The UK and EU are to hold emergency talks later as tensions rise over Boris Johnson’s move to override key parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove will meet EU official Maros Sefcovic in London…
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EU ambassadors have agreed to delay Brexit, but will not make a decision on a new deadline date until next week. The European Commission said work on this would “continue in the coming days”. The talks came after Chancellor…
Bercow: The motion will not be debated today The Commons Speaker has refused a government request to hold a “yes” or “no” vote on its Brexit deal. John Bercow said a motion on the deal had been brought before…
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Brexit: Prime Minister Boris Johnson Sends Letter To EU Seeking Further Delay
Boris Johnson: “I will not negotiate a delay with the EU” Boris Johnson has sent a request to the EU for a delay to Brexit – but without his signature. The request was accompanied by a second letter, signed…
Boris Johnson: “They will want to vote for it on Saturday” Boris Johnson is in a race against time to sell the Brexit deal he has struck with the EU to MPs ahead of a Commons vote on Saturday.…
Boris Johnson has been holding meetings with parliamentary factions he hopes will back any deal he reaches A government source has told the BBC there will be “no deal tonight”, as officials continue to work on the…
The EU’s chief negotiator has said a Brexit deal could still be struck this week despite it becoming “more difficult” to reach an agreement. Michel Barnier said it was “time to turn good intentions into legal text”. Mr Barnier,…
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No-Deal Brexit Would Push UK Debt To 50-Year High, Says Think Tank
Even a “relatively benign” no-deal Brexit would push UK debt to its highest since the 1960s, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said. The think tank said borrowing was likely to rise to £100bn and total debt would…
Lawyers for the government insisted Mr Johnson would comply with the law A Scottish judge has dismissed a move to force Boris Johnson to comply with a law aimed at avoiding a no-deal Brexit. Campaigners had wanted to…
The EU will decide at the end of the week whether a Brexit deal is going to be possible, French President Emmanuel Macron has told Boris Johnson. President Macron said talks should now proceed swiftly to see if an…
EU Council chief Donald Tusk is one of several leading EU figures to question Boris Johnson’s plans The European Union is “open but not convinced” by the UK PM’s new proposals for a Brexit deal with the EU,…
How will the EU respond to Mr Johnson’s proposals? Workable proposals or non-workable proposals? That’s the EU’s question. The prime minister says he has delivered a “constructive and reasonable” plan to Brussels, containing UK compromises on finding alternative…
PM: Boris Johnson: “It (no deal) is not an outcome we want… but is an outcome for which we are ready” Boris Johnson says there should be “no doubt” the only alternative to the Brexit proposals he will put…
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Brexit: Johnson Defends Language After Criticism From MPs
Johnson “deplores threats” against MPs but doesn’t apologise for his use of language Boris Johnson has insisted he “deplores any threats to anybody, particularly female MPs”, after he described one MP’s safety concerns as “humbug”. The PM also said…
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Boris Johnson Says Supreme Court ‘Wrong’ To Rule On Parliament Suspension
Boris Johnson has told MPs the Supreme Court was “wrong to pronounce on a political question at a time of great national controversy”. And he urged smaller parties to table a vote of no confidence in his government to…
Boris Johnson: “This is a verdict that we will respect” Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled. Mr Johnson suspended – or prorogued – Parliament for five weeks earlier this month, but judges…
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BREXIT: UK Has 12 Days To Set Out Plans – Finnish Prime Minister
Finnish PM Antti Rinne (left) says he and French President Emmanuel Macron (right) agreed the new deadline for Boris Johnson Boris Johnson has 12 days to set out his Brexit plans to the EU, according to Finland’s prime…
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Supreme Court: Prime Minister Boris Johnson ‘Entitled’ To Suspend Parliament, Judges Told
PM “abused his powers”, Lord Pannick tells Supreme Court judges The PM is “entitled” to suspend Parliament, even if it is for political reasons, the Supreme Court has heard. A Scottish court ruled the five-week suspension was “unlawful”, but…
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Brexit: UK Will Reject Any Delay Offer, Prime Minister Boris Johnson
The UK is not prepared to delay Brexit beyond the 31 October deadline, Boris Johnson will tell European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker later. The lunchtime meeting in Luxembourg will be the first time the pair have met since the…
Boris Johnson and David Cameron campaigned together ahead of the 2015 general election Boris Johnson did not believe in Brexit during the referendum campaign and backed Leave “because it would help his political career”, says David Cameron. In…