Brexit

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has today dismissed calls for a People’s Vote and vowed that a Labour government would press ahead with Brexit. McDonnell used an interview on the eve of Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool to defy demands among party members for a referendum pledge, restating his preference for a general election to put […]

Theresa May has been warned Britain is “staring down the barrel of no deal” after issuing a Brexit challenge to the EU described as “pathetic, painful and petulant”. A day after her humiliating rebuff from EU leaders in Salzburg, the prime minister attempted to come back fighting, saying there could be no further progress in […]

Who is on Question Time tonight and where do they stand on Brexit? Here’s your guide… The BBC’s flagship current affairs programme tonight comes from the Town Hall in Dewsbury, considered to be the smallest town in the country to host a classical concert season. But whose answers will be music to your ears? And […]

A Treasury minister has suggested there is a possibility of a second EU referendum if Theresa May’s Chequers proposals are rejected by the House of Commons. Mel Stride said that fear of a second poll would bring rebellious Brexiteers into line when MPs come to vote on any deal, while Tory Remainers would back Chequers […]

Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey had to be corrected at a cabinet meeting after arguing talks over parts of Britain’s EU withdrawal agreement should be concluded once it had actually left, it has been claimed. The Times has reported that three sources had said that McVey had been corrected by the prime minister after […]

Crossover Day – when the Leave majority will disappear, even if not a single voter changes their mind about Brexit – will now be in January, according to a sensational YouGov poll. Peter Kellner, the former president of the polling firm, said the Leave majority was now declining by 1,350 a day, due solely to […]

A no-deal Brexit will make it harder for police to protect UK citizens as forces fall back on “slower, more bureaucratic” systems, one of the country’s most senior officers has warned. Sara Thornton, chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, spoke as plans were unveiled for a new unit that will oversee how forces use […]

A no-deal Brexit would cost car manufacturer Honda tens of millions of pounds, the company’s European boss has warned. But Ian Howells, the senior vice-president of Honda Europe, said the company remained “right behind” its production facility in Swindon and was not considering moving the plant out of the UK after Brexit. The Japanese company […]

Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has been accused of having “more faces than a town clock” after executing a screeching U-turn on the effects of a no-deal Brexit. Hunt – who has previously said Britain would regret a no-deal Brexit ‘for generations to come’ – claimed today that it would flourish with or without an agreement […]

A leading member of the Scottish cabinet has claimed Westminster is “incapable” of working in Scotland’s interests as he warned of the growing risk the UK will be forced into a “chaotic, blind Brexit”. Scottish constitution secretary Mike Russell accused prime minister Theresa May of “misleading” voters on the prospects for her Chequers plan, saying […]

Theresa May must consider alternatives to her Chequers plan that keep Britain aligned to Brussels to avoid a “chaotic and damaging” no-deal Brexit if it is rejected, MPs have warned. The government should look again at either a customs union or European Economic Area (EEA) membership as a fallback to avoid leaving the EU without […]

The senior civil servant running Northern Ireland’s public services since Stormont collapsed has expressed his deep concern for the region if there is no Brexit deal. David Sterling, the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, told an event in Brussels that many local firms might find it “impossible” to continue to trade normally if […]

Downing Street has slapped down Boris Johnson after he warned that Britain was heading for a “spectacular political car-crash” if the government stuck to Theresa May’s plans for Brexit. The former foreign secretary’s warning came as May gave one of her most positive forecasts yet for Britain’s future after Brexit, telling the BBC: “I believe […]

Leaving the EU without a Brexit deal would inflict “substantial costs” on the UK economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. In the latest of its regular assessments of the state of Britain’s finances, the IMF said that all likely Brexit scenarios would “entail costs for the UK economy”, but that a disorderly departure […]

Jaguar Land Rover has announced that more than 3,000 staff will move to a three-day week at its Castle Bromwich plant in the West Midlands, just hours after a Tory Brexiteer accused its boss of “making it up” when warning that a Hard Brexit would wipe out profits and cost tens of thousands of jobs […]

A gym has launched a special class for Brits angered by Brexit to punch and kick their frustrations away. London fitness chain Gymbox has – with tongue only partially lodged in cheek – launched its Brexfit class at its Victoria branch today, consisting of a series of high-intensity exercises specially designed to maximise frustration release […]

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Labour is unlikely to back any Brexit deal Theresa May secures from Brussels, a senior ally of Jeremy Corbyn has warned. Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said she could not see the prime minister coming back with an agreement which would meet the six tests set by the party for supporting any deal. In an […]

Now is the ideal time to alert audiences to how Brexit stands to adversely affect classical music in this country, writes ALIYE CORNISH ‘Music is not mere entertainment, but rather one of the most powerful forces for good that we have. It makes us smile. It makes us weep. It brings us close to each […]

Who is on Question Time tonight and where do they stand on Brexit? Here’s your guide… The BBC’s flagship current affairs programme tonight comes from Banbury, the Oxfordshire market town famous for its cakes. But who will rise to the occasion – and who will be half-baked? Here’s who’s on the panel and where they […]

The boss of Britain’s biggest car manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover, has launched a blistering attack on Brexit plans, warning that ‘tens of thousands’ of jobs in the car industry could be lost if the UK crashes out without a deal. Ralf Speth, the company’s chief executive, said he was concerned delays in the supply chain […]

The owner of sweet maker Cadbury has said it is stockpiling ingredients and finished chocolate bars and biscuits in case Britain crashes out of the EU with no deal. Hubert Weber, president of Mondelez Europe, which owns Cadbury, said: ‘Like the whole of the food and drink industry in the UK, we would prefer a […]

Hardline Brexiteers have been attacked as “barmy” after drawing up plans for a squad of tax inspectors to roam Northern Ireland after Britain leaves the EU. According to plans revealed by the Sun newspaper, the European Research Group of Brexiteers believe a hard border be avoided by something called ‘Inland Clearance’ which would see goods […]

Cats and dogs would be stranded on the continent for weeks in the event of a no-deal Brexit, leaked contingency plans have revealed. Proposals set for publication this week, but leaked to today’s Sun newspaper, warn that a replacement to the EU’s Pet Passport would take months to negotiate, leaving animals unable to travel across […]

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been rubbished for “back of a napkin” economics after claiming a no-deal Brexit would boost the British economy by £1.1 trillion. The leader of the Conservatives’ hardline European Research Group will make a speech today claiming no-deal would boost the economy by the figure over 15 years, arguing that crashing out of […]

Politics is getting in the way of good government and Brexit is the result, says AC GRAYLING in a powerful essay Did you know that if the House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence in the government, that vote has to be repeated two weeks later in case any MPs have changed their […]

Mark Carney is to stay on as Bank of England governor until January 2020, chancellor Philip Hammond has confirmed – leading Remainers to mock it is the only Canada Brexit deal the government is likely to land. The move means extending Carney’s term by seven months, having previously planned to step down in June 2019. […]

A website set up to show how EU money is spent in Britain is going viral, with more than 1,500 views a minute. In terms of internet content, myEU.uk does not immediately look like something primed to go viral. No-one is owning anybody else in the most awesome way. It will not tell you which […]

Leading City and political figures have rounded on the Conservatives over their “disastrous” handling of Brexit, warning that Britain risks ending up with the “worst of leave and the worst of remain”. With just 200 days remaining until Britain quits the EU, the prospect of a no-deal Brexit continues to spell acute economic uncertainty for […]

We cannot leave developing a future vision for Britain to the Brexiteers, writes LIBBY CHERRY Whether it’s Boris Johnson using casual racism for press attention or Trump’s antics, it is easy to view the last few years as a populist explosion that has usurped the rational rules-based systems of our liberal democracies. But this viewpoint […]

Theresa May’s Brexit strategy has put the UK constitution in a “suicide vest” and handed the detonator to Brussels’ chief negotiator Michel Barnier, Boris Johnson has claimed. The former foreign secretary’s extraordinary comments provoked an immediate backlash from Tory critics in the latest sign of the bitter Conservative divide over Brexit and the future leadership […]

Ireland’s EU commissioner has blasted Britain’s “absurdist politics” and told leading Hard Brexiteers Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg to “shut up and let Prime Minister May get on with her work”. Phil Hogan, the European commissioner for agriculture and rural development, said that Britain was ‘trapped in a recurring cycle of silly behaviour’ over Brexit […]