Brexit

'This is not an end, but a beginning' Credit: 10 Downing Street
'This is not an end, but a beginning' Credit: 10 Downing Street
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Boris Johnson to hail ‘dawn of a new era’ for Britain as he marks EU departure

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hail the “dawn of a new era” later, as the UK prepares to leave the European Union after 47 years. In a speech to be shown at 22:00 GMT – an hour before the official departure time – he will say Brexit is “not an end but a beginning”. Johnson’s

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UK MPs approve Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal

After the Conservative Party won the majority of seats in the General Election, Boris Johnson’s government reintroduced the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which would see the UK leave the EU on January 31, 2020. MPs voted to pass it by 358 votes to 234. The bill would also ban an extension of the transition

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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - DECEMBER 18: Leader of the UK Independence Party or UKIP, Nigel Farage is pictured during The European Council Meeting In Brussels held at the Justus Lipsius Building on December 18, 2015 in Brussels, Belgium. European leaders are meeting to discuss David Camerons proposed EU reforms, as well as focussing on the migrant crisis, the fight against terrorism and climate change. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
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Four Brexit party MPs quit to back Boris Johnson

Brexit Party faced a mutiny today with four MEPs – including Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sister – quitting and urging voters to back Toris at the election. The dramatic resignations came with just a week to go before polling day – and hours before Mr Farage records a high-profile interview with the BBC’s Andrew Neil. John Longworth, the

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Philip Hammond: I’m ‘absolutely open’ to voting for new deal

Philip Hammond, the former chancellor who served under Theresa May, says he will vote for the Letwin amendment today. The Letwin amendment  will provisionally approve Boris Johnson’s deal but also force him to ask for a delay to rule out a no-deal Brexit. “The Letwin amendment gives us an insurance policy that prevents us having

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Boris Johnson in race to win support for Brexit deal

Boris Johnson will attempt to persuade MPs to back his Brexit deal today ahead of what is expected to be a knife-edge vote in the Commons on Saturday. The European Council agreed unanimously to endorse the deal, which includes plans for a regulatory and customs border between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. “I am very

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Flags flutter outside the Houses of Parliament, ahead of a Brexit vote, in London, Britain March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Jacobs
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EU negotiator: Brexit talks make “good progress”

European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says Brexit talks with the UK are making “good progress” as both sides try to finalize a last-minute deal ahead of a meeting of EU leaders. Barnier spoke briefly to reporters as he arrived at the European Parliament on Wednesday evening to brief members of the EU’s Brexit Steering

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Rory Stewart standing down from Conservative party

The former Conservative leadership candidate Rory Stewart has said he will stand down at the next general election after resigning from the Conservative party. Mr Stewart tweeted: “It’s been a great privilege to serve Penrith and The Border for the last ten years.” He was expelled from the Conservatives in the Commons along with 20

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