Brexit 1) The number of Conservative MPs who have spoken out against the deal “reaches 100” “The number of Tory MPs who have spoken out against Theresa May’s Brexit deal hit 100 as critics said her two-week charm offensive is failing. Matthew Offord, the Tory MP for Hendon, on Thursday became the hundredth MP to […]
Brexit 1) Wallace warns against security implications of a no-deal Brexit… “Britain will be at greater risk of terror attacks if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, the security minister has warned. A new Government paper warns that the UK will lose access to EU databases used to trace terrorists and criminals if no agreement is […]
Government to publish HMT analysis of Brexit scenarios today… “Theresa May will embark on the next phase of selling her Brexit blueprint today as the Treasury releases an analysis of the deal. The document will compare the economic consequences of staying in the EU with other outcomes, including staying in parts of the single market, […]
Deal or No Deal 1) Number 10 works to woo Labour MPs ‘The PM is ramping up her PR blitz to win backing for her hugely controversial deal after more than 90 mutinous Tory MPs vowed to vote it down. She is sending in her trusted lieutenants Cabinet minster David Lidington and chief of staff […]
Raab: May’s deal means paying a fortune in return for restraints that hobble the opportunities of Brexit ‘The UK government offered the EU £39 billion. The British people will rightly expect a good return on that money. Yet, when it comes to taking back democratic control over our laws, the final terms are worse than […]
Brexit 1) May writes letter to the public as she prepares to sell her deal “It is a deal for a brighter future, which enables us to seize the opportunities that lie ahead. Outside the EU, we will be able to sign new trade deals with other countries and open up new markets in the […]
May prepares curbs to migration in bid to sell deal… “Theresa May is preparing to unveil curbs on low-skilled migrants just days before a crunch Commons vote on her Brexit deal in a bid to win round Eurosceptic Tory MPs, The Telegraph has learned. Leaked Cabinet papers reveal that the Home Office has drawn up plans […]
May attacked on all sides in the Commons as she defends her deal… “Theresa May warned MPs that the public wanted Brexit “settled” as she faced bitter opposition from her own party to her EU exit deal yesterday. The prime minister presented the draft agreement on a future relationship with Europe to a largely hostile Commons after closing […]
Brexit 1) Merkel to ‘boycott summit’ unless haggling is over “Angela Merkel has threatened to boycott the European Union summit this weekend in a move that would scupper Theresa May’s plans to conclude a Brexit deal. The German chancellor is refusing to travel to Brussels on Sunday unless all negotiations are concluded in advance. Her demand is aimed […]
May heads to Brussels to try to finalise political declaration “Theresa May will meet Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on Wednesday to try to finalise the political declaration covering future UK-European Union relations after attempts by hard Brexiters to remove her ended in humiliation. The prime minister meets the European commission president in the late afternoon […]
Eurosceptics admit challenge to May has stalled ‘Tory Eurosceptics have admitted an attempt to unseat Theresa May has stalled as bitter in-fighting broke out among Brexiteers. Despite confident predictions from Tory rebels that a no confidence vote would be held as soon as Tuesday, the extra letters from Conservative MPs needed to trigger a ballot […]
Johnson challenges the Gang of Five: It’s deceitful to pretend May’s bad deal can be fixed in the next stage of talks ‘It is not just the people of Northern Ireland who are turned into captives by this appalling sell-out of a Withdrawal Agreement. Those who drew it up knew that, if they could hold […]
Brexit One: Pizza for breakfast? The Gang of Five prepare to ask May (again) to ask the EU to give the UK the right to quit the backstop. “Within the next 48 hours five Cabinet Brexiteers – Michael Gove, Andrea Leadsom, Liam Fox, Penny Mordaunt and Chris Grayling – will meet to discuss how they […]
Brexit Crisis 1) Gove leads “gang of five” seeking changes to the deal, as price for staying in the Cabinet “Michael Gove and four other Eurosceptic Cabinet ministers will try to force Theresa May into a last-minute change to the Brexit deal as the price for withdrawing their threats to resign. The “gang of five” […]
May’s Brexit Crisis 1) Does the ERG have the numbers and coherence to bring May down? “In his missive Mr Rees-Mogg said that Mrs May’s deal “has turned out to be worse than anticipated and fails to meet the promises given to the nation by the prime minister, either on her own account or on […]