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Labour MPs (left to right) Chris Leslie, Mike Gapes, Ann Coffey, Luciana Berger, Angela Smith, Chuka Umunna and Gavin Shuker announce their resignations today.

Labour split: The head says no, the heart says yes

On the face of it, this looks a tactical mistake. But the sight of MPs finally speaking truthfully about the state of Britain;s politics was too positive to resist.

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Brexit - a challenge and an opportunity

Brexit has shaken our political landscape and provides many challenges to the food and farming industry, but it also provides a unique opportunity.
NOAH statement on ‘no-deal’ Brexit planning

NOAH welcomes the publication of the first of government’s ‘no-deal’ Brexit planning notices but stresses that business remains very concerned about the lack of sufficient time to execute a smooth EU Exit process without interruption to the availability of vital veterinary medicines.
Infrastructure spending key post-Brexit

Major increases in infrastructure spending will be needed across the UK in the aftermath of Brexit, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and the chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission Lord Adonis have urged.
Driving in the EU if there's no Brexit deal

The government has released it's expectations for driving in the EU if there isn't a future arrangement.

Week in Review: If the govt really believes what it is saying, it has lost touch with reality

Downing Street's statement following its latest defeat in the Commons is bordering on functionally insane.
May's latest Brexit defeat: The edifice of nonsense comes tumbling down

The government has been defeated by MPs on propositions that they themselves backed two weeks ago. The whole edifice of blather and nonsense is coming tumbling down.

These irresponsible Brexit games are dealing a body-blow to the Irish peace process

The absence of a hard border is not the peace, but it makes peace work. Threatening it is an act of historic vandalism.
This government has bungled every negotiation it faced and now it's even bungling its bribes

When they throw money at companies, they can't convince them to stay. When they try to buy MP support, they still vote against them.

Car crash: The Brexit clear-out of UK manufacturing has already begun

Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and Nissan are voting with their feet. Project Fear is now Project Reality.
Week in Review: We are all talking about nothing as the clock ticks down to oblivion

Theresa May has gone to Brussels with no plan and no idea how she'd deliver it if she did.

Overreaction to Tusk's comments shows how thin-skinned nationalists are

After years of attacking the EU in lurid terms, Brexiters apparently can't handle it coming back.
Labour's new Brexit policy looks an awful lot like Norway Plus

If it looks like Norway, sounds like Norway and walks like Norway - it's probably Norway.

Warning lights flashing over EU settled status app

Growing evidence requirements are raising the alarm among users, as the Home Office's settled status app for EU citizens prepares for its formal launch.
What exactly will the Home Office do with the 3 million's private data?

The Home Office is demanding sensitive private data for EU citizens to use the settled status app - but it won't say what it's going to do with it.

Amendment-apocalypse: Spineless MPs just voted against reality

Devastating evening sees MPs give up any attempt to take responsibility to Brexit and engage in fantasy amendments instead
Desperate new Tory Brexit compromise is as pitiful as all the others

Peace deal between Nicky Morgan and ERG Brexiters is an embarrassment for all concerned.

Brexit is the ultimate middle finger to a dead meritocracy

A Cabinet full of nobodies promoting a policy no-one wants. How could young people ever believe that society would treat them fairly?
Week in Review: Everything is dead everywhere

The amendments to May's Brexit statement are like a collection of twitching corpses.

Corbyn and May basically have the same Brexit policy

There are really only four Brexit options on offer - and Corbyn and May have signed up to the same one.
Indicative votes: Plan to break Brexit deadlock could end up revealing extent of division

We tried this before on Lords reform... and it didn't go very well.

The final parliamentary Brexit battle is coming: This is what it looks like

The battlefield for a final battle between government and MPs is now clearly visible. Next week we find out who wins.
The civil war between Norway and People's Vote is insane

Both campaigns seem intent on fighting each other rather than the real enemy.

Week in Review: A circular firing squad of stupidity

A prime minister who rules out concessions before talks, and a leader of the opposition who demands them as a precondition of talks.
The Brexit case for a second referendum

Another referendum on Brexit is looking nearly inevitable. If Leavers get on board now, they can help shape it.

No-confidence fails: Now Corbyn faces his Brexit judgement day

The no-confidence gambit is over. There's no escape anymore. Jeremy Corbyn finally has to pick a Brexit policy.
Historic defeat: May faces her day of judgement

We've rarely seen a humiliation on this scale in our lifetime. This is what happens next.

Gaming a three-way People's Vote

Voting system debates usually send people to sleep, but the outcome of a People's Vote could depend on which one we use.
Conspiracy theory & lies: This is all May has to offer

Right at the end of the road, she still has nothing left: just division and authoritarianism.