21, only for his department to later insist there was no set date.

• Thursday, June 14th 2018 - 08:49 UTC

  Sturgeon “proud” of MSPs: relation between Scottish and UK governments on Brexit, no longer “business as usual”

  

  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “proud” of SNP MSPs who staged a mass walkout of the House of Commons in a row over the EU Withdrawal Bill. The MPs acted after the party's leader at Westminster Ian Bralckford was thrown out of the chambler by the Speaker. The row was prompted by a “lack of debate” on what Mr Blackford said was a “power grab” by the UK government.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2018 - 08:26 UTC

  UK High Court rejects challenge of Article 50 (Brexit) legality

  

  Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge over the legality of Article 50. They hoped to win permission for a judicial review which, they claimed, could result in Brexit negotiations coming to a halt. Lawyers for Elizabeth Webster, who spearheaded the crowd-funded effort, said there was clearly an arguable case to go forward to a full hearing.

• Wednesday, May 30th 2018 - 08:51 UTC

  The City has “huge concern” over the Brexit political debate: “services sector forgotten”

  

  The City has “huge concern” over the Brexit political debate being dominated by tariffs and goods rather than the UK’s majority services sector, a shadow minister has said. Labor’s Jonathan Reynolds said that any deal which does not cover services “is clearly a very bad deal for the UK”, noting that there was a “fairly hard ball position being played by the EU”.

• Monday, May 21st 2018 - 08:17 UTC

  Commons report: “Moscow's Gold: Russian Corruption in the UK”

  

  The UK has been accused of turning a “blind eye” to Russia's “dirty money”, putting national security at risk. The House of Commons foreign affairs committee said London was being used to hide the “corrupt assets” of President Vladimir Putin and his allies.

• Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:06 UTC

  Theresa May determined to deliver Brexit, but her cabinet remains divided, and so is opposition Labour

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May insisted she had the “determination to deliver Brexit” as she came under pressure from both wings of the Tory party to change course.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 - 08:25 UTC

  UK agrees on new measures to increase transparency in offshore havens

  

  The British government has agreed to calls for new measures aimed at increasing transparency in offshore tax havens. Facing a possible Commons defeat, ministers said they would not oppose an amendment to force British overseas territories to publish details of the true owners of companies based there.

• Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 08:58 UTC

  Customs union debate in Commons on Thursday; Lords voted in support

  

  The UK government has restated its commitment to leaving the EU's custom union - ahead of a symbolic vote on the issue this week. Last Wednesday, the government suffered defeat on the EU Withdrawal Bill in the House of Lords - when peers voted in favor of staying in the customs union. As a result, MPs will get a chance to debate the proposal on Thursday..

• Thursday, March 1st 2018 - 10:07 UTC

  Ex PM Major calls for a free vote in Parliament on any deal with the European Union

  

  Former British Prime Minister John Major called on Wednesday for a free vote in parliament on whether to reject any deal negotiated with the European Union, warning the current plans are “bad politics” that will damage the economy.

• Thursday, September 7th 2017 - 08:23 UTC

  Battle of Brexit Repeal Bill begins; Labour objects since it “grabs power from Parliament”

  

  Britain's Labour will vote against the Brexit Repeal Bill because it will allow ministers to “grab power from Parliament” to slash rights at work and cut protection for consumers and the environment. The party’s statement came as Brexit Secretary David Davis was preparing to deliver a House of Commons statement on a summer of negotiations which the European Union claims has failed to deliver “decisive” progress.