EU Commissioner claims Brexit gave member states opportunity to ‘renew their vows’
The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union has allowed the bloc to “strengthen internally”, an EU Commissioner has said. Speaking on “Tonight with Andrew Marr” on LBC, Mairead McGuiness claimed EU member states were given the opportunity to “renew their vows” in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. Ms McGuiness also highlighted the joint […]
Week-in-Review: Brexit Britain fumbles for direction
Not all of what was said at the National Conservatism Conference this week can or should be subjected to detailed textual analysis — I’m thinking of Conservative MP Miriam Cates’ case against “cultural Marxism” and Danny Kruger’s exaltation of the “normative family”. But the discussion billed as a cosy “fireside chat” with Michael Gove, that […]
PM says UK is ‘in a dialogue’ with the EU over Brexit deal after car companies warned of ‘existential threat’
Rishi Sunak has said Britain is engaged in talks with the European Union (EU) about automotive concerns, following warnings of an “existential threat” posed by a looming Brexit trade deal deadline. Yesterday, car manufacturer Stellantis, which has Citroen, Vauxhall, Fiat and Peugeot among its brands, told MPs it will be unable to keep a commitment […]
Senior Brexiteer accuses Sunak of scrapping only ‘trivial’ EU laws in Brexit ‘bonfire’
Veteran Brexiteer Sir William Cash has accused the prime minister of only scrapping “trivial” EU laws after the government U-turned on its post-Brexit “bonfire” of regulations last week. Sir William, who serves as chairman of the European scrutiny committee, has criticised the PM in a letter following the government’s decision to water down the axing […]
Week-in-Review: A reckoning for the Brexit ‘bonfire’, and for Kemi Badenoch
During the first Conservative leadership election of 2022, as candidates vied for space in the post-Boris political landscape, one ill-fated contender released a campaign video set in the mythical “Brexit Delivery Department”. As the video plays and the door to the “department” is unlocked, folders upon folders of documents labelled “EU Red Tape”, “EU Legislation” […]
Climbdown on post-Brexit ‘bonfire’ of EU laws is ‘not quite a U-turn’, minister insists
The government has announced a climbdown over its post-Brexit plans to remove EU laws from the British statute book by the end of the year. The EU retained law bill, which is currently going through parliament and recently passed its commons stages, was set to automatically remove any EU laws at the end of 2023, […]
Do the Conservatives need to start considering the unthinkable on Brexit?
With polls suggesting the Conservatives are on course to lose the next general election, is it the Tories, and not Labour, who are more likely to change tact on Brexit to woo younger voters and return to power if the party find itself in opposition? This statement may sound absurd, and the possibility of it […]
UK must ‘not keep talking’ about Brexit vote, Badenoch says as she hails CPTPP trade deal
The UK is set to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in what the government has described as the biggest trade deal since Brexit. The CPTPP is a free trade agreement between 11 countries across the Indo-Pacific, including Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. […]
Brexit story ends with a whimper. But anti-Sunak ultras plant seeds of revival
The “Ayes” were 515 and the “Nos” 29 in the latest (and last?) vote on the structures that will determine the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU. “A chapter is over” heralded former Northern Ireland secretary Julian Smith. After years of acrimony, the day’s deep symbolism was not lost on attendees. Perhaps it was incongruous […]
Boris Johnson voting against Brexit deal could prompt larger rebellion, Conservative MP says
Former prime minister Boris Johnson has said he will vote against the “Stormont brake” aspect of Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland. The Windsor Framework was agreed by the prime minister and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on 27 February to change the way the Northern Ireland Protocol operates. The prime […]
