Tag: no deal Brexit

• Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:41 UTC

  Sounds of revolt in Mrs May cabinet: a no-deal Brexit must be taken off the table

  

  Theresa May is facing the threat of a revolt by Remain-supporting ministers ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting on her Brexit negotiations. Three say they will resign unless the PM agrees to take no-deal off the table, and there are suggestions that more are prepared to follow suit.

• Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  “No deal Brexit” deepens gap in Westminster; PM May warned “dozens” of loyal Tory MPs could rebel

  

  Dozens of normally loyal Conservative MPs could rebel against the government in a bid to prevent a “no-deal” Brexit, Downing Street has been warned. Leaders of the Brexit Delivery Group of both Leavers and Remainers say MPs may back alternatives if Mrs Theresa May's reworked deal cannot command a Commons majority.

• Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 11:12 UTC

  Brexit “has raised tensions again and brought back a lot of the rhetoric of the past” warns ex Irish premier

  

  Brexit has “raised tensions” on the island of Ireland and “complicated” progress towards a lasting peace, one of the authors of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) has told MPs. The former premier of the Republic of Ireland, Bertie Ahern, said people were worried that a no-deal UK withdrawal from the EU would be the start of a “slippery slope” to a hard border, with checkpoints and troops.

• Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 10:46 UTC

  Theresa May sticks to her Brexit strategy despite Tories row and Commons defeat

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May is sticking to her Brexit strategy, despite her party rowing in the wake of her latest Commons defeat. MPs rejected a motion endorsing her approach by 303 to 258, with 66 Tory MPs abstaining, leading one minister to accuse Brexiteer rebels of “treachery”.

• Thursday, February 14th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Brexit no-deal would be catastrophic, says Ford and warns it would do “whatever necessary” to protect the business

  

  Ford has said a no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for the firm's manufacturing operations in the UK and that it would do “whatever is necessary” to protect its business. The comments come after a report the carmaker was stepping up preparations to move production out of the UK.

• Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  UK food industry blasts the “catastrophic impact” of a no-deal Brexit

  

  The UK food industry has threatened to stop co-operating with government policy consultations, saying it is busy trying to stave off the “catastrophic impact” of a no-deal Brexit. The warning came in a letter to Environment Secretary Michael Gove from more than 30 business leaders.

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 08:59 UTC

  EU fishermen compensations if UK blocks access to fishing waters in a “no deal Brexit”

  

  European Union fishermen will be eligible for compensation if the UK blocks access to its fishing waters in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, the European Commission confirmed on Wednesday. The EU executive tabled an amendment to its rules on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, which provides financial support to coastal communities and fishermen, enabling them to be compensated if the UK prevents them from fishing its waters.

• Friday, January 11th 2019 - 09:01 UTC

  Japan' s Abe to the rescue: The “whole world” wants UK to avoid a no-deal Brexit

  

  The “whole world” wants the UK to avoid a no-deal Brexit, Japan's PM has claimed, after talks with Theresa May. Shinzo Abe pledged “total support” for the withdrawal agreement she has negotiated with the EU, which faces a crunch vote in the Commons on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, December 26th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

  RBS applies for a banking license in Germany; the bank already has on in the Netherlands

  

  The Royal Bank of Scotland has applied for a German banking license to help it retain clients in the European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The move applies to all its subsidiaries, but would only affect NatWest, which trades across the bloc.

• Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 09:14 UTC

  European Union starts implementing preparations for a no-deal Brexit

  

  The European Commission says it has started to implement its preparations for a no-deal Brexit - in case the UK leaves the EU without a plan. It has announced temporary measures to try to reduce the impact but says it cannot counter all the problems it expects.