Tag: Brexit deal
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UK general election set for Dec 12 as MPs vote to break Brexit paralysis
Almost 200 MPs abstained in the key vote, many of them Labour MPs who fear that their party faces a possible election rout and who favoured holding a second EU referendum before going to the polls.
October 30, 2019 -
European Union approves Brexit extension up to Jan 31, 2020
The UK was due to leave the EU on Thursday, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson was required to request an extension from the bloc after Parliament, in a historic session on October 19, voted against his Brexit deal.
October 28, 2019 -
‘Want early election on Dec 12’, says British PM Boris Johnson
Johnson is opposed to delaying Britain's exit from the European Union a third time.
October 25, 2019 -
Brexit: MPs reject Boris Johnson’s attempt to fast-track deal
A letter Johnson was forced by law to send to the bloc after failing to secure backing for his deal on October 19 called for a three-month extension.
October 23, 2019 -
UK govt publishes Brexit deal bill ahead of parliament debate
The bill was published just hours after the speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, rejected a government's bid for a meaningful vote on the London-Brussels Brexit agreement in the day.
October 22, 2019 -
UK will leave EU this month, Ministers insist
Gove, who as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is in charge of no-deal planning, said "the Prime Minister's determination is absolute" and the government's "determined policy" was to meet that deadline.
October 20, 2019 -
UK PM Boris Johnson sends unsigned letter to EU, asks for Brexit delay
The request would be accompanied by another letter, signed by Johnson, which says he does not want a delay, the reports added.
October 20, 2019 -
UK PM Boris Johnson addresses Parliament for new Brexit deal
Johnson is currently making a statement to lawmakers, after which there will be a debate and then votes on amendments and finally - if all goes according to the government's plan - his deal.
October 19, 2019 -
UK PM Boris Johnson in race to win support for Brexit deal
On Friday, Johnson is expected to focus his attention on opposition Labour Party MPs in Leave-voting areas, a group of ruling Conservative Brexiteers, and rebels he expelled from his party.
October 18, 2019 -
New Brexit deal widely welcomed by Irish side
Micheal Martin, leader of Fianna Fail, the largest opposition party in Ireland, said that he welcomed the new Brexit deal reached although he believed that it was "not ideal".
October 18, 2019 -
‘New Brexit deal agreed’, says UK PM Boris Johnson
The two sides have been working on the legal text of a deal, but it will still need the approval of both the UK and European Parliaments.
October 17, 2019 -
Northern Ireland’s democratic unionist party opposes UK’s Brexit plan
The statement was seen as a major setback for Johnson, who would most likely need the support of his DUP allies in parliament for any deal agreed in Brussels.
October 17, 2019 -
UK PM Boris Johnson to hold talks with Irish leader to avoid no-deal Brexit
The EU is concerned that the UK wants to leave too many details about customs and regulatory checks to be agreed during the transition period after Brexit.
October 9, 2019 -
‘We can do a deal if EU is willing’, says UK PM Boris Johnson
Johnson said his untested plan to use technology to eliminate customs border checks would take the UK out of EU trade rules while respecting the Northern Ireland peace process.
October 6, 2019 -
‘Huge progress in Brexit talks’ claims UK PM Boris Johnson
Johnson further said, "The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets and he always escaped, no matter how tightly bound in he seemed to be -- and that is the case for this country".
September 15, 2019 -
UK ex-PM David Cameron breaks his silence on Brexit, says 2016 referendum left him ‘depressed’
The former Conservative Party leader walked away from 10 Drowning Street less than a month after British people voted in June that year to leave the European Union by a 52-48 margin.
September 14, 2019 -
‘Will stop PM Boris Johnson breaking law on Brexit’ says UK parliamentary speaker John Bercow
During a speech in London, Bercow warned if the government comes close to doing so, parliament "would want to cut off such a possibility and do so forcefully".
September 13, 2019