Tag: no deal Brexit

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Falklands' government and fishing industry reject MLA Spink's 'breezy' Brexit

  

  The impact of Brexit on the Falkland Islands' fishing industry could be “significant” according to the fishing industry, contradicting lawmaker MLA Roger Spink’s view in last week's Penguin News that there were measures that could be undertaken to mitigate the impact of potential tariffs.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 07:30 UTC

  PM May off to meet Merkel and Macron before EU summit

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday started a last-minute flurry of European diplomacy that includes visits to Paris and Berlin as she prepares for a make-or-break Brexit summit. Still struggling to get her EU divorce deal through parliament, May is hoping European Union leaders will agree on Wednesday to delay Brexit for a second time to stop Britain crashing out of the bloc two days later.

• Monday, April 1st 2019 - 05:59 UTC

  Tories unite to warn Theresa May to forget a snap election to overcome the Brexit gridlock

  

  Tory MPs are warning Theresa May they will resist any attempt by the Prime Minister to call a snap general election in a bid to end the Brexit crisis engulfing the party. MPs from both the pro-Brexit and pro-EU wings of the party warned they could face an electoral disaster if she goes to the country early.

• Friday, March 29th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  EU free trade deals that UK has rolled over are “incomplete”, claim think tanks

  

  The EU free-trade deals that the UK government has managed to roll over are “incomplete”, say trade experts. The UK Trade Policy Observatory told Newsnight the deals cannot guarantee trade will continue for British companies in a no-deal Brexit.

• Saturday, March 23rd 2019 - 06:49 UTC

  Scotland First Minister leads Saturday march in London demanding a second Brexit referendum

  

  Politicians including First Minister Nicola Sturgeon are to join thousands of Scots on a march in London to demand a second Brexit referendum. Bus-loads of protesters travelled through the night from across Scotland for the People's Vote event.

• Friday, March 15th 2019 - 05:13 UTC

  Parliament votes to ask EU for a delay to Brexit; MPs rejected a second referendum

  

  MPs voted on Thursday by 413 to 202 - a majority of 211 - for Prime Minister Theresa May to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit. This means the UK may not now leave on 29 March as previously planned. Mrs. May says Brexit could be delayed by three months, to 30 June, if MPs back her deal in a vote next week.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 07:10 UTC

  Brexit deadline: Commons votes on leaving the EU without a deal after PM May's deal was again rejected

  

  Theresa May's EU withdrawal deal has been rejected by MPs by an overwhelming majority for a second time, with just 17 days to go to Brexit. On Tuesday MPs voted down the prime minister's deal by 149 - a smaller margin than when they rejected it in January.

• Wednesday, March 6th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  Northern Ireland warns of “grave” consequences of a no-deal Brexit

  

  Northern Ireland's chief civil servant has warned a no-deal Brexit could have “grave” consequences for the region. In a letter to Stormont's political parties, David Sterling comes close to suggesting there may have to be some hardening of the Irish border.

• Wednesday, March 6th 2019 - 08:06 UTC

  UK considering massive tariffs cut in the event of a no-deal Brexit

  

  The UK government may cut trade tariffs on between 80% and 90% of goods in the event of a no-deal Brexit, reports say. Some tariffs would be scrapped completely, including those on car parts, and some agricultural produce. However, 10-20% of key products would continue to be protected by the current level of tariffs, including some textiles, cars, beef, lamb and dairy.

• Saturday, March 2nd 2019 - 07:24 UTC

  Madrid unilaterally extends protection for (400.000) Britons living in Spain

  

  Spain's cabinet has approved measures for Britons in Spain to continue living there as now if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said the main purpose was that no-one, British or Spanish, would be left unprotected. Spain estimates that the measures, which would become law under a no-deal Brexit, would grant residency rights to about 400,000 UK citizens.