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Shambles: MPs slam PM over ‘no deal better than bad deal’ claim

The Brexit Committee has called on the Government to publish a thorough assessment of the consequences of crashing out of the EU An influential group of MPs has attacked the Prime Minister’s belief that ‘no Brexit deal is better than a bad deal’ saying the claim is ‘unsubstantiated’. The House of Commons Exiting The European […]

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Deal or no deal? Why Britain must not walk away from Brexit talks

The Commons Brexit Committee wants the Government to prove how Britain would cope if the Prime Minister fails to get a deal on leaving the EU A parliamentary report has called on Theresa May to provide evidence to back up her claim that leaving the European Union without a trade deal would be ‘better than […]

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Brexit could be ‘hugely damaging’ to holidaymakers warns industry body

There is no ‘fall-back option’ for airlines if the UK is unable to secure an aviation agreement during Brexit negotiations, says travel trade organisation Abta The Association of British Travel Agents (Abta) claimed it is ‘critical’ that existing deals are replaced or retained otherwise there could be a ‘hugely damaging’ reduction in flights. All of […]

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UK passports could return to blue post-Brexit at a cost of £490 million

Tory MPs give stamp of approval to return to the blue of 1980s Britain, claiming the ‘humiliation of having a pink European Union passport’ The UK passport could turn dark blue again after Brexit under a £490 million contract to redesign and produce a new version of the document. The passport is routinely redesigned every […]

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Off his rocker? Former Tory leader warns Madrid PM would use force

Lord Michael Howard has compared the row over Gibraltar to the Falklands War after the PM failed to mention the Rock in her Brexit letter Just days after Theresa May formally triggered Britain’s exit from the European Union the debate has already descended in to threats of military action after a former Tory leader compared […]

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Rock bottom: May’s Brexit blunder sparks Spanish land grab

Could Britain be forced to surrender the long-disputed territory of Gibraltar as part of Brexit negotiations? Prime Minister Theresa May has been accused of a Brexit blunder after she failed to mention Gibraltar in her Article 50 letter. Now the EU is set to hand the Spanish government – which has long held a claim […]

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Brexfactor: 10 of the worst from the week in Brexit

We round up the losers and losers (because there are no winners) of another crazy seven days on Planet Brexit 10. Neil Hamilton (RE-ENTRY) When Labour AM Eluned Morgan marked Article 50’s triggering by telling the Welsh Assembly, ‘today is a profoundly sad day for the nation … of course, those who will pay the […]

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We already miss you: Britain’s exit from the EU is under way

The Prime Minister has pulled the trigger on Article 50 signalling an end to the Brexit phoney war Sir Tim Barrow hand delivers the Brexit letter to EU Council President Donald Tusk, in Brussels. Alexander Britton/PA Wire – Credit: PA Article 50 has been triggered – but the battle for Britain’s place in Europe has […]