Brexit

Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson has strolled straight back into his lucrative role as a Daily Telegraph columnist, it was announced today. Mr Johnson was forced to give up the £275,000-a-year column when brought in to the Cabinet by Theresa May in 2016. But on its front page today the Brexit-backing paper announced with a […]

Who is on Question Time tonight and where do they stand on Brexit? Here’s your guide… The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also consider supporting our journalism by subscribing. The BBC’s flagship current affairs programme tonight comes from the Mick […]

Rock band Rage against the Machine have sent a legal letter to former Ukip leader Nigel Farage demanding he change the name of his podcast, Farage Against the Machine. In the cease-and-desist letter, obtained by US celebrity website The Blast, the band’s lawyers inform Mr Farage his podcast name and logo ‘brazenly and unlawfully exploits […]

Comedian and passionate Brexiteer John Cleese said he is quitting Britain in November because he is ‘so disappointed’ with the country. The former Monty Python comic said his ‘particular beef’ is with British newspapers. He revealed he was heading to the ‘gorgeous’ island of Nevis in the Caribbean. He told BBC Two’s Newsnight: ‘I’m leaving […]

Tory divisions over Brexit continue to boil over as beleaguered Theresa May was warned to prepare for more resignations from her top team. A former minister warned many Tories had “real concerns” about the direction of Brexit after two party vice-chairs quit over her Chequers plan for leaving the EU. Ben Bradley and Maria Caulfield […]

US ambassador Woody Johnson has left the door open for a possible meeting between Boris Johnson and Donald Trump during the US president’s visit to London. The ambassador said that while a meeting was not currently on Mr Trump’s itinerary “the president makes his own schedule”, the day after the American leader said he may […]

Former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has claimed he “spent more time filling in his World Cup chart” than David Davis did with EU Brexit negotiators. Mr Farron made the claim in the Commons after revelations that the former Brexit Secretary had held only four hours of talks with Michel Barnier in the first half […]

Two people nobody has ever heard of quit roles nobody even knew existed today in protest at Theresa May’s Brexit plan. Ben Bradley and Maria Caulfield, who were apparently vice-chairs of the Conservative Party, resigned their posts because of their opposition to Theresa May’s Chequers policy set out last week. In her resignation letter to […]

Brexit day would be one of “mourning” if it happens, Sir Vince Cable claimed, as he warned no deal would lead to “anarchy” for UK trade. The Liberal Democrat leader told MPs it would be difficult to see the positive story of Brexit to help the country “turn over a new leaf” as many regard […]

The Ministry of Justice has been handed more than £17m to prepare for the disaster of Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal, it has emerged. Justice Minister Lucy Frazer revealed that the Treasury had freed up the funds – slightly more than Southampton have just paid for Basel midfielder Mohamed Elyounoussi – […]

Irish opposition leader Micheál Martin says former foreign secretary Boris Johnson was not dealing in reality when it came to Brexit. Mr Johnson resigned last night after claiming prime minister Theresa May was leading the UK to a semi-Brexit from the EU, a move that the Fianna Fail leader said was revealing in itself. He […]

Home secretary Sajid Javid today put EU nationals back on high alert over their future in the UK, saying there would be no automatic right for them to come and work here after Brexit. He also refused to say whether highly-skilled workers would be able to look for a job in the UK without the […]

Leaving four-fifths of our economy outside Europe’s single market could leave previous recessionary policy errors in the shade, writes BARNABY TOWNS With the government losing its foreign and Brexit secretaries and suffering a string of lower-rung ministerial resignations, the fragile ‘Chequers truce’ did not last 48 hours. Backbench Brexiteers literally waited in turn to pile […]

Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she cannot support Theresa May’s Brexit plan “as it stands”. The SNP leader also said it was “highly questionable” as to whether the prime minister would be able to command majority support in the House of Commons for the proposals agreed at Friday’s meeting of the Cabinet at […]

How the world’s press responded to the resignations of the two Cabinet ministers over Brexit. Here is how some media outlets around the world view the ‘chaos’ facing Theresa May following the resignations of Boris Johnson and David Davis as the foreign and Brexit secretaries. France’s Le Figaro leads with Mrs May’s crisis, saying she […]

Donald Trump has looked ahead to his trip to the UK this week, saying the country is in “turmoil” and it is “up to the people” whether or not Theresa May remains prime minister. The US president will have also delighted Mrs May by saying that he might take time during his UK visit to […]

This is only the beginning, says NIKOS SKOUTARIS Two years after the referendum, the UK government briefly appeared to agree on its vision for the future UK-EU relationship. A three page document, outlining the UK position, was published following a long meeting of cabinet ministers at the prime minister’s country retreat of Chequers on July […]

Brussels officials have batted off David Davis’ decision to quit as Brexit Secretary, saying it will not hit Brexit talks. The European Commission will “continue to negotiate in good faith” with prime minister Theresa May, Margaritis Schinas insisted The chief spokesman said he did “not have a specific comment” about the resignation and refused to […]

Theresa May faces a leadership crisis after David Davis savaged the government’s approach to Brexit while dramatically quitting as the minister responsible for the UK’s departure from the EU. His resignation was warmly welcomed by hardline Eurosceptics in the Tory ranks who were already expressing reservations about Mrs May’s leadership after her Cabinet agreed a […]

A future trade deal with the United States is “totally up in the air” after the Cabinet signed off on a new Brexit strategy at Chequers, the US ambassador to the UK has said. Donald Trump will discuss how an agreement could be struck after Britain quits the EU when he visits the UK later […]

Nicola Sturgeon has declared it is “game on” for campaigners hoping to keep the UK in the single market and the customs union after the UK Cabinet signed up to plans which could keep the UK closely tied to Brussels. After a day of intensive discussions at Chequers, Theresa May managed to secure the agreement […]

Theresa May faces a battle to win over her party after Jacob Rees-Mogg began the revolt against what he called her “softly boiled” Brexit. The prime minister’s plan, which will be assessed by the EU, would result in the creation of a new UK-EU free trade area for goods, with a “common rulebook”. A new […]

Here are some of the key details contained in the government’s summary of the Brexit plan Theresa May’s Cabinet agreed at Chequers. At the core of the proposal is the establishment of a “free trade area for goods” to “avoid friction at the border, protect jobs and livelihoods, and ensure both sides meet their commitments […]

Theresa May appears to have faced down Brexiteer Cabinet ministers after securing agreement on plans which will keep the UK closely aligned to Brussels. The proposals, which will now be assessed by the European Union, would result in the creation of a new UK-EU free trade area for goods, with a “common rulebook”. But under […]

Labour will not rule out a referendum on the final Brexit deal, Sir Keir Starmer said as he acknowledged leaving the EU would mean “things will get worse” in the short-term. The shadow Brexit secretary told a private meeting that Labour was not explicitly calling for a public vote on the final deal and respected […]

Voters must be given a say on the final outcome of Brexit talks between Britain and the rest of the EU, a senior member of the Scottish Government has said. Mike Russell, the constitutional relations secretary in Nicola Sturgeon’s cabinet, said that people “require” such a ballot. The comments appear to be among the strongest […]

Some consumer and business protection laws risk not being in place by the time Britain leaves the EU, the head of the National Audit Office has warned. Sir Amyas Morse said that preparing for Brexit was not easy with so many “what ifs” remaining over the UK’s future relationship with Brussels, and subsequent pressure on […]

Scottish ministers have submitted their own “realistic and workable” Brexit proposals to the UK government ahead of crunch Cabinet talks at Chequers. They include a plan to retain membership of the European single market and remain part of the customs union. Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon said “the time is fast approaching for the prime […]

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 Alive Corn Exchange in King’s Lynn, Norfolk. A heart carved on the wall of the town’s market place commemorates the burning of an alleged witch, Margaret Read, in 1590, […]

The diary also focuses on open secrets in David Davis’s Brexit dept, David Cameron’s refusal to be provoked by Danny Dyer and the Goves’ love of lucre writes TIM WALKER It’s a measure of the McCarthyite times in which we live that Sir David Attenborough – without question the nation’s most revered broadcaster – has […]

As Vote Leave are found guilty of campaign overspending, whistleblower CHRISTOPHER WYLIE on why the UK still seems unconcerned by allegations of referendum wrongdoing ‘In elections, as in sport, those who win by cheating have not properly won and are disqualified. Nor is it of any avail for the candidate to say ‘I would have […]

Britain’s most senior police officer has warned that international crime fighting systems will be “clunkier, clumsier and more expensive” after Brexit if investigators are left with reduced access to information. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick told a committee hearing at London’s City Hall that forces in the UK are “big users of a lot of […]