Archive: Brexit

A bleak day in parliament but Grieve amendment could still prove crucial

MPs mute and obedient as government gives itself mighty powers

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.
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.
Brexit triggers project skills fear

Uncertainty over the status of EU workers in the UK following the Brexit vote is likely to lead to delays in major infrastructure projects
Brexit vote unsettles transport sector

Government is urged to reaffirm its commitment to deliver major infrastructure schemes following Britain’s shock decision to leave the European Union

Commons showdown: The two clauses to watch in this week's Brexit fight

Most of this week's battle will be noise, but amendments 49 and 95 could be key to the long game.
Trump’s shot across the bows at Brexit Britain

Trump's war on the rules-based system of global trade poses a grave threat for Brexit Britain.

Brits in Europe need free movement - even if David Davis won't fight for it

The European parliament stated it would not sign off on the withdrawal agreement until Brits in the EU had secured their right to freedom of movement, but no-one from the said how this would be achieved.
Brexit-voting pensioners may come to regret their choice

People usually assume that older Leave voters could ignore the negative economic impacts of Brexit because their pensions would protect them from a downturn, but they could be in for a rude awakening.

This is what free movement means to me

The UK's membership of the EU meant I could study in the Nethernalds at a fraction of the price charged to students from outside the bloc.
MPs must learn from the Lords and stand up to the Daily Mail

MPs and Lords must hear from the citizens of our country so that parliament keeps up with the will of the people, rather than responding to a snapshot from 2016.

Week in Review: Total Brexit stalemate

Theresa May has reached an impasse in the Cabinet on the customs union.
Bicker all you want about a customs partnership - it's impossible either way

Theresa May is calling a 'War Cabinet' to hammer out a customs solution. But despite the noise, all these options have already been rejected by Brussels.

Week in Review: Don't trust anyone who is confident on Brexit

Supporters of leaving the EU are trying to insist that any Brexit effect is in the past, but the argument is increasingly unconvincing.
Canada is not enough: If you want Brexit to work, you need to stay in the single market

The future EU-UK partnership will be based on the EU’s proposal of a FTA which includes tariff and quota free trade, basic provisions for services, with add ons for cooperation on defence, security and policing.

All the nonsense Hannan, Redwood And Mogg have spoken about the customs union this week

As the customs debate rages on, leading Brexiters fill the airwaves with disinformation. But are they lying, or just ignorant?
No.10's threat of a no-confidence vote on the customs union is constitutional nonsense

The threat to potential Tory rebels is clear: vote for a customs union and you're voting to topple the government.

What's actually going on with the BBC and Brexit bias?

There is no plot inside the BBC to push for Brexit, but something just as pernicious is happening.
Windrush scandal shows what happens when anti-immigrant hysteria takes over

This is not an error in the system. It is the system operating as it is meant to.

Brexit nightmares: The red tape reality of rules-of-origin

HMRC shows few signs of being prepared for the horrendous bureaucratic demands to come.
Look to Hungary if you want to know what you're fighting against

Anti-semitic authoritarianism is in full control in Hungary. There is nothing to stop it winning here too.

Week in Review: The new age of conspiracy theory

It's not paranoia if the world really is going mad.
Another Brexit fingertrap for the govt

The traps have been laid in Brussels and on the front benches - now the Brexit select committee sets a new requirement for David Davis

May should leave with honour, rather than serve the Rees-Moggites

History will judge the prime minister kindly if she falls on her sword rather than become a hostage to her party's militant tendency.
Disaster road: The Brexit Irish border plan and why it won't work

David Davis is going to throw everything at this and he's going to fail anyway.

Women: The unmentioned victims of Brexit

From textiles to social work, Brexit will have a disproportionate impact on women.
Amid all the nonsense, Labour starts the right fight on Brexit

Keir Starmer aims for where the ball is going to be, not where it is right now.