Tag: no deal Brexit

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Germany calls on the EU to prepare for a no deal post Brexit with UK

  

  The German government is urging other EU states to prepare for a no deal Brexit, according an internal document that casts doubt on Britain’s optimism over chances of an early agreement on its future ties with the bloc.

• Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 23:41 UTC

  Parliament conditions PM Johnson's Brexit deal forcing another vote on Monday

  

  Parliament has been sitting on a Saturday for the first time in 37 years to debate and vote on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal. MPs have supported a motion tabled by Independent MP Sir Oliver Letwin that “withholds approval” for Boris Johnson's Brexit deal until legislation implementing it has been passed.

• 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.

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 18:40 UTC

  “Operation Yellowhammer” released: what can be expected in a “no deal” Brexit

  

  A 'no-deal' Brexit could snarl cross-Channel trade routes, disrupting supplies of medicines and fresh food while protests spread across Britain, according to a worst-case scenario reluctantly released by the government on Wednesday.

• 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.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Johnson will expel 21 Tory MPs who voted with the opposition

  

  All 21 lawmakers from the ruling Conservative Party who voted against the government to back a motion to seize control of parliamentary time to try to block a no-deal Brexit will be expelled from the party, a spokesman said.

• Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  Tens of thousands in UK cities protest the suspension of parliament

  

  Tens of thousands of protesters hit the streets across the UK on Saturday to show their opposition to government moves to close parliament ahead of the Brexit deadline on October 31.

• Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 06:40 UTC

  Petition calling to stop UK Parliament suspension has collected 1.4 million signatures

  

  An online petition calling to stop the UK Parliament being suspended until Brexit has been delayed or cancelled has garnered more than 1,4 million signatures. “Parliament must not be prorogued or dissolved unless and until the Article 50 period has been sufficiently extended or the UK's intention to withdraw from the EU has been cancelled,” the document read.

• Friday, August 30th 2019 - 08:57 UTC

  Court bids in London, Edinburgh and Belfast to stop the “coup”, suspension of parliament; more street protests programmed

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament just weeks before Britain's EU departure date faced legal challenges on Thursday amid a furious outcry from pro-Europeans and MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit.