Tag: Leavers

• Friday, March 29th 2019 - 18:18 UTC

  Thousands of Leave supporters packed central London and gathered outside Parliament

  

  Thousands of Leave supporters gathered outside Parliament to protest against the delay to Brexit, on the day the UK had been due to leave the EU. Traffic was brought to a standstill, amid chants of “Brexit now”. The March to Leave, which started in Sunderland a fortnight ago, has also arrived in Westminster.

• Friday, March 29th 2019 - 18:02 UTC

  Chaotic rejection of May's Brexit deal; EU leaders meet on April 10

  

  Members of Parliament have rejected Theresa May’s EU withdrawal agreement on the day the UK was due to leave the EU. The government lost by 344 votes to 286, a margin of 58. It means the UK has missed an EU deadline to delay Brexit to 22 May and leave with a deal.

• Wednesday, March 27th 2019 - 08:27 UTC

  Poll shows 80% of UK think government has handled Brexit negotiations badly

  

  More than 80% of the country think the British government has handled the Brexit negotiations badly, a new poll suggests. A survey by NatCen Social Research found that just 7% of Britons thought ministers had done a good job in the talks, while 81% said they were handling them badly.