Brexit
May defeated as Tory eurosceptics abstain on Brexit amendment
Prime Minister Theresa May suffered yet another humiliating defeat in parliament on Thursday as the hard right anti-EU wing of her party rejected her Brexit plan.
Hardline Brexiters risk sending wrong signal to EU, says Fox
Hardline pro-Brexit MPs risked jeopardising a deal with the European Union because of “ideological purity”, said International Trade Secretary Liam Fox as parliament prepared for a another day of debate and non-binding votes.
UK govt has signed 6 trade deals out of 40 ahead of Brexit - report
The UK government has only rolled over only six EU trade deals out of a potential 40 before Brexit on March 29, it emerged on Wednesday.
UK govt downplays Brexit delay speculation
The UK government was on Thursday trying to downplay suggestions it would delay the country's exit from the European Union.
UK businesses demand answers on no-deal Brexit
UK business leaders published a list of twenty critical questions for the government to answer in order to prepare for a potential no-deal Brexit.
May urges MPs to 'hold their nerve' on Brexit deal
Theresa May urged MPs to “hold their nerve” and give her the time necessary to renegotiate a deal with the EU as the Labour opposition accused her of running down the clock with only 45 days to Brexit.
Barnier says solution to Brexit impasse lies 'in London'
Chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said the EU was still waiting for the UK to come up with a viable proposal to break deadlocked talks between the two sides.
EU backs down on post-Brexit money manager rules
A compromise has been struck between European Union member states over the way money managers will be supervised once the UK quits the bloc.
Grayling faces calls to quit over Brexit ferry company fiasco
Pressure mounted on under-fire British Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to resign on Tuesday after it emerged his department spent £0. 8m to assess a bid for a £13. 8m no-deal Brexit ferry contract that was awarded and then withdrawn.
MPs slam Hammond's claim of no-deal Brexit dividend as 'not credible'
UK Chancellor Philip Hammond's claim of a Brexit “deal dividend” was ridiculed by a cross-party group of MPs on Tuesday as “not credible”.
May rejects Corbyn plan for post-Brexit customs union
Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn remained divided over a post-Brexit customs union on Monday although one minister suggested the pair were closer to an agreement than suggested.
UK and Switzerland formally sign trade deal
The UK and Switzerland have formally agreed a trade deal which will see the two countries continue trading on the same terms post Brexit.
UK households '£1,500 poorer because of Brexit'
UK households are £1,500 worse off than they were predicted to be prior to the Brexit referendum, a think tank has claimed.
Govt immigration plan 'could harm higher education'
The government’s immigration plans could harm higher education, the NHS and could potentially generate a new Windrush scandal, according to a new analysis.
UK govt cancels £14m Brexit contract with no-ship ferry firm
The UK government was forced into an embarrassing u-turn when it cancelled a controversial £13. 8m no-deal Brexit ferry contract given to a that owned no ships.
Varadkar, May to discuss Brexit progress over dinner in Dublin
Theresa May was set to meet her Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar in Dublin on Friday for an update on efforts to get the Brexit withdrawal deal amended.
Juncker, May agree to new Brexit talks after 'robust' meeting
Jean-Claude Juncker and Theresa May held “robust” Brexit discussions on Thursday with no tangible progress on the Irish backstop, but agreed to hold further talks to break the impasse.
UK govt admits return of mobile roaming charges in no-deal Brexit
Britons face a return to exorbitant mobile phone roaming charges if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal, the government admitted on Thursday.
Labour MPs furious at Corbyn's Brexit offer to May
A row broke out within Labour ranks on Thursday after Jeremy Corbyn listed five demands for Brexit in return for his party's support on the withdrawal agreement.
Tusk ignites row with 'place in hell' jibe at no-plan Brexiteers
European Council President Donald Tusk sparked a major diplomatic row on Wednesday when he referred to “a special place in hell” for proponents of a no-deal Brexit.